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So, got a flat tire. Took it off and took it to the local tire store, Guy's. Took it off the rim and there was a big old hole right in the middle. Asked him if it could be fixed and he said he could probably do it. Then I asked if it was worth it... He said "depends" I told him to never say depends to an old person. He said you got wear bars starting to show so how long do you want to keep them? Told him that they didn't have 25000 miles on them, but didn't need a flat on my way home from work at midnight. So I asked him what did he have? He said used? I said no, 4 of them. He found 2, but not 4, so I had him put one on the rim and the office manager told me that the others would be in on Friday. I said cool, I'll see you Friday afternoon. She said we'll settle up then. Gave her my name and number and left with the tire. This is not the beer store where everybody knows my name and if I'm short not a big deal, they'll catch up with me next time instead of paying the credit card fee. Only been there twice in 30 years. Only in a small town...

BTW, Continental tires suck...
 
PSUTE said:
So, got a flat tire. Took it off and took it to the local tire store, Guy's. Took it off the rim and there was a big old hole right in the middle. Asked him if it could be fixed and he said he could probably do it. Then I asked if it was worth it... He said "depends" I told him to never say depends to an old person. He said you got wear bars starting to show so how long do you want to keep them? Told him that they didn't have 25000 miles on them, but didn't need a flat on my way home from work at midnight. So I asked him what did he have? He said used? I said no, 4 of them. He found 2, but not 4, so I had him put one on the rim and the office manager told me that the others would be in on Friday. I said cool, I'll see you Friday afternoon. She said we'll settle up then. Gave her my name and number and left with the tire. This is not the beer store where everybody knows my name and if I'm short not a big deal, they'll catch up with me next time instead of paying the credit card fee. Only been there twice in 30 years. Only in a small town...

BTW, Continental tires suck...
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Gotta love a store called Guy's.
 
Interesting. Thought Conti's were supposed to be a good tire. BTW quite awhile ago I had Bridgestone tires on my truck. Worst wet weather tires I have ever had. Running General Altimax now and they are smooth riding and great traction wet weather or dry.
 
LyquidMetal said:
Interesting. Thought Conti's were supposed to be a good tire. BTW quite awhile ago I had Bridgestone tires on my truck. Worst wet weather tires I have ever had. Running General Altimax now and they are smooth riding and great traction wet weather or dry.
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Best luck I've had is with Cooper... the ones I got from the local Guy are Firestone. Had them on wife's Xterra and they were good. Guess we'll see...
 
PSUTE said:
...I told him to never say depends to an old person. He said you got wear bars starting to show so how long do you want to keep them? Told him that they didn't have 25000 miles on them, but didn't need a flat on my way home from work at midnight. So I asked him what did he have? He said used? I said no, 4 of them. He found 2, but not 4, so I had him put one on the rim and the office manager told me that the others would be in on Friday. I said cool, I'll see you Friday afternoon. She said we'll settle up then. Gave her my name and number and left with the tire. This is not the beer store where everybody knows my name and if I'm short not a big deal, they'll catch up with me next time instead of paying the credit card fee. Only been there twice in 30 years. Only in a small town...

BTW, Continental tires suck...
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[Rolling laugh]
 
PSUTE said:
So, got a flat tire. Took it off and took it to the local tire store, Guy's. Took it off the rim and there was a big old hole right in the middle. Asked him if it could be fixed and he said he could probably do it. Then I asked if it was worth it... He said "depends" I told him to never say depends to an old person. He said you got wear bars starting to show so how long do you want to keep them? Told him that they didn't have 25000 miles on them, but didn't need a flat on my way home from work at midnight. So I asked him what did he have? He said used? I said no, 4 of them. He found 2, but not 4, so I had him put one on the rim and the office manager told me that the others would be in on Friday. I said cool, I'll see you Friday afternoon. She said we'll settle up then. Gave her my name and number and left with the tire. This is not the beer store where everybody knows my name and if I'm short not a big deal, they'll catch up with me next time instead of paying the credit card fee. Only been there twice in 30 years. Only in a small town...

BTW, Continental tires suck...
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Running Michelin tires on my truck. Cost a little more, but worth it. Great all weather traction, smooth ride and even wear.
 
PSUTE said:
So, got a flat tire. Took it off and took it to the local tire store, Guy's. Took it off the rim and there was a big old hole right in the middle. Asked him if it could be fixed and he said he could probably do it. Then I asked if it was worth it... He said "depends" I told him to never say depends to an old person. He said you got wear bars starting to show so how long do you want to keep them? Told him that they didn't have 25000 miles on them, but didn't need a flat on my way home from work at midnight. So I asked him what did he have? He said used? I said no, 4 of them. He found 2, but not 4, so I had him put one on the rim and the office manager told me that the others would be in on Friday. I said cool, I'll see you Friday afternoon. She said we'll settle up then. Gave her my name and number and left with the tire. This is not the beer store where everybody knows my name and if I'm short not a big deal, they'll catch up with me next time instead of paying the credit card fee. Only been there twice in 30 years. Only in a small town...

BTW, Continental tires suck...
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What are you calling “small town” sucka......?

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......I’m suspicious after hearing some folks calling places with 20,000 people small towns. This sounds like my town of less than 2,000 .......and no it’s not Mayberry, NC...😁.

Cooper tires ftw!
 
GhostRiderRush said:
What are you calling “small town” sucka......?

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......I’m suspicious after hearing some folks calling places with 20,000 people small towns. This sounds like my town of less than 2,000 .......and no it’s not Mayberry, NC...😁.

Cooper tires ftw!
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Dude...he has to drive 20 miles just to buy a beer. Hell, there ain't 20,000 people within 2 hours of him.
 
PSUTE said:
So, got a flat tire. Took it off and took it to the local tire store, Guy's. Took it off the rim and there was a big old hole right in the middle. Asked him if it could be fixed and he said he could probably do it. Then I asked if it was worth it... He said "depends" I told him to never say depends to an old person. He said you got wear bars starting to show so how long do you want to keep them? Told him that they didn't have 25000 miles on them, but didn't need a flat on my way home from work at midnight. So I asked him what did he have? He said used? I said no, 4 of them. He found 2, but not 4, so I had him put one on the rim and the office manager told me that the others would be in on Friday. I said cool, I'll see you Friday afternoon. She said we'll settle up then. Gave her my name and number and left with the tire. This is not the beer store where everybody knows my name and if I'm short not a big deal, they'll catch up with me next time instead of paying the credit card fee. Only been there twice in 30 years. Only in a small town...

BTW, Continental tires suck...
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speaking of flat tire and small town. My roommates and me, 3 of us drove to Lincoln NE to watch OU/NU game in 1980, on our way back to Norman just about an hour south of Lincoln and a few miles north of a little town call Wynmore on hwy 77 we had a flat and with my luck the spare tire was out of air also. We were about to walk to town to get a tow truck, a pickup pulled up with an old couple in it all decked out in Nebraska gear. The man asked us what happen, we told him. He said you boys take your tires get in my pickup bed and I take you to town, my brother owns a full service gas station, he's closed now but I'll get him to fix your flat and air up your spare for you.

So he took us to his brother's gas station, he stays with us tells his wife to drive his brother house and tell him to come to his shop. He came fixed our tires charged us only $10 we tried to give him more but he refused. The man and his wife drove us back to our car. Before they go his wife gives us a paper sack and said while you boys at the shop I went home and fix a little something for you. We open the bag in it are 3 sandwiches, 3 bags of chips, 3 cokes and 3 apples. Small town people and Nebraska fans rock given the fact that OU came from behind and beat NU 21-17 in the final minute.
 
LeroyOU12 said:
speaking of flat tire and small town. My roommates and me, 3 of us drove to Lincoln NE to watch OU/NU game in 1980, on our way back to Norman just about an hour south of Lincoln and a few miles north of a little town call Wynmore on hwy 77 we had a flat and with my luck the spare tire was out of air also. We were about to walk to town to get a tow truck, a pickup pulled up with an old couple in it all decked out in Nebraska gear. The man asked us what happen, we told him. He said you boys take your tires get in my pickup bed and I take you to town, my brother owns a full service gas station, he's closed now but I'll get him to fix your flat and air up your spare for you.

So he took us to his brother's gas station, he stays with us tells his wife to drive his brother house and tell him to come to his shop. He came fixed our tires charged us only $10 we tried to give him more but he refused. The man and his wife drove us back to our car. Before they go his wife gives us a paper sack and said while you boys at the shop I went home and fix a little something for you. We open the bag in it are 3 sandwiches, 3 bags of chips, 3 cokes and 3 apples. Small town people and Nebraska fans rock given the fact that OU came from behind and beat NU 21-17 in the final minute.
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I think I told this story on Rivals.

I was stationed at Camp Lejeune back in the 80s. When I got off work on a Friday, I jumped in my car and headed south to Georgia. It was during colder weather when the sun goes down early. I was still in uniform.

After I got on I-95 and turned my headlights on, I didn't get far before they started going dim. Alternator died. I stopped a couple of times and got my battery recharged but pressed on.

Back then there were very few businesses at the exits through most of South Carolina. Well, once I got to the Low Country, headlights started dimming once again. I took the first exit possible and took a left. Made it about 2-3 miles before my car died, so I got out and started walking. Bear in mind, I'm still in uniform and by now, it's probably 2am. I walked about a mile and went up to the first house I saw. Knocked on the door. An old black man, prolly in his 70s answered the door. I told him my story. He invited me in and went back and woke up his wife. He took my keys and went to my car to get my battery while his wife cooked me a full southern breakfast. He brought my battery back to his shop and put it on his charger, then came back in and sat down with us at the kitchen table. As we ate, we had just the most amazing conversation. I was in awe. He told me about his time in the Army, how he met his wife of 50 years, just so many great stories for me as a young dumb kid to listen to. After a couple of hours and a couple of pots of coffee, my battery was fully charged. He took me back to my car and put the battery back in. (He refused to allow me to help, he didn't want me to get my uniform dirty). When I was ready to go, I asked him, "How much do I owe you?". His response (one that has stuck with me to this day, and I can still hear him say it like it only happened a few minutes ago), was "Son, you don't owe me anything, you've already paid more than most will ever realize." That experience changed my life in a way I can't even find words to explain.
 
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