Volleyball is Expensive

So I started going to some free pickup volleyball games recently. These are held in downtown Akron every Thursday night, and sponsored by the city.

So last Thursday as I am parallel parking I got a little two close to the curb. As I pull the emergency break, I hear this nice hissing sound. I decide to go play some volleyball anyway, and figure I'll deal with it when I get back.

When I do get back to inspect the damage, I see a nice slice on the sidewall of the tire. Apparently I managed to back up perfectly to line up the tire with the only metal edge on the curb. One in a million shot, really. I pull the spare out and manage to get it changed within 15 minutes or so.

Since the tires are half worn, I decide I should probably replace both of them. After calling around some, I managed to get a half decent deal and get the tires ordered. I tell the tire store I will bring in both tires tomorrow so they put the new ones on.

So when I get home I start to take the tire off, I realize that I lost the wheel lock key after changing the tire, and I can no longer get the other wheel off the car! After hitting myself repeatedly for being so stupid, I begrudgingly call up the dealer and ask if they can help me out.

The first guy I talk to at the dealer says I need to talk to service, as they have master keys and can help me to figure out which key we need to order. So I get transferred to service, and after setting up an appointment for later in the week, I ask how much he is going to charge me. He tells me they can probably do it for $95! After calming myself down, I ask him if he is insane, as all he needs to do is try each master key they have until one fits. That is definitely not worth $95 dollars. He is decidedly unhelpful, so I hang up, call the first guy back, and he says to bring it right over and he'll help me for free. Finally something goes right!

The $45 part that I left in downtown Akron somewhere.

I end up ordering a new wheel lock from Porsche myself and get it overnighted ($45). I am finally able to get the other wheel off and I take them both in to get the new tires on. Of course when I get there they have no idea who I am, and don't have any tires waiting for me. :) Turns out they shipped the tires to the wrong store, so they have to get the brought over to this store.

The other tire finally comes off!

I do finally get the tires back on, and am now driving the car again.

So my free volleyball game only ended up costing me about $350 or so. Man, staying in shape is getting expensive!