Down and Dirty

Never one to waste an educational opportunity, I sat out in the garage today with Dennis and learned how to change brake pads on his truck.  I don't think he believed me, but I really enjoyed it.  He had some really clever ways of loosening bolts that I'll store away in my memory bank for future reference.  I'm also glad that I got to loosen the lug nuts to see just how hard it would be to change a flat tire.  (With the right tools, it wasn't so bad.  Now trying to do it with the cheap tools that came with my truck would probably be a different story.  I don't rate my ability to get the spare tire off of the bottom the truck very high either should the need arise, but I'm taking baby steps with this whole DIY car repair.)  An empowering afternoon!