so i go to work yesterday....

Flagg

Glad you are OK!

mca47

About a year and a half ago I needed 2 new tires for my car. I was pretty much flat broke so I went to Walmart auto service to get them. I figured, they have the same name brand tires as anyone else and they are a lot cheaper.
Get the new tires (on the front) get close to home when my car starts shaking. I'm thinking WTF is that? I pull over get out and realize they only tightened ONE lug. The wheel wasn't balanced (obviously) and the wobbling wheel caused it to break off one of the lug stems (or whatever they are called). The others nuts were there but I could move them with my bare hands!!

I called up Walmart bitching. They agreed to pay for the towing cost, it gets back to the "shop" and they then tell me that they can't fix the lug stem and it has to go somewhere else. The whole time the guy seemed like it wasn't a big deal and like it happens all the time. I told them that they are going to pay for it to be towed to the shop of my choice and the manager said they wouldn't pay for that and that they could fasten all the other lugs and it would be safe to drive to the other shop. This is technically true, but I was pissed.
Got the stem fixed, sent Walmart the bill and they put up a huge fight about not wanted or having to pay it.
Fuckers!

They eventually did, but the bottom line is...when you get your tires changed or if anyone takes your wheels off...you really need to personally check the lugs yourself. It can cause all kinds of damage and potentially kill someone if they didn't tighten them right.

arq

Speedy, maybe some mickey mouse ears will cheer you up a little

josevolution

damm glad no harm came to you friend or to anyone else ,i'm coming to CHICAGO in june will you be around to drink a few :?: ...

InHiding19

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

and take a look at my truck....and am thrilled to see that they had put new tires on Saturday...WOOO HOOO!!!!

i jump in and head on down the road.....i drive 20-25 miles on the highway...exit the highway.....make a left hand turn....drive another mile.....make a right hand turn....

and this is where the fun starts.....

as i make the right hand turn my truck pulls hard to the left.....and i notice that 2 of my new tires...that were put on saturday.....are now bouncing down the street in front of me.....

as i watch the tires go on their merry way.......i am cringing because their are 8-10 cars coming at them.....somehow the tires didnt hit any of them.....THANK GOD!!!!!

had this happened at any time when i was on the highway... i would/could have killed myself and plenty of others......UNFUCKINGREAL!!!!!

i wonder if the assfuck who put on the new tires.....and FORGOT to tighten the lugnuts will still have a job today....

im thinking he wont.....

That is crazy I'm glad that you and eveyrone else is ok!

Lizard

Holy shit that is crazy.

Glad you and no one else was hurt!!!!!

Crazy that one could FORGET to tighten lug nuts!!!!

Fifthelement

Thank goodness no one was injured or killed. I imagine you will now be checking your tires in the future

libragirl

jesus christ :shock: that was divine intervention there...thank God no one got killed or hurt..including you. That guy who put those tires on..well obviously he didn't put them on is a fucking incompetent douche.

Lizard

i remember sitting at a red light once and this tire comes flying by thru the intersection all on its own. That was but kinda funny in its randomness (no one was hurt) ---- I can't imagine seeing 2 huge truck tires flying by!!!!

JordyWordy

wow. and fair play to you for your professional attitude by the way, you're dead right. head down and move on, no need to dwell on it, wont help you. i think we can all relate to the complaining co-workers you describe! so go on you for being the one that doesnt join in, life's too short. and dont dwell on this one either.

seeing as it was your first "incident" (for lack of a better word) you can take solace in the fact that you were fortunate/lucky/blessed enough that nobody was harmed. hope you aint too shook up by it.

Austicman

HOLY SHIT!!! Thats incompetance at its highest level!!! Loosen wheel nuts-Take wheel off-change tyre put wheel on- TIGHTEN WHEEL NUTS!!!! Rocket science it is not. :shock:

he he he he Not So Speedy McCready!!

aNiMaL

Dude, speedy I am glad you are okay. That BLOWS!!! Hope that guy got the ax!

Poncier

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

had they fallen off on the highway the truck and trailor would have flipped over...probably killing me...

and the tires would have gone crashing through someones windshield at 55mph killing the driver and passengers in that vehicle.....

I find it hard to believe that someone who nicknames themself "Speedy" on the message board and drives a truck for a living would claim to be going 55MPH once on the highway...lets face it, those tires would have hit my windshield at 80MPH at least.


Seriously, glad you're OK and nobody else was hurt...scary stuff.

Irish Al

Holy shit that is mad :shock: :?

Hope it wasnt a plot by the boss to take you out :twisted:

...unless you're the boss and then thats really fucked up...trying to take yourself out with letting yourself know...fuck I need to lie down

Heineken Helen

JordyWordy wrote:

wow. and fair play to you for your professional attitude by the way, you're dead right. head down and move on, no need to dwell on it, wont help you. i think we can all relate to the complaining co-workers you describe! so go on you for being the one that doesnt join in, life's too short. and dont dwell on this one either.

seeing as it was your first "incident" (for lack of a better word) you can take solace in the fact that you were fortunate/lucky/blessed enough that nobody was harmed. hope you aint too shook up by it.

It really IS crazy... but if it were me... I'd give em hell so it WON'T happen again. A lax attitude like that and maybe this is just a warning of what could happen if that person doesn't know exactly what could have been. Near misses like this can ensure it never turns into an actual accident.

tybird

Hey Speedy....did your new best friend forever lose his job yet? :twisted:

SPEEDY MCCREADY

tybird wrote:

Hey Speedy....did your new best friend forever lose his job yet? :twisted:

I have no idea...

I just came to work the last 2 days and didnt bring it up. But someone mentioned to me that it wasnt our company mechanic who changed the tires. We had an outside company come in Saturday and change a bunch of tires on a bunch of tractors. Im pretty sure that outside company will be given the bill for the towing of my tractor, the damage to the rims, studs and anything else. Whether or not the guy lost his job??? I will probably never know....

dawng

wow, glad to hear you're ok! and very glad I wasn't driving my little car next to you!