My first Puncture

So last week I got into my car all pleased about leaving from work before 6, only to find that my way was blocked by some cars, whose drivers were having their afternoon chat session in a car some rows away! Well, the security guy went and called them and then they were nice enough to move their cars out of the way, even guide me out of my spot. Only my Sparky just wudnt relent. I am usually quite proud of what my driving skills have come to be with a year of practice. But today it was no fun with Sparky just not listening to me. Hmpph!! And then I hear those fatal words "Madam, tyre to puncture hua hai!!" Huh!! What?!! My car's tyre? Do these things actually happen? okay, am just kidding, of course they happen! And what better place to happen than the office parking lot, where there are a bunch of drivers whose highlight of the day would probably have been a dash between cars at the most! :) Okay thats a cruel thought! But the fact that these guys didnt have much to do the entire day made them all(ateast 5 of them) willing volunteers to change my car's tire! And from that moment on all I did was pointed my finger to where the jack was, or the rag was. Till something spun me into action, and I was like everytime the tire gets punctures I will not be surrounded by helpful strangers, so maybe I should contribute to this process! So well I picked up the puntured tyre and got appreciative glances from all till I tried putting it in my boot and I realised that I was putting it in the wrong way! So I left like that and went to watch where the jack was placed and how high it had to be cranked up ( is that the term?). Well, at the end of it I felt very educated and told myself I could do this if I were stranded on the highway! ( I can hear the snickering !!! )

So after the new tire was on and the punctured one placed properly (remember I had just left it in the boot) and the tools packed away, came my next dilemna!! Should I pay these helpful souls something for their time and energy? They drove for owners of Honda Civics, Skodas and even a Merc!!! What would be right amount to give 5 of them, I had like about 100 bucks in my purse that day!!! Was that too little for 5 of them, or too much for a tire change? I have never had a tire changed in my life ever (that is if you dont count the cycle tyre punctures a decade and a half ago that cost like a buck to have fixed) ! So I just did the smartest thing that I could think off, put on my sunglasses to avoid a direct look, slinked into my seat and drove away! :D With a victorious feeling of having had my first car puncture and overcome it succesfully (you are not allowed to question my input to the process)! And atleast an half an hour late for the appointment that I had started out early from office for!

Well learnt a couple of things that day, well actually made aware of them, that tubeless tires do get punctured!! And that its not such a bad thing being a woman, you can get a tire changed without getting your hands dirty or having to call your emergency number, unless u want to prove you are not a sissy and pick up the dirty punctured tire and try putting it in its place!! :D