Nebraska's "Spring is almost here!" BS thread
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Good morning guys. Well, this day has started off like crap. Blowing white crap this morning, and when I went to turn into a street in Blair, the truck hit a huge patch of ice under the white crap, slid sideways, and the left front rim hit a sewer drain in the curb, and wasted the rim. It's still holding air for the moment, but, it ripped a chunk away from the edge of the rim, exposing the edge of the tire. So, I'm going to have to call the salvage yards and try and find another f***ing rim. THIS is why I hate winter.
Fortunately...you were able to make it to work.
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Morning pissed off Pat and the the rest of 'braska and friends who visit here! Sorry about the truck rim, could have been a lot worse if there had been another vehicle coming towards you, eh? So when is spring again?
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My guess is that being a 12 year old truck...that spare isn't coming down easily. Maybe you should sign up for AAA this morning and call them after lunch...bingo...problem solved!!!
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Good morning guys. Well, this day has started off like crap. Blowing white crap this morning, and when I went to turn into a street in Blair, the truck hit a huge patch of ice under the white crap, slid sideways, and the left front rim hit a sewer drain in the curb, and wasted the rim. It's still holding air for the moment, but, it ripped a chunk away from the edge of the rim, exposing the edge of the tire. So, I'm going to have to call the salvage yards and try and find another f***ing rim. THIS is why I hate winter.
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Jim, its a storm drain opening in the curb. And, I wasn't going fast at all. I should have straightened out the wheels, it would have just bounced over the curb, but, I didn't think of it in time.