OK, this sounds silly, but when I was a teenager, I could never get the tire pressure gauge to work. I could never get it to seat on the valve properly, and would end up letting lots of air leak out of the tire while never getting a reading. Consequently, I've always had to rely on other people to check my tires and add air if needed. I was afraid if I tried, I'd go from a low tire to a completely flat tire.
Well, I had a crisis today because it is a Saturday, one of my tires looked pretty low, and all the tire shops had closed for the day by the time I noticed. I really did not want to go to my brother in law and admit that as a grown adult, I still cannot use the tire gauge and air compressor myself. My Dad was a mechanic, this is flat out embarrassing.
So I gathered my resolve, drove to the auto parts store, and got a newfangled digital tire gauge. Then I went to a gas station with a free air compressor, which was something I had never used. And I did it! I got the tire pressure (17 when it should have been 33) without flattening my tire, and added air with the compressor. Like an actual adult!I did not embarrass myself, or blow anything up, or simply fail.
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