Sunday, September 10, 2006
1:07 PM
Everyday for the past week, or so, I approach my car with the same routine. I walk over to my car, slowly, as I still hold grudges against her for being a piece of crap when it has no right to be. I mean, I take care of her, I fill her with gas, I use nice air fresheners so that she smell Rainforest Fresh, I check the oil (well, my dad does) and over all treat her with respect and yet she has the nerve to break down on me not once, NOT twice, BUT three times. Let me tell you, this car is no lady, she's a bitch. But anyway, I walk around to the front tire, examining it for a good 45 seconds. I get down, feel it, stand up, kick it, examine it a little more, dertermine that it is at least and inch lower than it was yesterday, look just a wee bit longer before coming to the conclusion that it is safe to drive. Well, today I have decided that enough is enough. It's time to fill the tire.
I, of course, have never done such a thing in my life. That's not to say that I couldn't figure it out. I'm not completely inept after all. I decide, however, that it is best that I call someone who would really know...Joe. So he comes over and these are the steps that he shows me to fill my tire. He even brought me my very own Tire Pressure Gauge...wow, who could ask for more?
1. Find Out How Much Air Your Tire Holds
2. Unscrew Your Tire Valve...thingie
3. Put Quarters Into Air Machine
4. Put Air Into Tire
5. Check How Much You Are Putting In Occasionally
6. Finish Filling Tire
7. Check How Full Tire Is With Handy-Dandy Pressure Gauge
8. Be Sure To Waste Time Until Air Machine Stops So That The People Behind You Do Not Get Free Air
Gee...thanks for that last bit of advice, Joe.