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luckystars3
2015
Member since 11/07 2378 total posts
Name:
Julie
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
nope 
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
Member since 9/05 32436 total posts
Name:
Stephanie
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Yes, if I had to 
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| Posted 7/8/08 8:35 AM |
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JennZ
MY LIFE!!
Member since 8/05 25463 total posts
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Yes, I had no father around and 3 uncles who made sure I could do "man" things. I could change the oil if need be and I was totally desperate.
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| Posted 7/8/08 8:40 AM |
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
Name:
LB
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
can i? yes, i learned how.
would i? no, that's what my AAA membership is for!!
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| Posted 7/8/08 8:44 AM |
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anonttcer
BOOOO for fall!
Member since 7/06 10082 total posts
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Meaning a NON ttcer!
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Gotta say no.
Unlike pumping gas this just requires a bit of mechanical inclination and I have about as much as an ant.
Plus I THINK it requires some strength- and I'm a weakling....
In this case- I have to say that I'm totally the damsel in distress...
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| Posted 7/8/08 8:45 AM |
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Wendy
Wheeee!
Member since 5/05 13736 total posts
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Posted by Shorty
yes, i know how....but if I actually needed to, I don't know if I could do it.
I actually attempted once YEARS ago at Jones Beach but the bolts wouldn't budge so my mother let some odd man drive me to an auto parts store for fix a flat!!! (I was probably 19-20 yrs old).
He had photo albums in his car ... pictures of his girlfriend and their pet monkey
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| Posted 7/8/08 8:48 AM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
Name:
Shawn
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
I can, and have (too many times....  ), and I know that DW has at least once as well.
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| Posted 7/8/08 8:57 AM |
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NinaLemon
It's a boy!!!
Member since 10/07 6453 total posts
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Jeannine
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Absolutely.
I feel very lucky to have been raised in the family I have - my mother is one of 5 girls raised by a single mother (her father died when she was 5) her mother was able to raise them well, but constantly complained about how much easier their life would be if they had a man in the home. Instead of being proud of herself for raising 5 intelligent women in the 40s and 50s, she constantly told her children that life is only complete if you have a husband.
My mother was determined to never make us feel that we needed a husband to make life easier, she wanted us to know that women are capable of anything and that true happiness comes from within, it isn’t granted to you by others. I have 5 sisters and 1 brother we all know how to change oil, replace tires, do basic mechanical maintenance, cook, sew; I also do welding, but that was art school, not Mom and Dad 
I don’t think there is anything wrong with not being able to cahnge a tire or to do other mechanical tasks, I don’t think it makes you less of a woman or a weak woman. My father taught us that it isn’t knowing how to do everything, but knowing where to find the information. So if you know you can’t change a tire or would perfer not to, but you know how and where to get it done, you’ll never be stranded. I just wouldn’t want anyone to think that they are too weak to do those things. I am also 5’2” and can lift an SUV with a jack – that’s whole point of a lever, it takes very little force to exert a much larger force on the opposite end
...the lug nuts may be a different story if they were put on with an impact wrench 
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| Posted 7/8/08 9:08 AM |
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leighdvm
My golden boys!
Member since 3/06 4419 total posts
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Michele
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Logically, I know the steps to do in my head. I've never actually gone and DONE it......I have roadside assistance for 10 years on my car, so I don't think I'll ever need to. I honestly wouldn't know where to put the jack, I think that's the part that scares me the most.
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| Posted 7/8/08 9:23 AM |
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Stefanie
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Member since 5/05 23599 total posts
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Stefanie
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Yup.
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| Posted 7/8/08 9:56 AM |
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nrthshgrl
It goes fast. Pay attention.
Member since 7/05 57538 total posts
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
I learned how to change a tire years ago & have done it myself before.
It is much easier and quicker for me to stand around looking at it until someone stops.
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| Posted 7/8/08 10:01 AM |
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JennyPenny
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Member since 1/08 12702 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Nope
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| Posted 7/8/08 10:06 AM |
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stayandjohn
Our life is complete
Member since 5/05 5909 total posts
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Stacey
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Yup. I can also do a tune-up (not that I would), helps having a Father and Brother who are mechanics. They made sure I knew what to do before I went out
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| Posted 7/8/08 10:52 AM |
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Diane
Hope is Contagious....catch it
Member since 5/05 30683 total posts
Name:
D
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
yes
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| Posted 7/8/08 10:57 AM |
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HeatherRose
Life is Good :)
Member since 11/07 6605 total posts
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
no
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| Posted 7/8/08 10:59 AM |
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Melimaup
love lockdown
Member since 11/07 1509 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
NO way!
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| Posted 7/8/08 11:11 AM |
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DRMom
Two in Blue
Member since 5/05 20223 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
I can and I have though I would pay the $60 for AAA and call them first
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| Posted 7/8/08 11:41 AM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
Name:
Susan
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
yes I can and have before. Not in a while though. I do have AAA and roadside assistance with certain cars.
I also have jumper cables in my car and a first aid kit.
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| Posted 7/8/08 11:46 AM |
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MrsRJP
Happy Spring!!!
Member since 12/07 2151 total posts
Name:
Rena Marie
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
I picked other because there were no yes and no. I do know how to change one but due to a neck injury someone else has to do it. So usually I call roadside if needed or DH just does it.
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| Posted 7/8/08 12:08 PM |
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
an ex-bf literally stood next to me as I hiked up my skirt and changed my own flat because he felt it was important that I learn how.... came in handy many times despite how ticked off I was that day. Now a days, I might be more likely to call AAA depending on the situation.
Message edited 7/8/2008 1:02:59 PM.
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NewlyMrs
Laugh-Live-Love LIFE!
Member since 10/06 14432 total posts
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Jennifer
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
I could change my tire if I had to....but I have road side assistance so I don't have to
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| Posted 7/8/08 1:09 PM |
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lucyloo
nope
Member since 1/06 9758 total posts
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
I can and I have. Not with this car though, I did when I had a truck.
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| Posted 7/8/08 1:30 PM |
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CathyB
Member since 5/05 19403 total posts
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
Nope, but I do keep a can of Fix A Flat in each car so that if I did have a flat I could get it to my mechanic to fix for me.
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| Posted 7/8/08 1:40 PM |
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nancy6485
So in love
Member since 10/05 3363 total posts
Name:
Nancy
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
i've seen it done, but have never tried. I'm sure if I really needed to I could be able to figure it out; i'm usually good at that kind of stuff
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| Posted 7/8/08 3:19 PM |
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antoinette
boy mamma
Member since 5/05 2975 total posts
Name:
Antoinette
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Re: Spinoff: Could you change your own flat tire?
I have an idea but hey thats what AAA and my roadside assistance is for- I know how to check my tires though. my computer in my car is so sensitive that the check tire soon keeps coming on an off so I needed to learn how to read the gauge and such so i didnt keep having to bring it in.
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| Posted 7/8/08 3:29 PM |
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