June 2012

Who needs Triple A

I was driving behind a lady in her Toyota Avalon. I noticed that she had two flats on the right side of her car. I flagged her down to let her know, and she said that she would call Triple A. I said "Let me try first." I went to get her jack out of the trunk, but it had been expanded so tightly I couldn't loosen it with my hand. Out come the Leatherman WAVE pliers, and loose comes the jack. We jack the car up, and I see she has chrome wheels with a flat head screw holding the cap on. The lug wrench tip was too big to fit the screw, so here comes the Leatherman flat driver, and off come the caps. I put her spare on, take her and her flat to a local tire shop where she buys a used tire. We come back, and I finish the job.  Because of the Leatherman, she's on her way long before AAA would have even shown up.
 
I also hate leaving home without it, becuase invariably I need a knife or pliers, and it's a reflex to reach for my holster and then I go "DOOUU!!" Homer Simpson style because I didn't have it on!
 
~Jim T.
~San Antonio, TX