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    Unhappy What a Way to Start the Day

    So a couple days ago I wake up, have my coffee, go outside and see this:


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    Closer look and I see this:




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    Closer, closer look and I see this:


    :eek::eek:

    Then I became this:
    Man, what a way to start the day!
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    That sucks! How did they go flat?

    At least they are only flat on the bottom!
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    Two at a time, someone sabotaged you,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    Two at a time, someone sabotaged you,
    my first thought too. One with a nail or something I could see but both?

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    A single roofing nail in each one. But it was aimed at someone else up the road. They had a driveway full of em. Me and a few others picked em up off the road. So far I've heard of at least 6 other vehicles that got it.

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    Had a bucket fall off a roofing truck a while back on the freeway. There was like twenty cars all had flats most with more then one!

    Funny we posted this at the same time.

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    Then it got worse. I own 4, count em 4, air compressors and not a one would work right that morning! 2 I still haven't had time to look at. The other 2 both had bad regulators. Finally got the dang things fixed. Plugged each tire and still managed to make a few dollars that day. Guess it wasn't a total loss, but it sure was aggravating.

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    Time to put some magnets in an aluminium tray so that guy can pull it up and down his driveway and the road nearby with a piece of string. Either that or offer one of the local kids $5 to magnet every nail.

    It's got to be cheaper than a tire repair.

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    Now that's a sucky day! So sorry Skyline. Hope tomorrow makes up for your bad day today. Wishing you a fortune

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    I'm with the crowd.....wishing you a great "rest of the week ".

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    If you think someone did it to your tires call the cops and they may print the finder of the truck...when people go to sit down by your tire to stab it or put a nail in it...they most likely placed there hand AND fingers on the fender...if they have been jailed before they are well....nailed lmao

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    Ouch! Not the way you want to start you day indeed.

    I got my first flat tonight out in the rain. Not fun and not cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skylinejackjr View Post
    A single roofing nail in each one. But it was aimed at someone else up the road. They had a driveway full of em. Me and a few others picked em up off the road. So far I've heard of at least 6 other vehicles that got it.
    Hand them your bill for tire plugging...teach them to be more careful!
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    I'm sorry That totally sucks. Hope you have a much better week than this.

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    Hope the rest of your week goes alot better! One is bad enough, but 2?

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    I was right on the sabotage but they got the neighbors and everyone else got the shrapnel from it. I wonder who the neighbor pi$$ed off??

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    A roofer?

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