Just read my way through this entire thread...classic stuff.
Gene, it must be satisfying to know that your struggle with daily life provides a source of happiness and inspiration to all who read your writings.
hello...and THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS
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Thursday was a day that drove me nearly insane.
I had just got my car back from the mechanic last Friday and I was so happy that the foul noise was gone from my car...but when I got my car back I noticed the front right tire looked a little low...but it felt rock hard so I was not worried.
Then I was driving on Monday and i decided to open the passenger wondow so I could feel the cold fresh air on m face to wake up my soul and I heard the oddest sound ever coming from the newly fixed wheel...it sounded like cold raw steel scraping itself, and I also heard a weird noise...almost like a hose spraying water against a tractor.
Foolish me, I thought nothing of it.
So fast forward to thursday and I thought maybe I should go get the tire changed at the tire repair place, but the weather was cold outside and I was not motivated to go.
So Thursday morning at 10 am I stopped by a gas station and had my mechanic friend look at the wheel and he said it looked ok to him...we even checked for a nail but could not find anything...the tire was rock hard I tell you!
So Thursday I get out of work at 5pm and i had to get to a family function...so i got in my car and changed into my jeans that i had in the seat...i could not bring my jeans into work w/ me cuz i had 3 tupperwares and a container of cahsews in my hand...and a big 1.5l water bottle in my other hand...back in the day i could just put stuff in my backpack but there was a recent ban on stuff at my job and cuz of dumb reasons i cant bring my bag of vitmains in with me anymore so i had no abilty to carry my jeans w me into work...plus we have to park in the employee parking area which is a long walk from the entrance and i did not want to drop anything on the ground so i changed in the car...i have tinted windows so its ok
so i back out of my space and i notice my car is feeling a bit wobbly...so odd...so i pull onto the main road cutting off traffic at the last minute and my car feels so wobbly!!! i open my windows and i hear the dreaded flat tire noise!!!! at this point im swearing and yelling in anger...i find a side road to pull over on and i get out in the blistering cold and my tire is sooooo flat its sickening...so i call triple A and im very calm and they told me they were gonna send a tow truck driver over...i was hoping it would be the tow truck driver i became friends with and worked out with..but i wasnt sure if it were the same comapny...i was tempted to look in my glove box for his card to see if it were the same company but i did not have time...
so now i had to ge tmy spare tire from my trunk...to my horror i remembered my trunk was jam packed to the brim with all the garbage i put in it this year...it took my about 10 mins to get a good chunk of it into my back seat..water bottles and papers were spilling all over the pavement it was very frustrating...i finally got enough room to push the rest of the trash over to the side w my shoulder as i tried to pry the spare tire out...it took me some time to realize i needed to unscrew the tire and i cut my finger in the process...so amazingly the toe truck dude showed up quicker than the people on the phone told me...but it wasnt the jacked tow truck driver...this dude looked like tank abbott from ufc...he was not friendly and i could tell he was pissed at me cuz i did not know how to change a tire...but he eventually loosened up and taught me how to change a tire kinda...so i tipped him 20 bucks when he left and then he wished me a merry xmas
i then put the rest of the trash back in my trunk and put the bad tire in my back seat and it got dirt on my seats
so i had to still go to my family event and on the way home my spare tire got deccimated and my whole car was shaking and vibrating like a mad hatter, but thank goodness i got home safe.
so the next morning i woke up early, skipped cardio, and went to the ire place at 645 so i could be first when they open at 7...the ride there was scary riding on a flat spare tire!!!
then i found out they did not open till 8am!!!! so i had to wait a while in my car..eventually i had to shut off my car...i also need to buy gloves and a coat because i was very cold in my car.
my tire is new on my car now
my outlook is new on my life
my fears of a flat faulty tire in traffic surely came true
my fears of a faulty persuit of success and survival in this life is slowly coming true
only i can change it
only i can grab the handles and squeeze w/ all my might
i am weary now and need rest