Engorgeous George 2,331 Posted January 6 Went out to go to the gym. Cold. 15 degrees. Still dark. Bad frost build up on windshield. Get all set and notice i have a flat. Not a soft tire, a flat. I will have to deal with it when the sun comes up. Walking back in I noticed my neighbors also have flats. I find that encouraging as likely it means we have just had some vandalism and the tires can just be reinflated, instead of changed, but I will not know until the sun comes up. Both neighbors with flats have ring cameras so it will be interesting what those show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,101 Posted January 6 5 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said: Went out to go to the gym. Cold. 15 degrees. Still dark. Bad frost build up on windshield. Get all set and notice i have a flat. Not a soft tire, a flat. I will have to deal with it when the sun comes up. Walking back in I noticed my neighbors also have flats. I find that encouraging as likely it means we have just had some vandalism and the tires can just be reinflated, instead of cahnged, but I will not know until the sun comes up. Both neighbors with flats have ring caameras so it will be interesting what those show. You missed Dead Battery Saturday! I celebrated it!! Wouldn't even take a jump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,400 Posted January 6 3 hours ago, Engorgeous George said: Went out to go to the gym. Cold. 15 degrees. Still dark. Bad frost build up on windshield. Get all set and notice i have a flat. Not a soft tire, a flat. I will have to deal with it when the sun comes up. Walking back in I noticed my neighbors also have flats. I find that encouraging as likely it means we have just had some vandalism and the tires can just be reinflated, instead of changed, but I will not know until the sun comes up. Both neighbors with flats have ring cameras so it will be interesting what those show. Da heck you live? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 2,331 Posted January 6 43 minutes ago, Alias Detective said: Da heck you live? I live in an unincorporated portion of a county in Colorado. I am at 6700 feet of altitude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,400 Posted January 6 32 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said: I live in an unincorporated portion of a county in Colorado. I am at 6700 feet of altitude. Some pot head let the air out then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 2,331 Posted January 6 58 minutes ago, Alias Detective said: Some pot head let the air out then. Seems likely. I reinflated the tire about three hours ago. it seems to be holding pressure. I don't see any nails or the like in the tire. I have not had a chance to speak with the neighbors about their tires but both their vehicles are gone, driven away so I guess they reinflated them and drove off. I suspect we just had some neighborhood mischief. The neighbors will, no doubt, but up any video they have on Next Door to see whether any little miscreants can be identified. About two months ago I bought a pump powered by the 12 volt station on my car. Generally I just use the hand pump I have, but that is broken. I was lucky I had the backup. The thing takes forever, but it works. I wish it had a shut off when proper pressure is reached but you have to watch it. Still, nice to have something in the truck when services can be a ways off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,400 Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Engorgeous George said: Seems likely. I reinflated the tire about three hours ago. it seems to be holding pressure. I don't see any nails or the like in the tire. I have not had a chance to speak with the neighbors about their tires but both their vehicles are gone, driven away so I guess they reinflated them and drove off. I suspect we just had some neighborhood mischief. The neighbors will, no doubt, but up any video they have on Next Door to see whether any little miscreants can be identified. About two months ago I bought a pump powered by the 12 volt station on my car. Generally I just use the hand pump I have, but that is broken. I was lucky I had the backup. The thing takes forever, but it works. I wish it had a shut off when proper pressure is reached but you have to watch it. Still, nice to have something in the truck when services can be a ways off. Love to hear if any video turns up with a positive id. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,270 Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Engorgeous George said: Seems likely. I reinflated the tire about three hours ago. it seems to be holding pressure. I don't see any nails or the like in the tire. I have not had a chance to speak with the neighbors about their tires but both their vehicles are gone, driven away so I guess they reinflated them and drove off. I suspect we just had some neighborhood mischief. The neighbors will, no doubt, but up any video they have on Next Door to see whether any little miscreants can be identified. About two months ago I bought a pump powered by the 12 volt station on my car. Generally I just use the hand pump I have, but that is broken. I was lucky I had the backup. The thing takes forever, but it works. I wish it had a shut off when proper pressure is reached but you have to watch it. Still, nice to have something in the truck when services can be a ways off. And that's when the fun begins! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,191 Posted January 6 3 hours ago, Alias Detective said: Some pot head let the air out then. Those Losers , sadly that’s about 80% of the posters on this board, ouch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,348 Posted January 6 Why would a vandal take the time to let the air out of tires instead of just slashing them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted January 6 8 hours ago, Engorgeous George said: Went out to go to the gym. Cold. 15 degrees. Still dark. Bad frost build up on windshield. Get all set and notice i have a flat. Not a soft tire, a flat. I will have to deal with it when the sun comes up. Walking back in I noticed my neighbors also have flats. I find that encouraging as likely it means we have just had some vandalism and the tires can just be reinflated, instead of changed, but I will not know until the sun comes up. Both neighbors with flats have ring cameras so it will be interesting what those show. That sucks, but it could've been worse. This happened in south central Minnesota. Likely done by 'imports' https://www.imagebam.com/view/MEYSPWR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
