Morning, muchachos.
Good morning, Bret.
Morning, Mr. Mayor.
I promised you a used car story today... I'm actually working from home today because I had to take my car in for service this morning. I had my ball joints, tie rods, etc replaced earlier this month. They told me I should get my brakes done too but I just couldn't swing it this month so I told them I'd hold off. On my way home it was making noise but I just chalked it up to the brakes.
Fast forward to earlier this week in the train station parking lot, I found a lug nut on the ground with the threaded stem still in it. I shoved it in my pocket because the train was there and figured I'd deal with it later. When I returned from work I realized that 3 lugs/stems were broken off. I took my lug wrench out and tightened the remaining two nuts and since I have a death wish, I drove it home. Voila! The noise I thought were the brakes is gone. Those fuckers sent me on my way without tightening any of the lug nuts on my driver's side front wheel. Not so worried about my own safety, but I take my kids to school in that car. WTF?!?!