Lawrence Glickman wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 04:42:43 GMT, "Tim Zimmerman" <Z@UCBerkeley.edu>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I just had a flat tire. I get out, open the Civic trunk and find a spare tire, a
>>jack and a lug wrench. Then I reach inside to grab the spare tire, it's stuck.
>>Somehow the tire is bolted down with some kind of a rabbit ear nut. No
>>matter how hard I try to twist it, the rabbit ears will not move.
>>
>>This was my scenario last night when I had to walk home two miles just
>>to get a monkey wrench to twist the rabbit ears. If this were your car how
>>would you do it differently?
>>
>>Thanks
>
>
> I would have beat the $shit out of those rabbit ears with the lug
> wrench until it submitted to my will. Then I would have tossed it
> into the woods so it may never be found before the end of the
> Universe.
>
> Then I would have mounted the tire and driven home.
>
> Lg
>

Yeah, me too. Take your frustration out on those little tabs.
Although, that's why I have a cell phone now. I just call my buddy who
can bring me a real jack and a real tire. Especially because I don't
carry a spare in my summer car - the nitrous bottle takes up the room.


Ray