before going to work today, i noticed that my rear right tire seemed a little low on air. a closer inspection yielded a screw that was wedged into the tire. lovely.

so i went around the corner to the local gas station for them to fix it and the guy there tells me that because it is my rear right tire, he’s going to have to take the tire off so that he can get to the screw.

ok…

and then he tells me that it’s going to cost me $30 more for him to remove my tire, patch the tire, and put the tire back on.

uhhh…$30 to take the tire off and put it back on?? yup. and then i ask, well, what if i came here with just the tire? he then informs me that it would then just got the $10 to patch the tire. so i’m thinking, ok…well, i can jack up the car and remove the tire. no big deal.

and then i thought…well, wait, why would i want to do that? so i told the guy that i might be back later and i went across the street to the other gas station and explained the situation to them.

oh sure, they can fix the leak without removing the tire, no problem, they tell me. and so they get the little kit and patch the tire and i’m on my way to work.

man…the things people will charge you for in ridiculous.

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