[hciman77]

Yesterday I came home from walking the dog to find I had a flat tire. It turns out that person or persons unknown had gone through my neighbourhood and slashed the Tires on 31 cars. Well, the news folks called it slashed but in fact on mine it was a tiny hole, such as you might get from an upholstery needle or somesuch but still unrepairable.

I was lucky, I only had one done but there was a Civic up the road from me that had all 4 slashed and a Brand New Passat that had three done over. When I went to the Tire place there was a queue of disgruntled residents, some having to shell out $200 or $300 . Really annoying. Still if that is the worst thing that happens round my way I guess we are doing okay.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

I bet it was the employees of that tire place; they must be bored with almost no frequent customers.

But seriously, that really sucks. The tire place should at least given you guys a discount, considering the circumstances.

 

[hciman77]

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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif I bet it was the employees of that tire place; they must be bored with almost no frequent customers.

Ha !, that is just what the missus said, and they were very fast at the tire place ....... almost as if they were expecting us

 

[lmilhan]

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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif But seriously, that really sucks. The tire place should at least given you guys a discount, considering the circumstances.

Don't hold your breath...

 

[Febs]

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Originally Posted by hciman77 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yesterday I came home from walking the dog to find I had a flat tire. It turns out that person or persons unknown had gone through my neighbourhood and slashed the Tires on 31 cars.

That's unfortunate. What neighborhood do you live in?

 

[hciman77]

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Originally Posted by Febs /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's unfortunate. What neighborhood do you live in?

Ardmore, though the 6ABC news item refers to it as Haverford township. Amazing that it made the news really, quiet day I suppose.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

I'm not an experienced juvenile delinquent; wouldn't slashing the tires cause a loud air explosion?

 

[blessingx]

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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not an experienced juvenile delinquent; wouldn't slashing the tires cause a loud air explosion?

You don't watch enough movies.

 

[hciman77]

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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not an experienced juvenile delinquent; wouldn't slashing the tires cause a loud air explosion?

Well, on mine there was a small hole in the wall, my guess is something like an upholstery needle, i.e long thin sharp and with a handle, the air would go down slowly and with just a slight hiss. When I tried pumping mine up , before I realised it had been slashed I thought it had gone flat , it did pump up but went down again and I could just hear the air escaping.

 

[bhd812]

Slashing sidewalls always been hard for me, I like to use the valve release thingy..stick in the tires valve stem and pop goes the air..easy and fast.

HCI sorry that happened to you and your hood but on the positive side at least it brought your neighborhood closer...

(of course my experience in tire slashing only was in the movies..not in life..)

 

[hciman77]

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Originally Posted by bhd812 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Slashing sidewalls always been hard for me, I like to use the valve release thingy..stick in the tires valve stem and pop goes the air..easy and fast. HCI sorry that happened to you and your hood but on the positive side at least it brought your neighborhood closer... (of course my experience in tire slashing only was in the movies..not in life..)

Well, I was much luckier than some, actually it seemed like most folks were taking it pretty well overall. Annoyed rather than forming Lynch mobs

 

[65535]

if it's a pinhole leak I think they can fix it with something like this
http://www.parmidge.com/pokie/plug_files/flat2.jpg

 

[spacecoyote]

It was the Committee Of Seventy, I just know it.

 

[hciman77]

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Originally Posted by 65535 /img/forum/go_quote.gif if it's a pinhole leak I think they can fix it with something like this http://www.parmidge.com/pokie/plug_files/flat2.jpg

They wont fix a hole in the wall of a tire, they will do it if it is in the tread, you can put a 6" nail through a tire tread and get it fixed...

 

[trains are bad]

The caring prankster places a BB in the valve cap, flattening the tire without damage.