BANG...BLOWOUT...PHEW!

Submitted: Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 13:55
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So ... the old Supatrupa made a surprise stop on the Frankston/Dandenong road yesterday. Big blowout on the driver's side back. No real steering problems, but you sit at a funny angle, with the back dropped to one side about a foot.

I knew I should have put the new set of wheels on before I left home on the ebay run! Still.... I got another couplahundred ks out of that tyre.

Inches from the freeway left lane. NOONE slowed down. Well a few 4wdrivers did a bit. Almost noone move out in the lane.. plenty of room. NONE changed lanes away from me, when they could.

One P plater blasted their horn while I was under the wheel arch... bruise on the back of the head to prove it. I was fuming.... they very nearly got a wheel brace through the back window.... but I needed it still.

I had the big 33" spare sat right beside the lane behind a way. At least, if they were going to hit me they would have to come over the tyre first.

The big rig was swaying with the passing Bernoulli Principle drag... [I think that's right].

I just can't understand why a little easing off of speed, and a little bit of a move out from my backside would not have been appropriate.

Is it just city drivers? I was wearing my old CFA overalls and when working half onto the lane [well nearly] I was signalling a slow-down please action every so often.... totally ignored.

Ah well... turned out okay in the end.

Fitted my new set of wheels this morning.

Cheers Royce

PS.... Was on an ebay 'teddy run' teddy shop will be called Nannybear, with a small sign reading "There's a bear in there."......... and another " Bear all and wash".

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