Rescue Tools

Momoko had a tire that was running a bit flat. Kit Kat took my tire pressure gauge, and headed to the gas station. Oooops. Somebody was using the air machine there. Then the one at the next gas station had a broken air machine. Bad luck.

But hold up. Kit Kat forgot about the obvious - Black Kat's garage. I actually have an air compressor in the back of my truck. The thing works very slow. But it works. You plug it into your cigarette lighter, and wait a long time for it to fill up the tires.

Turns out all of Momoko's tires were low on air. So Kit Kat hooked her up. Now Momoko should be good to go. I am glad I bought these tools like the air pressure gauge and the air compressor. They come in handy on a cold day like today.

Tire Trouble

Today I drove the boys to lunch. We headed to our favorite Chinese restaurant. As we got there, I felt the car steer funny. I got out of the car at the restaurant and found that my tire was flat. Bummer.

I immediately pulled to the corner of the parking lot. We pulled out the little spare tire. But me and the boys could not find the jack for the car. I consulted the owner's manual. Of course. They hid the jack under the driver seat. Ha ha.

My best buddy at work jumped onto the ground and started jacking up my car. He started complaining that something was wrong. It was hard to jack up the car. My other buddy took over and started well, but got tired too. I did my share and found it surprisingly hard. This is strange as my car is small (and should be light).

We managed to get the tire changed. But my cheap jack is toast. Got to find a better one somewhere. Momoko drove me to Mister Tire where they said they could repair my flat tire. Let's hope so. I don't want to buy any new tires.