Puncture Post again

[bunn]

Yes, it's another tyre post. On Sunday, on my way home from Oldies Club camping (which was great fun by the way) I stopped at the White Horse of Uffington for a walk and to break the journey and realised I had a flat tyre!

It's the same one that was resealed in March, rear left. Fortunately, I had my marvelous cigarette lighter powered tyre pump, so I was able to pump it up and drive home. It seems to be staying up for the time being, but I am keeping a wary eye on it.

WHY DOES THE GOD OF TYRES HATE ME, WHY???

Also, I have just realised that I drove to Oxfordshire and back in a car without a current MOT. Oopsie. Booked in now.

Comments

[chainmailmaiden]

Maybe you should offer a sacrifice to the god of tyres. Burn some bits of broken glass, nails, sharp bits of metal etc. and draw a circle of protection around your car with the ashes?

Seriously though, punctures are very annoying, as are flat tyres for any reason. If I'd ever got hold of the 'joker' who kept on letting our tyres down in L'spa they'd have been very sorry...

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

I imagine the god of tyres looks something like the Michelin man, though I can't see him getting on with the others Mount Olympus. More an Asgard sort of guy, I think. I can imagine him fighting at Ragnarok, hurling flaming tyres at his enemies. As for why he hates you, though, I don't know.

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

I reckon Vulcan would be the god of tyres. He must be the god of rubber after all.

[firin.livejournal.com]

I think the god of tyres is actually just generally on the warpath at the moment.

I had to replace a tyre at short notice on Saturday morning, before driving to Caerleon. Luckily I noticed it at the Morrisons by home as I was checking tyre pressures, so could drop in at the garage down the road.

I'm not sure what a sufficiently propitiating sacrifice would be. The burned remains of the tyres of your fallen enemies?

[bunn.livejournal.com]

ooo, I like that sacrifice! Though I suppose it might be a bit smelly.