The end to a bad 911 day

I knew things were going a little too well. This morning I awoke to go on my Saturday bike ride (road bike). On the way to meet the guys I ride with, after a major coffee spill along the way, the car craps out on me along the interstate. (see the other posting)

I manage to get it running and as I was limping home when I got a cement covered rock to the windshield. Luckily, it did not crack the glass and the car was not hit anywhere else.

I stopped to get a paper and came out to find a nail firmly imbeded in my driver's side rear tire. I must have picked it up right there in the parking lot because the tire was still leaking. I went back into the convenience store and bought a fix-a-flat so that I could just make it home. (1/4 mi)

I took the tire off and took it to the local tire center to see what could be done. He called later and said that the tire had been damaged on the inside by the nail. I went down to take a look and there was damage but much to my suprise there was now a second puncture in the tire!

When I removed the tire from the car and removed the nail, there was fix-a-flat leaking all over the place. I think I would have seen a second puncture.

Does anyone think that possibly these guys were giving me the special "porsche treatment"? You know replace one, you probably have to replace two. I know Warren I should have stayed and watched the process! I have contacted the company via e-mail and telephone to document what happened.

So anyway, this really happened to me, all in one day. Pretty crappy but tommorow is another day. Send your healing vibes to Florida!!

See Ya!


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Mark Isaak
'74 Targa

Mark

Ouch! Better to have stayed in bed. Of course, maybe you're just getting a year or so's bad Porsche luck out of the way in one 24 hour stretch.

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Jack Olsen
1973 911 T sunroof coupe
http://members.rennlist.com/jackolsen/Jalopy.html

Really bad when your horoscope says..."Don't get out of bed today!" But you've already gotten out of bed to get the paper so you could read your horoscope! Sounds like the makings for a good country and western song!! You have my sympathy but like was said maybe you've gotten all the bad stuff out of the way for a long time to come.

Cheers,

Howie