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Posted: 1/6/2016 6:55:22 PM EDT
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There's this thing in your trunk called a spare tire It will have you on your way in about 15 minutes Roadside assistance is mainly useful for the free tow truck tow if your engine craps out Or if you are a frail old lady, disabled, or drive a German car. |
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Went to target after work, and as I was leaving I hit a nail or something and ended up getting a flat tire in the parking lot. Road-side assistance said they couldn't get someone out here to help for another hour and a half. Currently sitting in the Target Starbucks sipping on a mocha. Fortunately I have my laptop. Now we wait. my gf has AAA... it costs her about $75.00-$100 a year IIRC.. she usually uses it about 3-4 times a year to tow vehicles, ( hers, mine, and her kids, and sometimes a friends), get doors unlocked, and tires changed. they are often slow, but she damn sure gets her moneys worth. really a good buy if you drive older vehicles that beak down a lot. |
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Lock your keys in your vehicle at 330 in the morning 1200 miles from home. Good luck finding a locksmith or towing company that won't rape you IF you find one at all.
Happened to me, and AAA had a crew to me in less than 30 minutes, they had my truck open in about 15 seconds. Worth every f'in penny. |
AAA RV Premiere 
They've never taken more than 15 minutes to get to me. AAA always calls the next day to see if I was happy with the service I recieved. Have one too many at the restaurant/bar? They'll take you AND your car home, no questions asked. They even carried (flatbed) my son's car to his college town 80 miles away keeping me from having to drive it there and find a ride home. I told the driver why I was doing it and he said he couldn't care less...he got paid regardless. One of the tow truck drivers told me that he bought "cash junkers and drive them until the wheels fall off", but he also kept AAA Premiere membership in case his cash clunker puked on him somewhere along the road. |
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Lock your keys in your vehicle at 330 in the morning 1200 miles from home. Good luck finding a locksmith or towing company that won't rape you IF you find one at all. Happened to me, and AAA had a crew to me in less than 30 minutes, they had my truck open in about 15 seconds. Worth every f'in penny. I've used them twice in 6 or so years. Could of more but usually just take care of my own shit. Once during a heavy snow and tons of ice I had a meeting 450 or so miles away at like 8am then a meeting that afternoon in NE PA. After that I was coming home to SE PA and my Audi died in the middle of no where, middle of the night. They were there in 30 or so min, and even though the tank said 1/4 the guy wanted to put fuel in it and try it. So we did. It started up. My fuel gauge sensor died I found out later. I was happy as could be. I didn't even barely get cold in that time period. |
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Went to target after work, and as I was leaving I hit a nail or something and ended up getting a flat tire in the parking lot. Road-side assistance said they couldn't get someone out here to help for another hour and a half. Currently sitting in the Target Starbucks sipping on a mocha. Fortunately I have my laptop. Now we wait. A common complaint from those who don't understand how the towing business works. It's often unavoidable. |
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Went to target after work, and as I was leaving I hit a nail or something and ended up getting a flat tire in the parking lot. Road-side assistance said they couldn't get someone out here to help for another hour and a half. Currently sitting in the Target Starbucks sipping on a mocha. Fortunately I have my laptop. Now we wait. That right there is your problem, bub. If you crushed a beer, had a spare, and knew how to change a tire you'd be at home right now slaying pussy. But hey, you sound like the perfect modern man. Congrats. |
| Recently, I had lower ball joint on truck just snap. I called AAA. They said they would be there in 90 minutes. They showed up in less than 45. Took a lot of work to get it on the wrecker. The guy did a great job and didn't tear the vehicle up. Unfortunately, I have had to call them several times. Every time I do, they are there in an hour or less. Best $100 or a year I spend. |
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Maybe have your husband teach you how to change a tire? That one. Although in his defense, the ONE fucking time I've ever had to change a tire, I couldn't do it on the side of the road. Not only were the tools in the car woefully inadequate (thanks VW!), but the flat happened while I was on my motherfucking way to get a new spare tire to replace the shredded one in the trunk. 
And when I say the tools in the vehicle were "woefully inadequate" I mean it. Some asshole tire monkey didn't torque the wheel bolts correctly, and the anti-theft lug bolt was seized pretty good into the hub. Combined with the removal tool being made out of some shitty MIM material instead of tool steel like it should've been, it took a trip to Sears, about $50 for an anti-theft lug removal tool kit, my Snap-on 1/2" breaker bar, and about 6ft of jack handle, with me bouncing the car off of it before it finally busted loose with a sound loud enough that I should've had hearing protection. 
Even if that shitty anti-theft bolt key was made out of some form of unbreakable super material, there would have been no way to generate the torque that I would've needed to break it loose, barring some creative shennanigans that involve driving the car against the tiny little lug wrench in a feeble attempt to generate the 1k or so ft/lbs of torque that I eventually needed to break that bastard loose. It was enough that I was in "I'mma snap this motherfucker off and just deal with it!" mode, and was genuinely surprised that it actually broke loose, and didn't just snap. 
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Meh, I used mine for a flat at 5am in the morning in the cold. Fuck changing my own spare when its 10 degrees and dark outside, that's why I pay the 8 bucks a month for. Boss didn't give a shit I was late anyway.
If it were bright and warm outside I would have done it myself for sure. |
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I pay $7 a month total for roadside assistance that covers 2 cars. I've used it 3 times already and it has saved my ass. Blew a turbo on the highway in the middle of Nebraska, 12 hours from home. They had a tow truck to me in under an hour and they towed me all the way to Cheyenne. ETA: Progressive |
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Call me in 30 years and tell me how that's working for you, son. Quoted:
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I picked up a screw once on the highway Changed it myself and was on my way in 5 minutes Want me to hold your hand op? Call me in 30 years and tell me how that's working for you, son. Being 30 years older keeps one from changing a tire? |
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Went to target after work, and as I was leaving I hit a nail or something and ended up getting a flat tire in the parking lot. Road-side assistance said they couldn't get someone out here to help for another hour and a half. Currently sitting in the Target Starbucks sipping on a mocha. Fortunately I have my laptop. Now we wait. Plug kit and 12v air pump FTW. I pick up nails and screws fairly often from job sites and I'm usually back on the road in under 5 minutes
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Went to target after work, and as I was leaving I hit a nail or something and ended up getting a flat tire in the parking lot. Road-side assistance said they couldn't get someone out here to help for another hour and a half. Currently sitting in the Target Starbucks sipping on a mocha. Fortunately I have my laptop. Now we wait. This has to be a troll post. Don't you have a spare tire? Don't you know how to change a tire? What kind of metro nonsense is this. |