Bizarre event, very thankful no harm

[malkin]

Mercury is in retrograde. Just sayin.'

Well, thanks to y'all, I'm just going to hunker down and be careful!

[smilingcat]

Wow!! That would shake me up really bad!!

Mine was bit different. About 30 years ago, I owned a Toyota Tercel wagon. Loved the thing. Reliable, practical easy to drive. Took it in for a scheduled servicing and had the wheels rotated. Months down the road. One of the tires went flat at the office. I tried to take the lug nuts off and change the tire but the nuts would not budge. Of course guys were more than willing to give it their try and they did. Managed to break off the two of the four bolts. At which point, I called a tow truck and took it to a nearest tire place and had all the bolts replaced.

I was told by the owner of the tire shop that who ever did the tire rotation used an impact wrench and overtightened all the bolts... They could break off without warning and watch one of the tire go rolling off.

Yours came off!! OMG!! I would be too shaken up to be driving for the day!!

[Catrin]

I did have to go home for a few hours Smilingcat to chill, there is a reason why there is no food in the house that isn't frozen! I did make it to the movies though, and I am glad I went. I enjoyed it and it got my mind off of stuff.

Some years ago I wound up with a very old Geo Metro, it had electrical issues but I it was all I could afford. It came from a friend and the price was right. As it turned out, there was an issue with a rear bearing, and I had my shop at that time fix it. I picked it up, drove all the way across Indy. On the way home very strange noises started happening, and the car started shimming and shaking. I didn't have the money for a tow truck, and no cell phone. I had no idea what was going on so I kept driving it. I managed to get it all of the way back to the shop, and in that last block the car REALLY started doing bizarre stuff. It was indeed a huge problem with the bearing and the wheel was very crooked by that point. It never came off though...and they fixed it right the second time. I never went back to that shop...

Ok, time to go to bed now...

[spokewench]

Glad you are okay. This happened to my father when he was in his 80's. Luckily his tire fell off in town before he headed out on the freeway to go home! He was quite shaken up due somewhat to his age and I was livid. They did take care of it, but I was glad that I could intercede for my Dad cause he was having a hard time with this.

[OakLeaf]

Dang. I can't believe how many people this has happened to. I'm starting to think I should start carrying a torque wrench in the car and checking the lug nuts myself every time they do a tire rotation ... same as you always check the tire pressure after a car's been serviced ...

[Catrin]

I just spoke to my dealer, and the car is already in the body shop. Of course that doesn't mean that it will be ready tomorrow. Frankly I don't care how long it takes as long as it is addressed properly, and it appears to be. They are doing an alignment, and will check the axle/hub/brake caliper and other related parts. I do want to find out how this will be reported and what it might do to the value of my car. I intend on driving it until it falls apart, but it will be good to know.

The 2013 brand new Sorento is a nice ride, but I really miss my Soul - this will make me appreciate her more

[Crankin]

Hope the repair goes well, Catrin. I can't imagine that happening.
I did a 33 mile ride yesterday, with no ill effects on my head. Even my helmet didn't hurt and my friends weren't too grossed out by my black eye. Today, I woke up with a burning stomach and feeling "off." All I could think of was that the blood was pooling in my brain! But, I went about my business, despite feeling off, and by noon I realized that I am sick, it has nothing to do with my injury. Not my usual sinus sick, but achy and maybe a little low grade fever. I'm not that hungry, either, although the stomach is feeling a little better. Because of the holiday, I saw all of my clients near my house beginning at 9:30 and I was home by 3. Took a Tylenol and I will be getting into bed after dinner. I did walk about 3-4 miles with my first 2 clients, so I did get some exercise, but even though it was about 70 degrees, there's no way I could have gone for a ride. Skipped boot camp, too. I think I just held it all in until after my exam!