October 23, 2007
Well There's Your Problem!
I don’t remember hex wrenches being
part of tire maintenance.
Had a flat this morning (sad picture of flat tire here) and it turns out that a hex wrench is sticking out of the tread of this fairly new tire.
Isn’t that special? And, oaf that I am, I slammed my head into the Jeep’s hatch, giving myself a painful red bump. I’m wearing my season-appropriate Red Sox cap to hold an ice pack to my head.
Turned around and went back home to fix the flat off the road and then decided to get the car inspected. Of course it failed. For some reason, this car can’t seem to keep its emergency brake working for a whole year. I seem to get it fixed every year.
The day wasn’t a total loss. Maggie got me the ‘07 Newbury Comics Hallowe’en-themed glass. And a package from Julie arrived in the mail for Maggie and me. It was a fun game with a familiar-sounding theme! “Would You Rather!”
But seriously - when the heck did I drive over a hex wrench?
(Likely answer — right before I got the flat tire.)
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I have about 20 more damn hex wrenches at home if you want a bigger one to plug the hole. :)
What I don't get is how it caused a puncture - they're not that sharp!
Posted by: Julie at October 23, 2007 5:31 PMYeah, that's really wierd. I mean, it's like getting a flat tire from rolling over a nickel.
Posted by: David Grenier at October 23, 2007 5:39 PMMaybe it's sharpened on the other end?
I left it in there in case the tire repair guys are curious. But actually it's wedged in there pretty good. I tried to pull it out and it wasn't coming easy. I had to work it around to get it to budge at all. I could have gotten it out, but I decided to leave it there for now.
Posted by: James at October 23, 2007 6:52 PMActually, among my collection there's one with a screwdriver blade on the short end. That'd do it. And it wouldn't come out easily.
Posted by: Julie at October 23, 2007 7:27 PMLook on the bright side--you got a free hex wrench!
Ok, not so bright, but I tried.
Posted by: Patti M. at October 24, 2007 8:35 AM