As I said earlier I was down in Halifax for the day. I had rented a car for the drive and when I was picking it up I said no to the insurance that covers windsheilds adn tires. Now I thought about it as i said it becasue of the speeds that the Rigs would be going and the rocks that might fly up on to the windshield but I chose to say NO!
Well, the trip down went well until the exits into Halifax with what seemed like 8 ramps and construction pilons and COVERED UP!! exit signs!!!!!!! Well, I took one cause I thought it should be the right one. I must say I lucked ot but then more covered signs. Well to make a long story short I was lost once trying to get to the Amgus mac Donald bridge adn then when I came off the bridge I got in teh wrong lane so i missed my ramp so i was once again lost!! but i was able to drive around for 30 mins and teh WOHOO!!! I found a street that was on my tiny little map and I was again on my way.
After the job fair I was able to go for lunch on the warf and a couple of Canadian Military Ships and helicpters flew over head. One of the Helicopters had people that looked like they were going to jump. I am not sure if they were heading out for exercises or not.. But i Imust say it was kinda cool to see. Then the trip back!! I had to make a kinda out of the way stop at Starbucks..... heehee then off toward home.
Things on the way home were looking good until just past Sackville.... my car seemed very bumpy and it wasn't steering well. I pulled over to the side of the highway and got out... I had a flat tire on my back tire!!!!!! If you remember I said NO!!!! to free tires!!!!!!!!! NEVER AGAIN!!! so i turn on the Hazard lights adn pull out the tire adn the jack.
As I am bent over the trunk trying to figure out how to get the handle off the jack this voce says "Hello". Theis older gent had stopped to help me. he pulls out a real jack, what i would call a socket wrench adn pilons to warn people and fixes my tire. He proceeds to tell me that he is heading into Moncton and that I should make it alright but, that my "donut"should not be driven for more then 50 km and at speeds greater then 50km/hr... well I am on the highway with a speed limit of 110/hr. he says he thinks I should make. The gents' parting words to me were "you should be alright if you have a cell phone". Well, I think I am one of the last people on this earth to NOT have a cell phone.
We then part ways ... I to drive between 80-90/hr with Rigs to pass me on hills and little old people to zoom by! The good news is I made it home.
I get home and head off to Walmart where they can squeeze my tire in to be fixed... lucky for me it only cost $23. I am now home scaried to drive until I take it back.
I have learned that I will always take the insurance that covers tires and windshields!!!
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I too had a rental car recently. I said yes to teh extra coverage (windshiled replacement and all that jazz). And within 30 minutes of getting into the rental vehicle I was passed by a big truck on the highway and they chipped the wind sheild. I was SO glad I had accepted the extra coverage. For the next 3 days as I drove that vehicle I wanted big trucks to pass me and chip the windsheild more. Why not? When do yuo ever want that to happen? I was covered already - might as well chip it more!
Happy Birthday Liz!
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