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i said.... in the middle of nowhere, so no cell phone signal. can you do it ?Date: 7/19/2008 9:05:17 PM
Author: Elegant
No, I don''t, but hopefully I would have enough signal strength on my cell phone to call to get it fixed...
I have to pass through the I-5 here in CA to get from Northern California to Southern California and there are long stretches of road where you are screwed if yo got a flat, but I can still use my cell phone...
Can you Dancing Fire?
Date: 7/19/2008 9:48:54 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
i said.... in the middle of nowhere, so no cell phone signal. can you do it ?Date: 7/19/2008 9:05:17 PM
Author: Elegant
No, I don''t, but hopefully I would have enough signal strength on my cell phone to call to get it fixed...
I have to pass through the I-5 here in CA to get from Northern California to Southern California and there are long stretches of road where you are screwed if yo got a flat, but I can still use my cell phone...
Can you Dancing Fire?
yes, i know how to change a flatbut haven''t done it in 20 yrs.
Date: 7/19/2008 10:27:45 PM
Author: Jelly
Hehe, I like this question.
1) I saw my college roommate fix her flat tire which inspired me.
2) I changed my own flat tire next time.
3) My mom was inspired by me, so she changed her own flat tire as opposed to calling AAA.
4) I ''rescued'' a guy friend by changing his flat tire for him...hiked up my skirt and got down and dirty. He was very impressed.
I''d call Triple A, or hubby. Yes I could change it myself, but would feel better having a pro doing it for me.Date: 7/19/2008 8:26:01 PM
Author:Dancing Fire
if you had a flat in the middle of nowhere by yourself.
OMG, I know that shouldn''t make me laugh, but it did. I think the "what little there was" set it off. He should have been mortified!! Can you imagine how emasculating that must have been for him? I shouldn''t be laughing, but I can''t help it.Date: 7/19/2008 11:19:12 PM
Author: somethingshiny
I just had to add, when I was about 3 months pregnant, I had to change a tire on a horse trailer in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. And, when I was 8 months pregnant, I had to hook up and tow a guy out of a ditch. It was snowy and icy and no one should have been on the roads, but he and I both were, and he couldn''t even hook a tow strap up to his jeep! I had to get down in the snow, belly and all, and dig out from under his vehicle so I could hook my strap up. (In the guy''s defense, what little there is, he didn''t know I was pregnant until I had unbuttoned my coat when I had pulled him to the road. He was mortified.)
These things aren''t difficult and could really help you out someday. If you don''t know basic maintenance that could keep you from being stranded, PLEASE learn it.
Date: 7/20/2008 12:28:52 AM
Author: purrfectpear
Not only can I change a tire, I can change brakepads, timing chains and adjust a turbocharger. I used to race Miatas
Ditto, and I could gap the distributor (turns out my thumbnail was a good gap gauge), except I was doing this on an Opel GT (4 spark plugs). I''ve changed tires before but I haven''t had to change a tire on my current car. Love those runflats!Date: 7/19/2008 10:17:00 PM
Author: miraclesrule
And DF....with my old ''69 Trans Am...I was able to remove, gap, and replace all 8 of my spark plugs
yeah but....did the car start after your mini tune up?Date: 7/19/2008 10:17:00 PM
Author: miraclesrule
Been there, done that. Actually, I wouldn''t have known how to change my friends tire for her if I hadn''t been paying attention to my StepDad when he changed mine. Thank gawd she has the same car I do, so I knew exactly where everything was and proceeded to put her spare on like I was a pro.
Now, I feel all manly.
And DF....with my old ''69 Trans Am...I was able to remove, gap, and replace all 8 of my spark plugs
When you are a single Mom, one learns how to become a handyman real fast.
That''s cool!Date: 7/20/2008 12:28:52 AM
Author: purrfectpear
Not only can I change a tire, I can change brakepads, timing chains and adjust a turbocharger. I used to race Miatas