Transportation and Cars: Today, I got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. I called AAA,...

By Anonymous - 17/08/2011 16:45 - United States

Today, I got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. I called AAA, and they said it would take two hours to get there. They called two hours later saying they got a flat tire and would be there in another two hours. FML

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By Justin Parker - 17/06/2021 04:00

Today, I was changing a flat tire on my car when it fell off the jack and crushed my hand. After ripping my hand free and waiting 2 hours for AAA, I get to go find out if my hand is broken. FML

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By alucas3 - 29/05/2016 20:14 - United States

Today, I got a rental car because my car needed new tires and I had a long drive ahead of me. Today, the rental car got a flat tire. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/07/2009 15:24 - United States

Today, I was driving home through the middle of nowhere when a screw punctured my car tire. I arrived at the town's only auto shop to find that it had closed early. Frantic, I dialed the emergency number listed on the shop's locked door. On the other side of the glass, a phone began to ring. FML

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Low priority

By teebs - 14/01/2020 20:00 - United States - San Leandro

Today, on my way for a vacation, my car started misfiring, so I called a tow truck. Forty minutes later, the tow truck arrived. He then said that he had just gotten another priority call, so he was leaving, and someone would be back in another hour to get us. FML

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By Jess - 12/03/2021 14:01

Today, I got not one but two flat tires after hitting two separate potholes big enough to take chunks out if my original rim and to bend the shit out of my spare. This was in about a 3 mile radius and within minutes of each other. FML

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By anonymous - 04/09/2010 05:15 - United States

Today, I saw a car on the side on the highway with a popped tire. The driver didn't have a spare, so I nicely gave them mine. One hour later my tire popped. FML

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By Justcan'twin - 09/10/2017 16:45

Today, at 5:30 on a Sunday, I noticed my tire had a bubble in it. I found a tire shop 15 minutes away that would be closing at 6pm and made it there in time, but the shop had closed early. I left to try and make it to the next one and had a blow out. FML

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By marcy_89 - 23/07/2019 16:01

Today, with 3 miles left of a 16-mile bike ride, I got a flat tire and had to push my bike back to my car. FML

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By no spare - 19/12/2016 19:22 - United States - Marquette

Today, I woke up to find out that the two front tires on our van were flat. Now we won't have a vehicle all week since the tire shop is booked solid. We just went through this with the rear tires two weeks ago. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/09/2010 22:04 - United States

Today, my car wouldn't start, so I had to wait for AAA. Then, hurrying to pick up my brother, I got a $161 speeding ticket. Twenty minutes later, I got a call from him saying he didn't need a ride anymore. FML

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ohjessica 11

Wednesday 17 August 2011 22:27

Haha, damn. What a coincidence.

iforgited 2

Wednesday 17 August 2011 22:33

Learn to change a tire

Comments

mitchn60 6

Thursday 18 August 2011 10:12

I'd man up and change my own tire!! Even if you are a woman...

d4m4s74 12

Thursday 18 August 2011 12:09

you should have called AA+

truehitman2010 0

Thursday 18 August 2011 12:59

why get drunk cause a flat tire?

MrFraggle 14

Thursday 18 August 2011 13:59

Here's the sad part: I knew how to change a tire since BEFORE hitting puberty. I'm 17 and have changed at least 3 or 4 tires myself by now... ...I HAS MY OWN CAR :D +1 FOR AWESOMENESS!!!

wtf1233321 0

Thursday 18 August 2011 15:52

Tireception

picalite 1

Thursday 18 August 2011 18:32

Just a thought... Why cant you just change your own tire.

hoonyer 17

Thursday 18 August 2011 20:38

ironyyyyyyyyy

metallicshadow 16

Thursday 18 August 2011 20:47

i literally lol'ed when I read this

nightwolf86 7

Thursday 18 August 2011 21:03

Learn to change your own damn tire. It's not that difficult. Step 1: Find the jack, the spare tire, and the breaker bar. Step 2: find a stable place to put the jack. Step 3: Remove the lugs BEFORE you jack the car up. Step 4: Jack the car up. Step 5: remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare. Step 6: hand tighten the lugs back onto the tire in a STAR PATTERN (for the mechanically disadvantaged put them on in a diagonal pattern or the tire will not sit right and probably fall off the car). Step 7: Lower the car back onto the ground and remove the jack from under the car. Step 8: tighten the lugs with the breaker bar in a STAR PATTERN until you can't get them any tighter. Step 9: put everything back in the car where it belongs, drive to the nearest garage and have them fix or replace your tire. You now know how to change a tire.