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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo, I am parked in a puddle that froze around tires for 3", and now a tire is flat....
Is this too much to ask from AAA? Also, I do not have a spare tire. Or time for this shit!
Heeeeelp!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)If I was there I'd help you.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)I just want to get it out by Saturday so I can actually use the damn car for once! I don;t use it much except for in good weather.
Been doing nothing with it but digging it out, work related shopping, and moving it for street cleaning. UGH.
Orrex
(63,224 posts)Can you deflate them partly to free them from the ice?
Otherwise, a AAA-subsidized tow truck should be able to pull you clear!
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Orrex
(63,224 posts)But probably not a permanent tire. What a pain in the butt. Let us know how it works out!
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)elleng
(131,107 posts)if they know what the problem is.
IF the freeze is too hard, they might have to wait for the melt.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)lastlib
(23,286 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)except for the part where I believed my neighbor it was flat, and it actually was not. I think it was an optical illusion caused by the slush puddle
.LOL.
The AA guy asked, what has neighbor Ned been smoking?
dolphinsandtuna
(231 posts)That's what they're for.
As to the parking ticket, take a photo of the ice/tires and throw yourself on the mercy of the court or the parking cop, whoever you see first.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)will have a compressor with them. You may or may not need to either get new tires or repair the tires you have.
You really should not be driving without a spare tire. You have not mentioned the make amd model of your car, but if it were me, I would call a used auto parts yard, tell them the make and model of out car, and they can likely sell you a doughnut (small spare tire) for little money. Or, you can buy a used rim and tite from them and have a full-sized spare.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)(I think the "flat" was an optical illusion caused by the slush puddle?).
The AA guy said "what has he been smoking, and why did you believe him". LOL
Stay warm!
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)So all's well???
Were you able to get to your Saturday event???
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)drive in the storm today, I had a very good time. Which I very much needed.
elleng
(131,107 posts)(but for the hungover drive in the storm. Glad you made it. I would not have driven, in those circumstances.)
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)But I gotta go back to the grind in the AM. I will be back when the weather turns warm! Lambertville looks like an adorable town.