Thursday, August 2, 2007

How to not change a tire!

So we had all the girls in the car and we are driving down the road on the way to a back to school bash...I do a U-Turn to get on the street we needed (you can not turn left onto most major roads, you have to do a U-Turn). Well I ride up on the curb a little cuz the van is huge...after i make the turn i feel the van PULLING to the right bad...so i figure out what it is and pull into a NAPA autoparts parking lot because i thought they would be a good resource should changing this tire not be as easy as i think. Long story short i told the ladies to go into a nearby family dollar (Sorry Sarah) and i go to work on the tire. I get the spare out from under the van with not much trouble (it was slightly complicated)...then i could not get the jack to work....went to the NAPA for help...all they did was give me a jack that was harder to use than mine...Well after about an hour of crawling under the van trying to get it jacked up, the ladies come back and stare at me...PRESSURE...well this guy rides by and asks if he can help...Before i could yell back the most used male statement "Naw I've got it" one of my girls said "YEAHH!!" well this guy comes up to the van jacks it up and changes the tire in like 4 minutes...the whole time I'm trying to do what i can...Well he finishes and i dig into my wallet and hand him a $10...Dude man deserved a Man Plaque...Oh well I'm glad that God brought him into our life and that God closed my stubborn mouth and got our girl to call for help. Always trust God...don't always trust a mans stubbornness...

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