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On my way home from school at about noon today, I was driving the civic with its bald tires, explaining to my buddy Kevin that I'm for sure getting tires first thing tomorrow morning. Anyways, we're listening to music, riding in the carpool lane, then THUMP! The steering wheel starts doing this strange wiggly dance, turning sharply to the left, then the right, then back left again. There was a LOT of road noise, too... I knew what happened. Flat tire [or so I thought].

So, I pull over to the left side, since I was unable to do anything past the 80 mph that it would take to get all the way across the other 5 lanes. I call AAA. Mind you, I'm in Orange County-- commonplace for lifted trucks and SUV's driven by angry soccer moms and little girls that can't drive. Since the left shoulder wasn't very wide [thank God I had a civic], cars were getting really close to me. Kevin and I sat timidly with our seatbelts on, since I couldn't get out thanks to the wall, and he couldn't either because of the cars.

Finally, I get the courage to barely squeeze out of my car [I'm skinny] and get to my trunk, where I had these electronic flare thingies. I braved the jungle of the freeway to place the flare a ways down before my car, so other motorists would be alerted.

The towtruck finally came [I can't replace the wheel with a spare without standing in the actual carpool lane], but he was just sitting there in front me on his radio. Moments later, sirens blared as two CHP patrol cars cut traffic and weaved like madmen across the lanes. The sight reminded me of dancing waters at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Anyways, they eventually parked sideways on the freeway and stopped traffic competely. All hail the Civic .

One of the patrol units drove up to me and told me that I can pull over to the right shoulder, which I did and quickly replaced the old wheel with the spare. Upon inspection, I discovered that the original tire had burst open from the heat and lack of tread. The inside of my Si rim was a little scuffed in a few areas, but nothing on the outside . As I put the wheel back in the trunk, my arm and finger got a quick taste of the structural wires in the ripped tire. Thank God we're okay.

Anyways, I was asking Kevin's twin brother, Danny, for a ride online today. Of course, he knew the story, but we had a convo that I thought I'd share [note the 2 Fast 2 Furious references ]. His s/n is Starskan while mine is AndysMonday...

Starskan7: but i think you owe me an explanation
AndysMondayScrNm: for?
Starskan7: for the ride
AndysMondayScrNm: well, i was on the freeway today with this guy named kevin
AndysMondayScrNm: he's starskan7's brother
AndysMondayScrNm: and...
Starskan7: lol...im jus playin...i a
Starskan7: lol.........is that right
AndysMondayScrNm: well, my tire blewup cause i hit a landmine
AndysMondayScrNm: good thing civic's can take those babies
Starskan7: hahaha
AndysMondayScrNm: anyways, so hte cops got behind us real fast
Starskan7: you had to lose them
AndysMondayScrNm: and they were swerving and all this stuff to keep traffic away from the beast
AndysMondayScrNm: i was gonna, but then this HUGE tow truck cut me off
AndysMondayScrNm: and they boxed me in
AndysMondayScrNm: i had no choice
AndysMondayScrNm: the cop pulled to the passenger window, and i gave him a straight up gangsta look
AndysMondayScrNm: and he cowered down and asked me to kindly pull over to the side
AndysMondayScrNm: "pull over to the side, what?" i asked
AndysMondayScrNm: he replied, "pull over to the side, please, sir."
AndysMondayScrNm: "daaamn straight i be all pimpin up in here"
Starskan7: did you give him a finger
AndysMondayScrNm: all five baby
AndysMondayScrNm: allllll five
Starskan7: hahaha
AndysMondayScrNm: then we pull over to tha side
AndysMondayScrNm: and now i'm just ridin on my rim]
AndysMondayScrNm: and being a lowrida i gots to take it
AndysMondayScrNm: so, i look to my boi kev
AndysMondayScrNm: and i say, "hey kev, i got dis"
AndysMondayScrNm: and he looks back at me confused, but no matter
Starskan7: "This is done!"
AndysMondayScrNm: hahah
AndysMondayScrNm: i think i'm gonna post this on 7thgen
Starskan7: lol
Starskan7: do it!

 
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confusing. but i'm sending to my buddy who has no tread left as a reminder to not be cheap

 
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chp are savs

 
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I wasn't being cheap, just not putting in the time to search for tires and get them put on. Oh well, I'm glad i could help. It sucked, my rims could've been damaged even worse.

 
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haha i wasn't really meaning you he told me he'd rather buy a new car than new tires (neon w/ 116k miles on it)

glad you were ok, rims are a distant 2nd.

 
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I just realized that I was on a bridge moments before it popped... thank God!