Again
I am in the midst of a short week and just like every other time I have tried
to take a day or two off things are not going as planned. The basic schedule
that I originally set this week was to put as many hours in during the four
days was going to be in the office so that I could take Friday off knowing that
nothing was being pushed back to the following week. Essentially, I didn’t want
the day off to cause me to fall behind. That timeline took a few dings during
work on Monday but nothing that I couldn’t address with my remaining three
days.
Well,
that all changed during my drive home on Monday night when the asphalt decided
to jump up and take another victim. I was almost home when I was one of many
cars forced to slam on the breaks to avoid an accident (thanks a-hole who
decided last minute to turn into the first Wawa parking lot entrance). That
sudden stop prevented me from avoiding the large crater waiting like a Venus
Fly Trap to claim another tire.
Seconds
later my dashboard lit up like a fireworks display and I turned into the next
street. I know how to change a tire as, unfortunately, I have done it a few
times before but having to do so on an incline still sucks. When I pulled off
the tire I could see the rip in the tire but it was what I say when I looked on
the inside that let me know that this was not going to be a quick tire change…
the damn rim was bent. Given my past experience it was a rather quick stop and
after sweating out my frustration of the day I slowly made my way to the
apartment after about 30 minutes.
After
shuffling our schedules, I ended up using my wife’s car this week while the
dealer ordered a tire and rim… it actually worked out well as she didn’t really
need the car too much this week and was able to quickly arrange for a ride to
those places she was going. The prolonged process is finally, hopefully, coming
to an end this morning but not without a little bonus discover at the dealer
that the back right tire needs to be replaced as well. Another big expense that
I am not paying for!
That’s
right, thankfully I’m not going to be paying for two tires and a rim. While I
am usually not a huge proponent of additional coverage when buying a car, I am
a firm believer in purchasing tire and rim protection. With this latest stop at
the dealer I think I am going to get about three times my investment back over the
course of the two years since I purchased the car.
Since
I have to be at the dealer I might as well get a few other things taken care of
while I am already being inconvenienced so I figured to get the annual
inspection and oil change done. With all the work being done to the car today,
I should be ready to hit the road early tomorrow morning. It would be nice to
get back on schedule for the first time this week. More about that later (hopefully
without any other issues to report).
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