Good on ya!

A useful trick to know.

Thanks.

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius)

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On 10/6/07, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote:
> So some time this spring I went to a local no-name tire shop to get my
> summer tires on.
> I saw em using the air-powered impact wrench so I say in a light hearted
> tone "don't forget I gotta get em off my hand" ...
> they smile back glug glug glug "yah you dont want em falling off" ...
> Well today I scored a right front flat...so I pull over into nearby parking
> lot
> I grab the short vw tire iron and the mentally disabled vw jack ...
> I pull on the tire iron it aint going no where so I stand on it and it just
> flies off.
> I unleash a lot well chosen words on the no-name air wrench lug heads...
> I hike up the rear seat & grab my 19mm husky socket & the 1/2 wrench no go
> there
> I split the side of the socket for my efforts ..
> Now if I only had a  bar just 2-3 ' I think I'd be home free, I am looking
> everywhere for anything but nope
> I cant see anything in the van or the parking lot....
> so should I hike or cab home ,
> no I recall talking to the auto association they said
> "you can get a member ship same day as an incident but you wont get full
> prelivegs"
>  eg no 300KM tow & few other restriction but you would get a 10KM tow for
> the cost of a membership.
> So I call em up on that, well now the rulez change it membership + $45 same
> day incident surcharge
> well I guess that not so bad except that was not what they told me when they
> asked me for my renewal ...
>
> So I curse one more time all no-name air-wrench lug heads.
> Then BOOM the light goes on I see that mentally disable jack lying beside
> the van & eye ball
> the tire-iron yah sure slip the tire iron into the section that normally
> goes into the jack post on the van and I'll be dammed
> if ya dont have 3' cheater bar well I stand like Leonardo right there on the
> 3' end & jump up & down
> The there is a gwad awfull shearing like lug busted off but no that was the
> sound of release I repeat that 5 more time & I am home free
>
> so there ya go yall got yer self a 3' cheater bar in ya van
> but I bet any real vanagon guy/gal already knowd bout ha ?
>