How to turn a broken tire into $40 worth of comics

[Rubicon]

So I get ready and head off to work this morning, when one of the front tires of my car blows out. To the point I can't just refill it with air or a quick patch job, I need an entire new tire.

Now normally I get up early enough to warrant myself plenty of time to go to work, so I figured maybe I could get a quick tire change at a Firestone tire center near my house. I manage to get there without dying in a firey (KILL IT WITH FIRE!) ball of death. New tire and labor $80, UGH. So I wait while they do that. Now it's getting close to when I have to start my shift so I call ahead and say I might be late. Well I'd get marked half off (half an "occurence") for being less than 1 hour late and a full "occurence" for more than 1 hour late, or 1 full one for missing an entire day. As time went on I knew I'd never make it on time, and I had some PTO banked, figured I might as well just take the day.

Tire gets fixed and I have the day to myself, so I hit up the local comic store and stock up on the latest Green Lanterns

Probably some of the best books I've read in a while,

Spoiler

fucking Spectre is a Black Lantern? oh shitbiscuits indeed!

So missing a day of work (paid either way) turned from a gloomy day into a decent one as I enjoyed a rainy day reading some of the best writing and art I've seen in a while.

How was your Thursday?

 

[Twitch]

I reenacted the holocaust scene from Freedom Writers but only if the kids aren't from a rough neighborhood and are just incapable of thought. And all white.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

My name is ThatNickGuy and I approve of this post...and these comics.

 

[drawn_inward]

Why aren't there sheets on your bed? That's all that I can think of.

 

[Philosopher B.]

Spent my Thursday in classes ... coming up with theoretical movies in which Christian Bale goes on a spiritual journey, aided by a bearded wildman played by Christopher Walker, and traipsing around my university's campus recording puddle splashes and squeaky floors.

 

[Rubicon]

Why aren't there sheets on your bed? That's all that I can think of.

who can afford sheets lol

ive got more important matters to spend money on, namely comics

nah i just never make the bed, i end up tossing and turning in my sleep and they just slip off the bed over the course of the night

 

[Shegokigo]

Spent my Thursday in classes ... coming up with theoretical movies in which Christian Bale goes on a spiritual journey, aided by a bearded wildman played by Christopher Walker, and traipsing around my university's campus recording puddle splashes and squeaky floors.

One question. Who's Christopher Walker? :bush:

 

[Philosopher B.]

Christopher Walken and George Herbert Walker Bush's love child?

 

[Kitty Sinatra]

I spent the afternoon at a restaurant reading and eating, then headed to yet another day at work where nothing notable occurred.

One more day ticked off the calendar.

 

[Dusty668]

Woke up, got out of bed-Dragged a comb across my head, wondered why I couldn't stop thinking about some dang Beatles song.

 

[David]

I spent my Thursday walking around airport terminals and sitting for hours on end in airplanes with seats that are incredibly painful on the tailbone. I'm sore, tired, I probably smell bad, and I can't decide whether I want to go straight to sleep or take a long shower first.

 

[KCWM]

$80 for a tire and labor? The last time I had to put two tires on our Fusion, it cost around $230, and that for the lowest priced tire that Discount Tire had. Now, granted, I do get the Road Hazard Warranty, which costs something like $13 extra per tire, but that's because I've never had them refuse to replace a tire covered by that yet.

Grats on the comics.

 

[Covar]

Christopher Walken and George Herbert Walker Bush's love child?

:aaahhh: