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fandomhigh2015-10-08 10:48 am
10secondcar) wrote in fandomhigh2015-10-08 10:48 am
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Adulting With Cars, Thursday, Third Period
When the students arrived for today's class, they might notice things seeming a bit...off-kilter.
"Sometimes," Brian said, "you're going to get a flat tire. It happens, it sucks, and you need to know how to deal with it, because unless you specifically have run-flat tires and know that's what you've got, do not try to drive on it. That's how you wind up with a lot bigger problem. Now, you've got a couple of options to tide you over until you can get to somewhere you can get a new, proper tire. The sturdiest is going to be a spare tire, but maybe you don't have a spare tire. Maybe you used your spare tire for the last flat, or when you get a good look at your spare tire you realize it's got dry rot or something. It happens. That's why my poor car has three flats, so we can cover all the bases. Let's get started."
First, Brian walked them through how to change a tire, and then the alternative methods. "Your assignment for today is to fix your flat tire using one of these three methods, and then drive to the tire shop programmed into your car's GPS. Winner gets candy. You can pick which method you use, but there's a catch: since changing a tire does take longer, if you pick one of the other two methods there's a greater chance your repair will fail before you reach the shop and you'll have to try again on the side of the road programmed into the simulation. The decision to take the risk or not is yours. Ready, set, GO!"
"Sometimes," Brian said, "you're going to get a flat tire. It happens, it sucks, and you need to know how to deal with it, because unless you specifically have run-flat tires and know that's what you've got, do not try to drive on it. That's how you wind up with a lot bigger problem. Now, you've got a couple of options to tide you over until you can get to somewhere you can get a new, proper tire. The sturdiest is going to be a spare tire, but maybe you don't have a spare tire. Maybe you used your spare tire for the last flat, or when you get a good look at your spare tire you realize it's got dry rot or something. It happens. That's why my poor car has three flats, so we can cover all the bases. Let's get started."
First, Brian walked them through how to change a tire, and then the alternative methods. "Your assignment for today is to fix your flat tire using one of these three methods, and then drive to the tire shop programmed into your car's GPS. Winner gets candy. You can pick which method you use, but there's a catch: since changing a tire does take longer, if you pick one of the other two methods there's a greater chance your repair will fail before you reach the shop and you'll have to try again on the side of the road programmed into the simulation. The decision to take the risk or not is yours. Ready, set, GO!"
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Fix Your Tire & Race!
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Kathy Li
Eggsy Unwin
Blue Sargent
Garik Loran
Kira Yukimura
Maria DeLuca
Alana
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She would not be telling anyone at home about this misadventure in class.
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loved the RNGwas good at staying calm under pressure, fixed the tire correctly and then could drive faster than if he was really worried about his method not holding up under driving conditions.Yay, candy!
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Success! Second this week, new record for the semester!
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And then she had a blowout a few yards short of the end of the course and ended up having to replace the tire anyhow -- which, of course, involved a lot of bolts that seemed like they did not want to budge. She was mad at herself as she limped to the finish line.
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