February 10, 2003
Is it still Monday?

There are very few things less pleasant than driving through a winter snow storm in the dark.. Today I learned what they are.. intimately.

As I was driving home, through showers of white, cold, horrible stuff falling from the sky I got a flat tire. Flat tire in a snow storm? Yes, it can happen, I'm living proof. Easy, you say, just call road assistance, right? Wrong.. they claim a delay of two+ hours due to all the tow trucks being out rescuing span out SUVs from snow dunes.. Alright, I thought I would just change it myself.. I've never changed my own flat tire before, but how hard could it be? A few bolts to unscrew, a spare to put on.. piece of cake.

Sure, changing a flat is probably easy if you're not stuck in a snow storm in the middle of central CT being passed by speeding SUVs and old grannies wavering from one side of the road to the other. It being a death trap aside.. route 15 in CT has no breakdown lane.. fun.

Then a plow track passed me by.. going around 50 miles per hour.. plowing and sanding..

Being covered from head to toe in snow, sand and rock salt is not pleasant, fun or enjoyable. Although the service-type-person at the garage I went to fix my flat at (who wants to drive around on a donut in snow?) found it very amusing. I don't.. my winter coat is ruined -- road salt leaves stains.

This week over yet? Should I be concerned my right eye is now in pain from the salt?

Posted February 10, 2003 07:28 PM in Funnies
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Comments
On February 10, 2003 07:42 PM garrett added:

that sucks.

let's just say that it's friday tomorrow, and call it a week.

it'll just be better for everyone that way.

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On February 10, 2003 07:51 PM Stanza added:


Oh, I'm so sorry!

Why is this filed under the Funnies?

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On February 10, 2003 07:59 PM kasia added:

I'm hoping I can laugh at this in about 50 years or so :)

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On February 10, 2003 10:56 PM jon added:

Sorry to hear :(

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On February 11, 2003 03:42 AM Stewart Vardaman added:

Sorry to hear of this. Sometimes, when it snows it pours.

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On February 11, 2003 11:04 AM Lynne added:

I've never been able to understand why some idiot invented the donut in the first place. There's plenty of room in the boot for a full size tyre. In the UK, donuts are something you eat.

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On February 11, 2003 11:12 AM kasia added:

Ah.. now I know why British cuisine has such bad reputation.. you make food out of spare tires!

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On February 11, 2003 12:47 PM jon added:

In response to Lynne... you don't have a Mazda Miatia like I do. There is hardly room in the tunk for the donut let alone an actual spare.

Hope your eye is doing better today Kasia.

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On February 11, 2003 07:14 PM danny molek added:

tears are salty.

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On February 12, 2003 01:36 PM Lynne added:

Plenty of room next to the muffler, underneath the car Jon

:)

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On August 2, 2003 10:08 AM c added:

If you had a man or was wearing a short skirt, all it would have taken is a wink and a smile then you would have discovered about the new self changing tire.

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