Women and Flat Tires, sigh.......

[Hal Copple]

Jeeze, the thanks i don't get.

All my driving life, i have endeavored to help other drivers out, like when i see someone driving with a dangerously low tire. I work my way over to them so that a stop light i can tell them they are dangerously low or flat. Sometimes i can signal to a car on the interstate that they are low on air, and i can see in my rear view mirror that they are pulling off.

But what is it with women? I swear, today again, i worked my way to be next to two ladies, and told them very clearly that they had dangoursly low tire pressures, the kind where the tire is probably already ruined. They said thanks, there was no mistake that they understood what I was warning them of, and yet both ladies accelerated away, one merging out on the Interstate in her SUV.

I can just imagine what happens when her tire blows, and she rolls, and then sues the SUV maker. Someone in SC recently won 10 million when they acknowledged they were speeding, on a 7 year old tire, and had never ever checked the tire pressure, rolled, etc.

The second one, i followed this lady into a parking lot, told here about her rear tire being almost flat, and pointed to a big tire place RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!!! and she told me thanks, and drove away down the road.

Then a few minutes later, saw this cool dude lying back in his seat, one tire about flat, accelerating out towards the highway. I just shook my head, and went on my way.

The worst example was a few years ago, got a young woman's attention that her purse was on top of her roof. , but she thought i was trying to pick her up, i guess, she rolled up her window and raced off, purse still on top of her car.

I always look my car over when i walk up to it, goes back to days in army aviation. But some folks probably couldn't tell you what color their car was.

Just venting, i am going out with daughter Becky to Hot Rod night at Tubby's bar and grill in a few minutes.

Just helped a friend with a Jensen Healey, did a compression check, sad news.