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I was proud of myself … I had finally managed to plan my Friday such that I could get home at a decent time .. I would leave office at around 530pm, take 1 call in the car, and the last 1 at home, and I’d be ready to start my weekend at 7pm! Perfect … if things actually went according to plan, that is …
I got to the office parking lot only to find that I had a flat tyre! .. Thats ok, I thought .. I’ve done this at least 5times in the past .. Let me time myself to replace the flat in 20mins this time … And so I started… Bolts made loose, Jack in place, car up, bolts off, spare tyre out … but whats this, the tyre wouldnt budge… A helpful security-person had come to assist … Each of us huffed and puffed to get this off… This made absolutely no sense… So I called a colleague to see if I was missing something here … and then contacted my mech-consultant (read: my dad). No one had more advice than - ‘just give it a little shake’ & ‘get someone stronger to help’(!!).. By this time, more ppl had gathered… All giving it a try, and failing!.. I was left with no option but to call Hyundai-help… They’d take 1 hr at least, they said, and would do it for Rs400/-! I had no mind to pay that much to change a tyre, so I huffed and puffed some more… 45mins into the ordeal, I would try anything now.. I opened the car-help-book for the 1st time in 2yrs, while I went through the instructions there! To cut a (1hr)long story short, the last suggestion we had was to lower the car & get the car’s weight to hopefully wiggle this tyre out of its jammed position.. And so I did… 10mins later we had about 8 of us ‘Wuhuu’ in unison, when the tyre finally gave way!!
There’s a certain sense of helplessness & dissatisfaction while fighting with someone who doesnt respond to what you say/do… its like arguing with someone who doesnt bother to react! .. In that 1 hr, that sthoopid tyre sure had its way! and it took about 5 ibmer’s & 3 security staff to change a tyre! :)
This’ll be my entry to ‘Ripleys Believe it or not!’ !!
