Do it yourself

Quote: DRich

Got a flat tire today. Probably my first one in 15 years. I haven't changed a tire since 1990. Fortunately my warranty covers roadside assistance so Triple A was out in about 45 minutes. Took him about 7 minutes to fill up the spare and swap it on. Hopefully it can be patched because I still like this car and it only has 21,000 miles on it, I am not ready to replace it yet.

I have Triple A also, but would probably change it myself except in certain conditions. Probably not going to change it out on I-75. but if I have a place to pull in like parking lot, would do it there. I keep a foot pump handy, so can handle a slow leak until i get somewhere.

Quote: rxwine

I have Triple A also, but would probably change it myself except in certain conditions. Probably not going to change it out on I-75. but if I have a place to pull in like parking lot, would do it there. I keep a foot pump handy, so can handle a slow leak until i get somewhere.

Mine was pretty handy as it was in my driveway. The most physical thing I do is take the garbage cans out on Monday and they are on wheels.

Quote: rxwine

I have Triple A also, but would probably change it myself except in certain conditions. Probably not going to change it out on I-75. but if I have a place to pull in like parking lot, would do it there. I keep a foot pump handy, so can handle a slow leak until i get somewhere.

Me too, in fact I changed one a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t have to wonder if my spare was full because it always is. Dropped AAA years ago. Typical wait times were 2 hours or so.

Quote: JimRockford

Me too, in fact I changed one a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t have to wonder if my spare was full because it always is. Dropped AAA years ago. Typical wait times were 2 hours or so.

How often do you check the pressure in your spare so that you are confident it will be fine? I wasn't even sure if mine had a spare as I had never seen it before as it is under the floor board in the back of the SUV.

Quote: DRich

How often do you check the pressure in your spare so that you are confident it will be fine? I wasn't even sure if mine had a spare as I had never seen it before as it is under the floor board in the back of the SUV.

I adjust the pressure in my tires including the spare once a month. That’s probably a little anal but I have a compressor so it’s easy. If the temperature has been pretty consistent they often don’t require much adjustment. The critical time to check is when the seasons change. If it’s significantly warmer than the last time I checked, I sometimes need to let air out.

Quote: JimRockford

I adjust the pressure in my tires including the spare once a month. That’s probably a little anal but I have a compressor so it’s easy. If the temperature has been pretty consistent they often don’t require much adjustment. The critical time to check is when the seasons change. If it’s significantly warmer than the last time I checked, I sometimes need to let air out.

That is great that you pay so much attention to it. I only check my tire pressure if the dashboard starts yelling at me.

Quote: DRich

Got a flat tire today. Probably my first one in 15 years. I haven't changed a tire since 1990. Fortunately my warranty covers roadside assistance so Triple A was out in about 45 minutes. Took him about 7 minutes to fill up the spare and swap it on. Hopefully it can be patched because I still like this car and it only has 21,000 miles on it, I am not ready to replace it yet.

if the tire is ruined, it totaled the car, you'll have to get a new one

couldn't resist , sorry

Quote: odiousgambit

if the tire is ruined, it totaled the car, you'll have to get a new one

couldn't resist , sorry

You don't need to apologize. That was a real consideration (replacing the car, not totaling it). Fortunately they were able to patch it so the $40 cost was considerably better than a $35,000 payment.

I was looking at a guy's "hamster wheel" device for charging one of those small portable cell phone type batteries that he put outside for squirrel power. He was baiting the wheel with peanut butter. It didn't work very well. I think a better idea would be something that wrapped around a bird feeder pole. It would work similar to q cuckoo clock. Make a lightweight piece of foam that slides up or down the pole. A small amount of counterweight would keep it pulled to the top of the poll. When a squirrel is either climbing up or down from the feeder the squirrel's weight on it would pull it downward turning the generator. Maybe use a longer pole than a normal bird feeder height. Instead of 6 ft, make it 10 or 15ft.

OOh, if you have an iphone or ipad, I just noticed Blackmagic has released a free camera app. They've offered a free video editor comparable to pro versions for years now. They sell camera hardware, and offer software free.

I don't see any "in app" purchase message either. No android version though.