Just a Bump in the Road

[timill]

and nothing worse, fortunately.

As I was coming in to work this morning, a pickup somewhere ahead of me decided to shed a box of Stuff. The first I knew of this was when the van ahead of me did a brake-and-swerve, scattering some of the contents. This left contents across the width of the lane, so my choice was what to hit rather than whether to hit something.

What I clipped was, I think, a brick that was hiding behind a paper bag - it was a definite "thump" on the offside front. The steering seemed unaffected, the gauges didn't change and no warning lights came on.

I checked when I parked at work, and that tyre was definitely low. So I went and had a coffee, and came back, to find it now flat.

So: out with the penknife, the jack and the wheelbrace, and change the tyre for the spare. I really must remember to (a) get a better knife to cut the cableties that retain the wheel trims and (b) keep a pack of disposable gloves in the car. It really is just as well that I got round to getting that jack off Ebay last year.

But it could have been a lot worse...

Comments

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Eek!

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Glad you weren't hurt and the car wasn't too damaged. Still scary stuff...

[mkillingworth.livejournal.com]

Might be worth getting the alignment checked, just to be on the safe side.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Wibble. So glad you are okay.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

WSS!

I have a little kit in the car (probably bought at a Texaco or similar on sale) which has jumper leads, disposable gloves, and a small number of useful tools. Of course what it doesn't have is a spare engine for a Mondeo (sigh)

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

That's for sure. At least you usually have a spare handy.

I agree that getting the alignment checked would be a good thing.