A busted ball...

[Colton]

joint.

Frack!!! >:(

$397 bucks... never seen a tire go sideways before.

I apologize... rant concluded.

 

[ArnoldBabar]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Josias Manzanillo. From wikipedia:

In 1997, Manzanillo suffered a grisly injury while pitching for the Seattle Mariners. Not wearing a cup, he took a Manny Ramírez line drive to the groin that led to an operation to remove one of his testicles.

From that day forward, he was known as Josias Half-A-Man-Zanillo.

 

[BYH]

That's just Manny being Manny.

 

[Football_Bat]

You didn't go to a dealership, did you?

 

[novelist_wannabe]

Colton, I know this is the effect you were going for: My first thought was of squashed grapes. Most of the board doesn't know whay it just squeezed its knees together ...

Oh, and sorry about your car.

 

[Dickens Cider]

I thought for sure this guy would have to get involved.

 

[Chef]

John Kruk just got a shiver down his spine, and doesn't know why.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

 

[Ace]

Strap this on your undercarriage next time and avoid the financial hurt.

 

[mike311gd]

I thought for sure this guy would have to get involved.

I swear to you, my fantasy baseball league this year is named after Chris Sabo. It took me a little while to come up with it, but I was extremely happy with the result.

 

[forever_town]

Forever_town just felt a little faint and he has no idea why.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

joint.

Frack!!! >:(

$397 bucks... never seen a tire go sideways before.

I apologize... rant concluded.

WTF? Was it corroded? Was the wheel turned all the way in one direction.

Ouch on the wallet. Glad you seem to be OK otherwise.

 

[Colton]

Left the bank after a stop at the ATM and all of a sudden, by chariot veers across the the double yellow. And, lo and behold, what's on the way in the other lane? A semi, of course!

With my life flashing in front of my eyes, I stomped on the gas pedal and barely avoided the onrushing semi.

The guy eventually stops and walks back. He thought I was either drunk or had a heart attack to veer across the road like that. Hell, I figured the same thing.

Then we both looked at my front driver's side tire -- the top was facing in, at about 3 o'clock. The bottom was at 9 o'clock.

Had it towed to my local mechanic. $225 for parts, just less than two hours of labor, though I guess it's pretty laborious to extract the tire, more so than installing the new parts. These guys have been great to me through the years, so I'm confident (OK, hopeful) they didn't stick it to me.

Thanks for the well wishes, gang.

Considering what almost happened, almost 400 bucks well spent, me thinks.

 

[Gold]

That sounds awful, and $400 on a car repair is not fun. However, if the part is $225, that sounds like they didn't soak you for labor costs.

 

[Colton]

Gold: They recommended when one side goes, to replace the other, too, but I begged off... for now.

I really can't complain. It's a Blazer and it's been very reliable. Not owning a garage, the remote starter is an absolute godsend when the white stuff starts flying in these parts... usually, mid to late October.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Of course your remote starter doesn't own a garage.

Anyhoo, that happened to me, too. About the same cost.

 

[Colton]

Dools: Touche.

Glad you managed to survive the experience, too.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Right front tire folded on a residential street. No traffic, so it was cool.

 

[Colton]

Dools: Didn't it shock the hell out of you, though? Sure did with me.

 

[dooley_womack1]

I didn't even know such a mishap was possible.