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So a couple days ago I wake up, have my coffee, go outside and see this:
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/...r/Twoflats.jpg
:confused:
Closer look and I see this:
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/.../Frontflat.jpg
:eek::eek:
Closer, closer look and I see this:
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/...r/Rearflat.jpg
:eek::eek:
Then I became this: :mad::mad:
Man, what a way to start the day!
That sucks! How did they go flat?
At least they are only flat on the bottom!
Two at a time, someone sabotaged you,
That blows skyline!
my first thought too. One with a nail or something I could see but both?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
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.
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.
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.
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.
Now that's a sucky day! So sorry Skyline. Hope tomorrow makes up for your bad day today. Wishing you a fortune ;)
I'm with the crowd.....wishing you a great "rest of the week ".
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
I had someone paint my motorcycle with green paint (it was a red bike) and they placed there hand onto the tank when they leaned over to paint the motor...they found the person by running the prints.
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.
Hand them your bill for tire plugging...teach them to be more careful!Quote:
Originally Posted by skylinejackjr
I'm sorry :( That totally sucks. Hope you have a much better week than this.
Hope the rest of your week goes alot better! One is bad enough, but 2?
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??
A roofer?
A baker?
A candlestick maker? :D
Sounds like someone did a drive by with a handful of roofing nail and winged them.Quote:
Originally Posted by skylinejackjr
Were they Simplex or regular roofing nails?
Don't be so fast to blame the Roofers anyone can buy nails! Roofers get a bad rap to start with!
Hope your having a better week skyline. Now that you've added pics to posts, I would like to see the action shots of you huck'in compressors around till you found one that worked. :]
Good thing you were'nt driving when they went flat.
In the summer I was driving on the MOST windy, hilly road around, had a rear tire go flat (late night getting back from scrapping) ...dang truck curved to one side of road,
fought it to other side, to other side, on and so-on was seeing trees I could've hit on each side, BUT really I was seeing: My daughter, my pregnant wife, and MY LIFE as I was skidding at 45 MPH!:eek:
I pulled off and used my crappy cigarette lighter compressor to re-inflate it.
Plugged it (myself) next day...went flat again, noticed FOUR more screws ,probably from the scrap-yard.
(was thinking ,"Man the employees seem "jealous" sometimes, BUT they just have NO IDEA what I go through and risk daily")
I bought extra plugs, think I plug a tire on my truck and get rollin' w/in about 5-10 minutes these days...(I've had OTHER FLATS from crap at the scrap-yard mostly).
Good to carry simple cheap tire plugs since there's only ONE spare, and with FIVE plus screws/nails in single tire, who knows?
Well other than that whenever I have better tires/better truck, I just may remove each valve stem and add stuff called "slime" to each tire just in-case.
Gotta go , (found a new scrap yard that pays 75% MORE for steel and 3.05/lb. for bare copper, BUT it's 26 miles away ...URGH!!! ...Logistics...may need a NEW ROUTE, atleast it's on way to my storage unit though!)
God Bless!:cool:
I'm not sure injunjoe. I'm guessing Simplex? They were square headed little devils and about 3/4 in. length.Quote:
Originally Posted by injunjoe
Yup those babies almost always end upright when they land. Even if they don't when your tire hits them they turn up and stick right in. Be sure to check the lawn! Stepping on one of those will put a hurt'in on you!Quote:
Originally Posted by skylinejackjr
Hurts even worse when the lawn mower is chucking 'em at you.Quote:
Yup those babies almost always end upright when they land. Even if they don't when your tire hits them they turn up and stick right in. Be sure to check the lawn! Stepping on one of those will put a hurt'in on you!
This would come in real handy, we've got one and it works well.
18" Rolling Magnetic Sweeper Nail Metal Pick Up Magnet Tool
http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Magnet.../dp/B001CKWOJC
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg
Problem is, most roofing nails are aluminum so it wouldnt pick them up anyway.