Okay, so I admit...we had to have the help of a man, but hey, we were well on our way until we got to the part about removing the lug-nuts!! My friend Wendy had a car crisis yesterday (a super flat tire) and after much consideration, we decided that we could definitely change it ourselves! Another friend of ours, Holli, was over at her house, so we thought that (surely!!) we could combine our strength and get this thing done. We jacked up the car, figured out which tools to use (oh, this took some time!), and were well on our way to unlocking the wheel when we realized that sometimes "man strength" can really come in handy when you're in a pickle! Wendy ended up calling the squadron & they sent over a very new Lt. to help three ladies out. Oh, what he must have been thinking when he got that assignment!! Much to our amazement, he actually got all 5 lug-nuts off, and was proceeding to take off the tire when he realized that it was stuck. After about 15 minutes of tugging & pulling & pulling & tugging, he finally gave up and decided to ask the Car Care Center what our next option was. They gave him some very shady advice (which we reluctantly followed), but kicking the tire was actually the only thing that worked! So, after about three good kicks, off it popped! Getting the new tire on, and lowering the car back down was the easy part...I think I actually cheered! So, there ya go...who says that women can't change tires?!?!
When Chris heard that we all attempted to accomplish this seemingly easy feat, he promptly called to let me know that he would have paid money to see the fiasco! Oh, how I'll be glad when he gets home!! :)
PS~ Thanks Lt. Russell for totally coming to our rescue!!
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Hooray!
You know, my dad wouldn't teach me how to drive until I knew how to change a tire...crappy then, but it's come in handy! I just hate getting dirty.
i would have paid to see that too! haha. i'm glad yall were successful!
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