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[-] geekworking@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

It was stuck and the tow truck driver ran out of fucks to give that day.

[-] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

Tow truck drivers have an abnormally low number of fucks to give on a good day so this tracks.

[-] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 months ago

A tow truck driver once decided for me that a failed hood release latch on the side of the highway wasn't an issue that needed towing (he flat out refused to tow my car even though I specifically called them to tow my vehicle, and asked him to tow it to the nearest dealer).

He "fixed" it by cutting a bunch of holes into my bumper to attach zip ties through and then ducttaping the remaining gap closed. His genius solution made a 100 or so dollar repair (that would've been covered under warranty as I learned later) a several thousand dollar repair that required a new front bumper, new grille, and a bunch of paintwork. And a new hood latch of course.

Zero fucks to give seems generous in my experience.

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

hard to not understand given the highway is the most dangerous place for a tow truck to be at (youd be suprised how common it is for a negligent driver kills a tow truck driver numbers speaking on a highway). they want to get out of there ASAP

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago

They probably had two & decided that's one too many.

[-] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago

I assure you, most vehicles have 3 more just like it; built in redundancy. It'll be fine!

[-] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

Tire change, extreme edition.

[-] PanoptiDon@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I think there is a problem with your CV joint

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

Suddenly tricycle...

[-] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

When cars encounter predators they cannot outrun in the wild, they sometimes shed a tire and maybe an axle to distract their enemy. Don't worry, I believe they grow back in time.

[-] erp@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Look at the high falootin rich folks throwin away a perfectly good retread like that.

this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2024
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