its been a couple days, but Sunday kindda sucked.

first i had TWO, five hour watches in the parking lot. the last one was 4-8 am. anyway, as i am doing my rounds, i notice my truck had a mad gangster lean going...upon ispection, i find i have a rear driver side flat tire!!

that sucked. anyway, after watch i went out to change it. well the factory jack (if you can call it that...) was smaller than all hell! it didnt even lift the truck at all! so i was pissed, and ask a friend to drive me to and auto store so i could buy a newe, bigger jack. we drove to an Advanced Auto, and they dot open till 9am. its freakin 730. we wait, go in, and i buy this 1400 lbs max weight tested, 23" max height, heavy duty hydrolic lift with industrial strength rolling jack. it was 48 bucks. we drive back, i lift the truck to amazing heights, get the lug nuts off, and tug on the flat tire.

nothing. i pull harder.......nothing.

i tug and pull and kick.....its not coming off! after 30 minutes i give up, go back to the ship and shower, and a buddy calls. i give him my story, and he drives out to the lot to help. he tugs and pulls and kicks and curses. its still not coming off like it should. and i dont know why.

we decide to get some WD-40. i spray it on generously. wait a couple minutes, and pull. still nothing.

some dude was walking by to his truck and asked to help. i said go for it. he sprays on more WD-40, kicks the whell a little bit, and with some mighty brute strength and 5 minutes later the tire finally comes off!

i thank him, slide my spare tire on, tighten the lugs, and drop the truck down.

all in all i was happier. i inspect the tire and find two small screws poking out...now i got to go Sears to get the tire fixed and im all good to go.



so, moral of the story is: dont just stop, turn around and skip that gravel lot.