Speaking of Bad Manners

That was about all I needed, Frank. Just had trouble seeing what I was doing. I know that feminists are crazy - but a small older woman in the middle of the night with a flat tire is now scary? Face it - there are just a lot of people turning into selfish whimps. At least you still don't run into that jive out on the 4WD backroads, where people will actually take you, and haul your rig to the nearest town if need be. I hope that doesn't change, too. I can't imagine a 4Wer ever leaving another 4Wer stranded -- at any time of the day or night.

Sometimes it's hard to keep from getting jaded and restraining myself from becoming the same sort of douche as those guys last night who were able to stare but not ask if I might need some help - a better jack, a little light, etc. I'm glad my friends don't act like that. I have friends I can have pride in - and it would embarrass me crapless to be caught in the company of such a man as one who would not come to the aid of a woman like those idiots. Ah well - can't get dirty on Saturday when you are trying to pick up chicks, huh? I wonder if they realize they'd have been a lot sexier to the women they were trying to pick up with a little dirt on them and the story of helping out a stranded old lady. Dipsticks.

It was Podunk. Probably $30. Their life savings, gone!

Cheers. - Frank

One of the best inventions ever! I always keep a can in the trunk of my car.

I just realized that the Bimmer has run flat tires. Pretty cool. :-)

Cheers. - Frank

I always thought most people would. They always have before, whether they could see I was handling it on my own or not. And no - it's absolutely not fun to have a flat. It happens, though, and it never seems to happen at a convenient time.

It infuriates me to no end to see a woman bitch at someone for holding a door for her. I get very vocal about it if I see it happen. There's been a few times I've had the bimbo threaten to hit me for what I've said. I just tell em to bring it. Nothing would make me happier than breaking her arm if she swung at me for standing up for the dignity of the person being polite. I find it's a rare few that are stupid enough, or full enough of themselves to act like that, though. Thanks for small favors. I hope it stays like that. We we can't extend each other small courtesies anymore, it's time to end society completely and see how long those rabid idiots last on their own.

I NEVER said you DIDN'T know how to change a tire! HECK, I do, and I had problems! The problem I had, and the solution, had NOTHING to do with knowledge, or even strength! The person that helped me was strong, and HE had trouble! As for class? Chivalry is PART of it, and helping people is part of that, but it isn't the WHOLE!

OK, so ******NOW****** you are saying my advice WAS good! SEEEEEEEE YOU had the SAME problem! And YEAH, if you don't mind possible noise, and the need for power, go with YOUR option.

Steve

Same here. I know how to change a flat tire, I've done it before, but the problem these days is I can't loosen the lug nuts, at all. But fortunately, I've always been helped. Even by guys that were so sweaty, they stunk to high heaven, lol! But I thanked them just the same.

Ha! I just remembered one flat tire incident I had when I was a teenager. We lived on a private dirt road on Mill Lake. I got halfway up it towards Baldwin Rd. when I got a flat. I was just going to the corner store with my little brother to get some late night munchies. We could have walked, but where's the fun in that when you now can drive, right? It's better than getting ate up by mosquitoes, haha!

Anyway, we walked and when we got to the party store at the end of the road, my brother showed me a car that had broken down and was just sitting there. He suggested that I go and take one of its tires, exchange it with my flat, and put the flat tire on that car. (He was always getting me in trouble, lol)

So I walked over to the abandoned car, took the tire off it and walked back to my car and leaned the new tire against it. I then took the flat off of my car and carried it back to the abandoned car and tried to put it on. Problem! It was the wrong size, the holes didn't line up! Grrr!

I took the flat tire back to my car and put it back on. I then took the, er, borrowed tire back to the abandoned car and proceeded to put it back on. Then I hear a car slowing down and look up. Oh oh! It was a police car! I looked around and my brother was nowhere to be seen! Brat!

The police officer asked if I needed some help. I answered him, no thank you, I've just about got it. Then he asked me if this was my car. Gulp! I was always taught to respect the police and since my dad was president of the Lake Orion Jaycees, I actually knew a lot of them. I could not tell a lie.

I told him no, it wasn't. He then asked me if I was trying to steal the tire from off the car. I replied, no sir! I'm trying to put it back on! He looked at me suspiciously so I had to explain the whole thing to him. When I was finished, he was laughing.

He said, "Well, I'll give you honesty and the fact that you took the time to put it back says a lot about your character. Most, a-hem, thieves would not do that. Tell you what, if you have learned your lesson and promise never to try and steal again, I won't tell your dad!"

He knew me, but I didn't recognize him at all, still don't know which officer that was. He stayed there until I finished the job, walked me back to my car, looked at my tire and told me I would be fine seeing as how I just lived 5 houses down. Yikes!!

I learned my lesson, I really did! But I didn't cover for my brother's trouble making antics with my dad like I used to, for a whole month!! LOL!


Terra

I feel for you but verbally calling everyone of those guys dickless wonders really does no good.

You seem to be making judgement calls against people who you know NOTHING about. Only thing you know about them is that they have a sack of testicles between their legs. And that is how you are judging them which is shallow

Having preconceived notions of what a man should or shouldn't be has got our Society in the 'shitter.' And actually gotten people murdered

I guess if those guys were transgender, gay, or just a little ' light in the loafers' it means they were less than satisfactory human beings because they didn't have the 'balls' to get out and help you ?

I remember, last fall shopping for clothes for my 4 year old daughter. My wife was out of town and we had to get a particular kind of dress for her in girl's section. I was clueless and it showed as I was running around the section like a turkey with its head cut off.

There was at least 5 moms in there and they assisted me with zilch.

I guess I could say they were classless bitches and needed to be real women and help a dad out in stress

But I realize they had their own problems and I did knot know them or what they may be going through in their own lives so I reserved judgement

that was a lousy experience to have, Sal. I would have felt the same outrage.

I really appreciate good manners - I always make a point of thanking anyone who opens a door for me, etc. It's just the right thing to do. But then again good manners was very much a part of my upbringing and I passed that down to my son

What - no condoms?

Cheers. - Frank

You for got the spiked high heels to wear over those fishnet stockings. Slip-ons or sneakers just couldn't pull it off and flip flops would just look ridiculous, lol!


Terra

This is an excellent point and one I didn't even think about. Casinos are notorious for ploys and scams. I wouldn't be surprised if many of these guys may have heard of a scam where a damsel in distress was part of a sinister plot to lure people in under the guise of a flat tire and then rob them with some male counterparts hidden off to the side.

If I was in Casino area I might think twice about it

As many OTers shake their head in disgust over people not giving their sit up to that poor little...
guide dog.

The nerve of some people