> I can't believe this is happenning now. Only three business days before
> the big trip. Like I already don't have enough to do. I got time to
> spare to sit around in yet another tire shop. Hhmmmpphhhh......

Moral of the story....
If at all possible... have repairs done weeks or months in advance of a big
trip... to give yourself some time to take it back in to be done right...
the second or third time... s**t happens...

I'm doing things now in preparation for a big trip next spring.
Bill