Today we changed the summer tyres to winter tyres on our car. Every year when we do that I am pretty determined to loosen the 16 bolts as well as tighten them without as little help from my husband as possible. The last few years I have managed quite well!
So today I set myself the same challenge.... which was obviously more difficult than before because of my rib injury (in early October).
And YES, I DID IT!!!!!!
No help needed at all with the loosening of the bolts.... I always get my husband to check the bolts after I tighten them for safety reasons. AND he couldn’t do them any tighter than I had done them!
NSV âś…
As I was tightening the sixteenth bolt, though, my rib decided to tell me that that was definitely enough! So very happy with my achievement, although made extra aware again today that a rib injury does take a long time to completely heal.
BTW I learned to change car tyres when I was 18, because my dad would not let his daughters (he didn’t have sons) drive their own car unless we knew how to change a tyre! I remember one day that his “rule” served me well! Alone with a flat tyre on my car on a country road with very little other traffic... I am eternally grateful to my dad for making us girls learn that skill! And also very grateful to FB for making me that strong still at my ripe old age!
NSV... esp after my rib injury!
Today we changed the summer tyres to winter tyres on our car. Every year when we do that I am pretty determined to loosen the 16 bolts as well as tighten them without as little help from my husband as possible. The last few years I have managed quite well!
So today I set myself the same challenge.... which was obviously more difficult than before because of my rib injury (in early October).
And YES, I DID IT!!!!!!
No help needed at all with the loosening of the bolts.... I always get my husband to check the bolts after I tighten them for safety reasons. AND he couldn’t do them any tighter than I had done them!
NSV âś…
As I was tightening the sixteenth bolt, though, my rib decided to tell me that that was definitely enough! So very happy with my achievement, although made extra aware again today that a rib injury does take a long time to completely heal.
BTW I learned to change car tyres when I was 18, because my dad would not let his daughters (he didn’t have sons) drive their own car unless we knew how to change a tyre! I remember one day that his “rule” served me well! Alone with a flat tyre on my car on a country road with very little other traffic... I am eternally grateful to my dad for making us girls learn that skill! And also very grateful to FB for making me that strong still at my ripe old age!
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