I had a blowout on i10 just west of sealy! I have a spare but for some reason the floor Jack I carry isn't in my tool box. The 800 number on my DL has someone coming but I need to get ahold of xspot and tell him I might be late.
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I'll have Jeff call Jered.
He called him and Jered will call you ASAP. He has your cell #.Last edited by Cull; 07-30-2009, 12:29 PM. -
He should be calling you now! He's early. You're late!!
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That worked like a charm!Comment
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Good job guys.....Comment
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so did you ever get help Im right down the road in Katy I Have a HD Floor jack if you need me to run it down, JoelComment
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Just when you think things can't get any worse, they DO!
For some reason I had a feeling the seat was going to blow off of the 4wheeler that I was taking to Xspot, so outside Sealy, I decided to pull over and check it. I hit something on the shoulder that made a loud pop. I pulled off onto the shoulder, like I'd planed and the road felt weird. That weird was a hole in my sidewall that you could stick 3 fingers into! I called my bride, no answer. I sat there for a while trying to find a roadside assistance place on my phone and then Tina calls back. She suggested I call the emergency number on the back of my driver's license. I did, and asked them how it worked. The operator said that they would send out a DPS Trooper to make sure I was alright and then they would help me find someone to fix my truck. While I was waiting, I got out the Ford tools and lowered my spare down from under the truck. Then I sat there for a few more minutes and said, what the hell, I might as well try that dinky ole factory jack. To my surprise, it WAS tall enough to lift my truck. I was still paranoid from the time my tire came off on the way to the McNutt, so I always carry a torque wrench with me now ... so I had a wrench to get the blown tire off and the spare on. (BTW lifted trucks are a major PITA!) As I was putting the blown tire back under the bed, I saw a wrecker approaching. He got about a quarter mile from me, then turned around and left!
I don't know if anyone ever showed up, but no one ever called me back ... so much for the state's wonderful roadside assistance!
I got the 4wheeler to Xspot, and got the items I needed to express back.
I'm just about tired of this bad luck ... no .... REALLY, I am!
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Sure hope the rest of your trip goes better.Comment
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sorry to hear Kevin, I remember your ordeal going to the McNutt and seeing it later when I got to the ranch.Comment
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... or no luck at all right Kevin?Comment
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You're welcome!
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Kevin, just wanted to say thanks again, it was a pleasure meetin you at Damian's. X a thanks to you also for bringing the boots from Matt to Kevin. It's amazing how awesome folks on here are.Comment
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Kevin, you gainfully employed yet?Comment
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I think this truck may be a curse!Originally posted by Solocam00 View Post It was the same, right rear tire ... but this time it didn't come off, it just blew out!
You can say that again!Originally posted by Dejashoot View Post
What? Where? Did you do something?Originally posted by Fishndude View PostYou're welcome!
Not a problem at all.Originally posted by SAC View Post
Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View Post
No, not yet. I've got a few firms that say they'll hire me as soon as a job comes in ... both are REAL close, but nothing's happened yet.
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I feel for you and yes that 800 # on your DL is a joke. I had a blow out on our way home from Inks lake. We were 5 miles from Georgetown and 25 miles from burnet. Youldent you know the tire truck that show up is from burnet and it took him 2 hours to get to us. Then he charged us milage to and from his shop. Shure would have been faster in the DPS would have called a truck out of Georgetown. Its my fault though I should have know better than to expect our government to do anything right.Comment
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