I agree but that's not my job. I don't have the juice in this situation. I'll just get it right and leave the thunder to someone else.

Heidi, I got released by the doc about 1400 Thursday. Somebody must have heard about it because I got this call less than 30 hours later. I guess I shouldn't complain, it all happened with some incredible timing. I'm looking at it this way. The tires blew while the bus was only half loaded, 14 folks, all adults. It happened on the interstate 1/4 mile from our exit and they were able to get it to the church parking lot on the tag axle tire. The 2 people whom would usually handle this were both unavailable, that makes me the next most likely suspect. This is not by virtue of any position I hold but because of what I am blessed to know and my willingness to serve. I got cleared by the doc just the day before. The bus was scheduled to picked up first thing this morning to be cleaned and preloaded for a trip to Tennessee leaving at about 0700 Sunday morning. The cargo for that trip was several of teen youth and some chaperons totaling 26.

In addition to replacing the blown tire, it's sister that had her valve stem broken, another that should have been replaced at the rotation 2 weeks ago and one that had severe weather checking that had begun to form bands around the tire, 6 of the 8 had incorrect valve stems installed. By incorrect I mean a standard, long rubber stem had been installed. At the least, they should have had the pull through rubber with a metal stem rated for the 80 psi cold air pressures that these tires carry. So, it took 2 trips to the tire store to get all 8 up to speed so to speak. As an additional blessing to me, I had one of our van drivers volunteer to help. Royce is at least 10 years older than me but he hung in there with me all day, and I mean all day. It was 7 hours 40 minutes from start to end, not including travel to and from my home and loading and unloading tools. All in all I'm convinced this was one of those beauty by design situations that only one Divine power could have arranged. There were just too many factors that had to line up, not to mention I had help. I'm not used to that.

Bob, I didn't say I wanted to try your system, cut it out!!!!

Now it's time to get cleaned up and take my nephew to the

 

 

 

Made ya look!