GEE WHIZ

HAT A DAY!

So my son and I had a pre arranged plan he wanted to get an oil change so I was going to follow him and then we would take off together to Walmart to get some things then take him back on the flip of that.  So we got about 4 miles from home I was following, then he sort of swerved a bit then his rear tire BLEW OUT...

Glad I was behind him and not some lunker in a log truck or something...So we made the first left that we could make...

He said he felt this bummmpingggg and thats when he swerved, he knew something was about to happen...

And it was no easy task changing the tire in this dang heat...but he did it, I assisted by handing him this and that.. Finally we continued on...it was one of the Used tires he purchased not even a month ago...

So he had to stop for gas and we wanted to check the air in the spare we put on etc..

So we pulled into a gas station and checked the air the spare was good but his other rear tire had only 18 lbs in it...wth..

So we brought out my battery bank that has a air inflator on it, and hooked it up...while doing that we noticed the tire has a nail in it!! 

I'll be damned! So we stopped at the oil change place its a small business one guy who does not have dependable hours....(the other more dependable guy retired) So that didn't work, so we headed to another one in Lugoff, a small business...That one decided to close this week to have his entire parking lot repaved...SO we ended up at a regular bigTire n lub so we could take care of all that...Leave it for a nail fix, and when we had the rear tire off we noticed he had NO brake shoe on the right rear wheel...WTH? The whole thing caliper, and rotor and all looks completely worn out to me!!

So in the end, a simple oil change turned into purchasing a new tire, a tire repair on the one with a nail, oil change and a brake job! Had to leave the car cause they didn't have the tire in stock...it had to be ordered...will arrive in the morning on the early shipment.  I don't like doing one brake but he has no money and Im probably going to have to help him out just to get all that done.  
AND  I have a front tire that absolutely needs to be replaced...I was thinking of getting a used tired but after I saw how that one blew up I've changed my mind on that. 

What was supposed to be a simple ride to town for a $50 oil change and back took 4 hrs and will most probably be in excess of $500!! IM exhausted...At least I have my son riding with me IN case I have a flat he can change it!! We live too far out to ride around without a spare tire...

I HAD planned to go try to see a rare bird, the Ruff is at the beach he has been there 3 days now...I Hope he hangs on till both our cars are riding on good rubber again! 

I used to think horse n buggy too expensive but now Im about to change my mind!