Tires.

I am stressed.

I had been told I needed new tires since last fall. I know I should have done it done sooner, but with little snow and me being cheap, mixed with having no money, I had continued to put it off.

I had put it off until yesterday when I noticed that one of the tires had the metal pieces sticking out of it. This scared me into getting new tires. Walmart was close and the price beat that of the quote I got from the dealer so I got new tires.

After getting said tires put on my car I am informed that I need a tire alignment and that, that is why my one tire was getting worn down so much. I say 'sure, go ahead'. I am thinking 'I have no idea what that means, I just want to be able to drive home'. To which I am then informed that they do not do alignments so I need to find another place, and I need to do it soon or I will ruin these tires and the warranty will be void.

I drove home slow, scared that being miss aligned I would destroy my very expensive new purchase. Today I go for a realignment. After calling around I found that the Canadian Tire does it and they can take it whenever. Those are the words I like to hear, however I do not like the associated price tag.

And when I think I have everything figured out I am hit with another whammy. The fine print at the bottom of my receipt from Walmart now indicates that I need to return between 50 and 200 km for my tires to re-torqued, because they are not responsible if I don't do this and my tire falls off or becomes loose.

So now, I am not only worried about whether the tires will wear wrong before I make it to Canadian Tire tonight, but I am also concerned that my tire will fall off. Seriously, who knew that it was this much work to get new tires? Have I mentioned that I am stressed. Blah!

Update as I am wandering aimlessly around Canadian tire waiting. I'm also mad now finding out I could have saved a lot of money by doing it all here. Also they have a wonderful warranty that I find out about now. I'm sad. Very sad. And surprisingly still stress. Also, what does one do in a Canadian tire for an hour and a half?