Punk A$$ Kids, Tow Trucks, and ARB

So I left ASU this evening to go to my truck around 8 to find both my driver side tires completely flat! At fist I was like what the hell did I run over! Then I saw my valve cores sitting next to my tires! DAMN KIDS !!! and of course a valve core tool is on my list of things to get that I haven't yet gotten around too yet. I have an ARB compressor onboard so I had my friend drive me to the nearest Autozone where I picked up a Slime brand tire kit for $4.99 which included the tool, 4 valve cores, extra, caps and a crappy little pressure gauge in a nice little box. Back to the truck and about 20 min later I was good to go (did I mention I love my ARB OBA!?)! I started to leave and and saw another kid sitting in his Land Rover with three flat tires so I got out and fixed him up.. started to leave again and saw two people getting towed out with flats with just their fronts lifted and the rear tires were flat!!! I may be wrong but I'm assuming that ruins you tires?? So I stopped the tow trucks and was like are you really going to tow them like that?? why don't you just put back in the valve cores! Of course the tow trucks didn't have the the $1.99 tool to put the cores back and only one had a compressor... thanks a lot AAA... so i fixed both of them up and sent the tow trucks on their way..

Anyways this rant was to show my great appreciation for my ARB compressor (Which everyone should buy, I can't tell you how many times it's come in handy just in the last year even off the trails) which may be small but inflated 9 tires within the hour and a half this all took without skipping a beat. Also @^&# tow truck companies who were going to charge these guy who knows how much money because they want to rip people off n not carry a $2 tool that seems should be carried by someone dealing with flats?? Also #&*# the punkass kids who thought this would be funny.. like I don't have anything better to do the week before finals .

I decided to file a police report and the woman said that at least ten others had reported their tires being deflated and none of the three that I help reported it so who knows how many they got!


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Good on you dude! How much does the setup run; generally speaking?

 

can't say that i've used mine to fix anything on the road yet.. but i always seem to air up mine plus about 3-4 other peoples tires at the end of the trail each time i go.... very nice setup to have for sure....

 

You could have aired up pu the cap on and drove to autozone yourself. Same thing happened to me by some one o know and they took the stem. Filled up the tires drove todiscount and they fized it for me

 

ASU as in Arizona State? Great just what I needed to hear the one time I bring my truck to campus and park overnight..

 

Good job man an air compressor is definitley a good thing to have.
Where were you parked? My buddies car just got stolen out of lot 59 at ASU last week last week.

 

this story makes me really want to get an OBA setup finally

 

The compressor alone is about $250 and the install isn't to hard if your ok with doing some wiring.

they took all my caps too

Oh man that sucks! I've heard a lot people get broken into in that lot and a lot of catalytic converters get stolen.. I'm in the 10th St Garage by the design buildings. I figure it might be a little safer but who knows .

 

WTF is wrong with people... I hate it when people mess with other peoples cars. It what people use to get to work and it makes their lively hood. Ya know? But seriously good on you for going out of your way to help everyone out. There needs to be more people like you around. Sorry for gettin all mushy n stuff.

 

I wonder if its the illegal mexicans getting all worked up?

 

lol, guess they haven't been stopped by the police yet.....lol

 

the police wont stop them now. they are too scared with civil rights and whatnot...

Il get killed for saying this but, why are we supporting people that are in our country illegally?

 

Exactly!! I don't want to support the illegals, and either do the people of Arizona and now Texas which is proposing the same law. Time to go!

 

I agree with every word you posted.

 

Good on you, I hope they catch the punks!

 

All of this ASU talk and no cheerleader pics?

 

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yea, they are habitual tire deflaters..


props on helping out those other people.

 

Nice!!! But on the good side at least they only removed the valve instead of slicing the tire.

 

True! I am very happy about that.. I heard they slashed the tires on a Mustang that night but the rest they just removed the cores.


And for those of you that requested pics here you go...



Hands down the best thing about ASU