A close call

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moggymatt
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A close call

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When I think of the statistical odds of this NOT being a big mess, I can only conclude that the Big Guy upstairs is watching out for me for some unknown reason I don't deserve.
I was supposed to get the tires changed yesterday(I always wait too long and one was losing air) but the family and I got out of the county fair too late. The only place open on Sundays is a last resort because of service quality but I needed the truck for obvious reasons. I always keep my tires to turn into tomato planters but usually lay them flat and I don't know why I didn't this time. This didn't happen till the last 50 feet of a 20 mile or so trip through country roads, when my drive turns sharply right and uphill.
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I didn't even feel a bump. zero damage.
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Here's my official, public Thank You to the Big Guy!!
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Post by paulsgreenbarn »

It may have been the SS gods trying to prevent you from bringing an alien into the shop? hah
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Post by fredsheldon »

Darn those Walmart straps :)
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"Wild Bad Bob"
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Post by "Wild Bad Bob" »

It aint the straps, it is that new legalized thing out there!!!
Measure once, cut as many times as needed to get it right! Bob
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