Waah.

[mangosteen]

RIP my replacement tire for the car.
January 10, 2003 - February 2, 2003

You know those potholes you see everywhere in Boston this time of year? Well, the chunks of the road that come out of those holes have to go somewhere.

In short, my car karma continues to suck. Repeatedly and a lot.

Waah.

Comments

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

I don't get it. Someone needs to do a spell. On you. On your car. Preferably both.

Excorcism or protection though, i'm not sure which. :)

[hotpoint.livejournal.com]

On the bright side:

• It took only about 15 minutes to replace, in a relatively dry spot,
• it'll cost you $9 to have the tire place replace the tire, since you bought the insurance, and
• nobody was depending on you to be anyplace in a hurry.

All in all, not a bad situation.

I haven't had a flat in a couple of years, though. Am I due?

[mangosteen]

To be sure, it could have been a lot worse. That doesn't reduce the annoyance factor of the situation as it stood.

Thanks for helping me change the tire, BTW. The extra pair of hands is what made it a relatively painless 15 minute job.

I haven't had a flat in a couple of years, though. Am I due?

Couldn't tell you, but as I have mentioned in the past, I'm convinced that, for every person like me, there is someone out there who has driven a BMW for 300k miles without doing any other maintenance than putting gas in the tank.

Thanks again. :)

[hotpoint.livejournal.com]

No problem! Glad to help out!

[darkrosetiger.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Your car karma sounds about like mine. I feel your pain.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

that road debris really REALLY doesn't like you.

or it likes you too much.

super halogen fog lamps to see, speed racer mach-5 armor tires,
and a good protection spell.

boston sux, eh?

[mangosteen]

Driving in Boston in midwinter is much like learning to ski at Killington in January. A generally unpleasant experience in really suboptimal conditions, but it makes everything else look remarkably easy.

[http://users.livejournal.com/cgull_/]

Hmm. You might want to consider winter wheels and tires. Squinchy little wheels with lots of air and rubber between them and pavement will tolerate boston meteor craters better, plus you get tires that somewhat work when crap falls out of the air.

But I suppose that is predicated on knowing you'll have the car more than a couple of weeks...