Bloggers have their friends take pictures while they change a tire

 

It's Saturday. I have a blowout.  Major.  The van squiggles across the road and I barely keep it under control.  It's hot and I just left San Francisco, the city of fog, so I have three layers of shirt action going on.  Kids in the car.  Husband back in San Francisco. 

I have never changed a tire before but I don't see why I couldn't. 

 



 

An hour later, a guy pulls up and asks if we need any help. I'm just finishing up with tightening the lug nuts on the spare tire and I smile and say, "Nope, got it under control."  He seems impressed.  I am impressed with myself.  And dirty, very dirty.

 

 

Photos: Renee

Comments

[Tal]

Congratulations Rae, that's very cool.

[Marian]

Impressive, indeed!

[Melissa]

Wow! I can never seem to get the lugnuts off since they use machines to tighten them at the mechanic's, and I am clearly not a machine. Good job!

[#1mama]

you're amazing - it's a good thing to know how to do! Do you know what caused the blow-out. I'm so glad that all of you are okay. Wow!

[Sara]

Nice! Love your hair wrap too...you're a goregeous tire changing mama.

[Rae]

Yeah, the lug nuts were really hard. I definitely blew off steam with a few cuss words. At one point Renee had to stand on the cross wrench thing we had and use all her weight to get one loosened.

[Susanne]

Nothing makes you feel more powerful than changing a tire. And you really manage to look gorgeous while doing it.

[mopsy]

I'm impressed with you, too.

I had to laugh---we had a blowout a little over a year ago and I took pictures of my husband while he changed the tire.