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For the last 2 weeks on my drive to work there has been some road construction to repair an old bridge. We all know where there is construction work there will be flat tires. As traffic slows to a crawl everyone takes the bumpty bump bump over he torn up asphalt. It is the perfect spot to get a flat tire.
Today was my day. Instead of hearing the bumpty bump bump I heard bumpty bump crunch! "Perfect!" I said to myself. Wonder what I just ran over? It took about 30 seconds for my display to show me a "Low Tire Pressure" warning ....... Perfect, again I said to myself.
I switched over to the screen where I can see all 4 tire pressures at once. I see my rear passenger tire's pressure is at 28 and dropping one pound about every 20 seconds. Again I say, "Perfect!" I also mumble a few other choice words. My first thought, can I make it to work 5 miles away? 24, 23, 20 pounds of pressure. No way can I make to work. - Perfect, again I say to no in particular.
As the screen goes to 19 pounds I look up for a place to pull over. I see a small business along side the road with a parking lot off the main highway. Perfect, a safe place to pull over. When I stop the tire pressure is at 15. I get out and walk to the back of the truck and hear the last of the air escaping form my tire. It is now completely flat. "Perfect!" With a few more curse words thrown in to make me fell better. It is at that point I look up and notice for the first time the business I pulled into is a Tire Shop. "Perfect"
Guys from the shop come out to look at my tire. They find a piece of metal sticking out (see picture below) of the center tread and tell me it can easily be repaired. "Perfect", I say with no additional curse words this time. Twenty minuets later I'm on my way to work. I never got my hands dirty and it only cost me $15 to repair. Yes, you guessed it - PERFECT!
It has been a perfect day,
Gusto!
Today was my day. Instead of hearing the bumpty bump bump I heard bumpty bump crunch! "Perfect!" I said to myself. Wonder what I just ran over? It took about 30 seconds for my display to show me a "Low Tire Pressure" warning ....... Perfect, again I said to myself.
I switched over to the screen where I can see all 4 tire pressures at once. I see my rear passenger tire's pressure is at 28 and dropping one pound about every 20 seconds. Again I say, "Perfect!" I also mumble a few other choice words. My first thought, can I make it to work 5 miles away? 24, 23, 20 pounds of pressure. No way can I make to work. - Perfect, again I say to no in particular.
As the screen goes to 19 pounds I look up for a place to pull over. I see a small business along side the road with a parking lot off the main highway. Perfect, a safe place to pull over. When I stop the tire pressure is at 15. I get out and walk to the back of the truck and hear the last of the air escaping form my tire. It is now completely flat. "Perfect!" With a few more curse words thrown in to make me fell better. It is at that point I look up and notice for the first time the business I pulled into is a Tire Shop. "Perfect"
Guys from the shop come out to look at my tire. They find a piece of metal sticking out (see picture below) of the center tread and tell me it can easily be repaired. "Perfect", I say with no additional curse words this time. Twenty minuets later I'm on my way to work. I never got my hands dirty and it only cost me $15 to repair. Yes, you guessed it - PERFECT!
It has been a perfect day,
Gusto!
