#301 – Change
Posted on July 31, 2007 at 12:00 am by Chris
The first time I got a flat tire I was halfway between home and work. Big nail punctured it. The lug nuts were rusted on and I couldn’t get them to budge. I had to walk a few blocks to a public pay phone and call a tow truck. A year or so later someone slashed all 4 tires on that same car and when I was trying to get one of the back wheels off I snapped off 2 of the bolts. Luckily for me all the flats I have gotten have been slow leaks. Never a blowout and never more than 10 miles away from home.
Any readers in the Rockford Illinois area? There’s a short review of Biff that’s being printed in a local paper and I’d love to get a hard copy of it. http://blogs.rrstar.com/onthego/2007/07/webcomics-review-book-of-biff.html
The UK has now taken the lead from Germany for the most international orders with Australia coming in a close 3rd place! The majority of my US orders are going to a cluster of 6 states. New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Georgia, California and Colorado. I’m still waiting for my first orders from Alaska and Hawaii. Any readers out there? 🙂
Sorry Chris. Close but no cigar. I live on the opposite side of Missouri that what u need. I just had my first 2 flats recently. It was actually the valve stem not the tire itself. But since i drove a little on the flat tire it ruined the tire. I got it replaced at Wal Mart not knowing it was the valve. Went flat on my way home.
This is certainly classic…..
Out of curiosity, how many do you have from Texas?
Macabelle was born there before becoming a supervillian.
When I grow up I want to be a tire therapist.
I’m sorry someone slashed your tires. That’s so annoying and sad. ~_~
ive only been driving for two years, so i’ve been lucky to have never had a flat! 🙂
Waitaminute… That’s a mustache? Say it isn’t so!!
That’s 6 states =p
Slashing tires? oO;;
The worst that happens to tires here is people steal the valve caps or the hub caps. (why do i keep wanting to type tyres?) =X
Biff needs Run-on-flat tires =D
Hanii, tyre is the English spelling, maybe that’s it?
How many orders have you had from the UK, Chris?
And, lucky me, I have to wait ’til next year to be allowed to drive.
Hominyjibjib – No it’s not a mustache, but that is a common mistake.
Hanii Puppy – You are right! Fixed.
Eleanor – There’s 10 books going to the UK so far. 🙂
I’ve never blow a tire, but I did have my battery die. Car problems are annoying |:
I don’t even have my own car… course, I don’t really need one. I couldn’t afford the gas prices here anyway.
Biff is lucky, the tire is only flat on the bottom.
It feels so good to come home from a journey and see that there are a lot more Biff comics for me to read! Yay.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o its numa numa, listen its funny, flat tires wel i dont have any flat tire storys, but i got fender benders to tell.
Oh man, this one is too close to home.
New Jersey FTW!!!!!
oh and I had a blowout. not fun. fricken tire exploded when I came too close to a curb >.> Thank god for AAA for bailing my ass since I blanked out on how to change a tire ^^;;
That 70’s Show had this same joke in an episode I watched the other night. Coisidence? Anyway, I’ve never had a flat, but I have had my rear bumper hit 3 seperate times in 1 year. All in the exact same place, too.
For the record, I’m a new reader, and I love it.
Benj – actually yeah, it is a coincidence… I don’t watch that show.
thats why i invested in some “never-seize” it comes in either aluminum, copper or nickel … i’m sure it comes in more than just that … but it really is worth it .. just put it on there before the nut and it’ll come loose every time 😛 i’m amazed that they don’t just spin off themselves
I had a front blow out on me at 70m.p.h. (U.K resident) on a dual carriageway. Had to get the local roadside recovery out, and drive on the flat for a mile in rush hour traffic all trying to do 70+. Not a pleasant experience. Got to a petrol station, and I only had sidewalls left!
I don’t drive yet…but recently, I got TWO flat tires on my bike within a week. It was so frustrating…I had to mooch a ride off my friends mom….grr…Glass both times too!
strangly, I ran over glass yesterday (I saw it right before I hit it and couldn’t avoid it) but have no damage to my tires…
I like this comic, his expression is good…he looks like hes being a therepist!
OHohOhohohohOH!!!!
http://www.customerssuck.com/strip/index.php?date=2007-04-22
I warn you now, this is probably one of the dullest customers suck comics.
hey! St. Louisian right here!
woo!
I’m from Alaska! You have readers, but poor readers. I’m assuming we’re plural, if a year late. As to the firework question you posed earlier – Forth of July sucks when its still daylight at 1am.
Hes gonna be waiting a looooong time then XD