A shark, Buzz Lightyear, Bob the Builder, and a cow walk into a bar…
Bird feeder.
Finally got that flat tire taken care of. Back in the States Travco owners go to all sorts of crazy lengths to replace the original wheels on these things. They are two-piece rims, and apparently back in the day people would get their heads taken off by a ring that wasn’t seated properly when they re-inflated the tire. In the U.S. I didn’t have any trouble finding a shop that would work with these rims, but they did charge an extra fifty dollars a tire to do so (all they do is put the tire in a cage before inflating so if the ring blows off it has nowhere to go).
Down here this guy had the tire off in a matter of minutes. He then called his coworker who cruised on over on a scooter with the correct tube fifteen minutes later. No special equipment, cages, or chains, and he was done with the entire job in about thirty minutes. Total cost, 320 pesos for the tube ($22), and 400 pesos for the labor ($28).
The flat was caused by a screw through the tire that tore the tube up. While we were waiting for the new tube (tubes, I bought three) he asked if I wanted him to throw a patch on the old one so the kids could play with it. Yep.
Today we went over to the city park. A few acres of playgrounds, trees, and ponds where locals stroll around for free. Oh, and there are really random animals in cages. I think they are rescued animals, but I can’t be sure. It’s not a zoo—the aquarium serves that purpose. It’s just a conglomeration of animals—deer, a jaguar, coyotes, wild pigs, and a couple of others.
“OMG, Carlos just asked me to marry him!”
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A sandwich walks into a bar.
Bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve food here.”
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Is this still Valentino’s Discoteca?
I think it is a number of different nightclubs now, but I could be wrong. Ali and I don’t hit the disco too often these days. We did buy a couple cans of beer from the store next door and carry them down to the beach to watch the kids play, though. This did not lead to any dancing. 🙂
Finally I get to see a photo of one of your wheels with the detachable ring off! My Winnebago had split rims also. I was able to change them myself at the roadside if I had to – but I was much slower than the llantera. Only had 2 occasions to replace a tube (always carried extras), and neither one was a flat while driving nor a ‘rear-inside’. The split rims are not foolproof, but safe if not damaged or badly rusted & the fixer is paying attention.
I regard your wheels as rare, having 6 bolt holes. The 5 bolt and 8 bolt rims were more common. If you find one of those 6 bolt wheels, I would buy it and chain it up behind the rear axle somewhere.
Im wondering if you needed to tell him about the left hand threads. “Roscas Izguerdas?
I’ve got a spare underneath already. And yeah, I told him about the threads.
The split rim story gave me goosebumps. My ’57 Chevy school bus/RV had split rims. At a tiny town in Western Kansas my front right tire went flat. I took it to a repair shot (gas station) where the “repairman” installed a new tube and proceeded to blow the rim off the top and into (INTO!) the roof of the garage. They needed to get a new rim from a local junk yard. I asked where the nearest cafe was and they said next door. So I asked, where’s the next nearest one?
That’s a good story. I put myself behind another body about ten yards back as he was filling up my tire. 🙂
Two things… First, if the bird feeder produces a six pack in the morning, you’ll know its a beer feeder.
Second… You can’t fool me, that inner tube isn’t a toy, it’s really the new “Travco dingy”
About that split ring tire, And as they say in the boating biz: “And nobody got hurt!” A good day was had all around.
A skeleton walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a beer and a mop
You really are blessed by god with such a precious family.
You are an incredibly lucky man, you have a precious baby
Girl as your daughter that you idolize as a princess as I would, West.
Shulte, german, are you german Americans? You have blonde hair
And blue eyes that’s german blood also,could,be English or Irish blood,too, nordic.
You represent the American dream with fantastic photographic journalism. Thank you.
Cheers.
Trent.
I’m adopted. I might be Inuit for all I care.