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alarimer

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16. I learned how to do because I do not want some strange man stopping by to help me.

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:28 AM

Mar 2013

Sorry, guys, if I don't know you, I don't trust your intentions.

Besides stranger danger, there was the time I hit a pig on a deserted Texas back road near dawn in the fog. There was nobody around and I couldn't even see far enough to find a house or anything. I had AAA, but they take hours and I needed to be somewhere.

It is faster and easier to do things for yourself than to rely on others. NEVER, EVER rely on other people for anything. And certainly don't rely on the "kindness" of strangers. Because they are not kind usually or well-intentioned,

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On changing tires for people [View all] noamnety Mar 2013 OP

Or you could just buy a road service plan proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #1

Alright, I'll make an exception for that. noamnety Mar 2013 #2

onstar datasuspect Mar 2013 #5

Which is good if you get multiple flats or have other issues, winter is coming Mar 2013 #7

depends on how drunk a person is datasuspect Mar 2013 #8

Yeah, I used to have one of those too. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #11

Get a breaker bar. alarimer Mar 2013 #18

why would you hold a tire iron in a menacing/threatening manner toward a complete stranger datasuspect Mar 2013 #3

I think it was clear I wasn't going to attack him. noamnety Mar 2013 #4

You don't know that they just want to help alarimer Mar 2013 #17

i can tell within 3 seconds if someone means to do harm datasuspect Mar 2013 #19

Yeah, I didn't feel physically threatened in that location noamnety Mar 2013 #24

what zip code do you live in? snooper2 Mar 2013 #6

I'm not sure I get the question. noamnety Mar 2013 #9

My dad used to say auntsue Mar 2013 #10

Heeeeeeeeyyyyyyy! Your father sounds like my father!!! Squinch Mar 2013 #30

PROPER DAD. sibelian Mar 2013 #31

my dad was the same way fizzgig Mar 2013 #35

I think your dad was related to mine. First thing I learned, then on to jumping a car, and gapping msanthrope Mar 2013 #37

We had to change the one in the ambulance. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #12

2013 began with me changing a tire benld74 Mar 2013 #13

I showed the kids to do that! noamnety Mar 2013 #26

I changed a tire for one of my friends Aerows Mar 2013 #28

The problem is, many teens encounter rough times and rough roads thru life and... BlueJazz Mar 2013 #14

That's why we teach them well Lordquinton Mar 2013 #21

Just say no to the dumbdown! Mopar151 Mar 2013 #15

I learned how to do because I do not want some strange man stopping by to help me. alarimer Mar 2013 #16

It's my understanding that even if you know us you shouldn't trust us Fumesucker Mar 2013 #22

Although I agree that we should be able to do this ourselves, Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #33

My father wouldn't sign for my leaner's permit until I knew how. Lugnut Mar 2013 #20

I wish my parents had done that. noamnety Mar 2013 #25

I'm a biggish guy who knows how to use my weight and strength in that situation Fumesucker Mar 2013 #23

I carry a 24" Long 1/2" Drive Breaker Bar, MineralMan Mar 2013 #27

Loosen the nuts BEFORE you jack up the car. alphafemale Mar 2013 #29

Changing a tire was part of our Driver's Ed class csziggy Mar 2013 #32

Good for you and I think girls should learn all of that stuff treestar Mar 2013 #34

A car dealer I worked at gave open to the public classes MindPilot Mar 2013 #36

I helped a neighbor and helped him change a tire and I was struck with how completely... Populist_Prole Mar 2013 #38

A cop changed my tire for me.. HipChick Mar 2013 #39