• schmidtster@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I used to condone this, but people are stupid and can drive on the flat tire until it explodes, potentially putting other peoples lives at risk.

    Not worth it for some petty revenge.

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        11 months ago

        Can take hours to fully deflate, they could be on the Highway home by the time they go flat enough to be noticeable.

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            11 months ago

            Maybe I’ve had someone have this happen to them and the tire exploded and hurt an innocent bystander. It’s a large world.

            The possibility is there if you think for more than a few seconds on the possible consequences of something.

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                  Lol never suggested anything

                  It was just a joking comment, duh

                  Why don’t ya’ll go do something better with your time

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                    11 months ago

                    A lot of people aren’t joking when they comment stuff like that, they are dead serious, so sorry we thought you were doing what people actually do and didn’t specify you weren’t a terrible Human being.

                    Maybe you should be doing something better with your time than making stupid jokes online….?

              • Drewelite@sopuli.xyz
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                11 months ago

                You might think that this is clearly a joke. That no one would actually do this. But you don’t know how the people at the other keyboards are going to take it. Case in point.

        • HSR@lemmy.dbzer0.com🏴‍☠️@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          I guess you could leave a sticky note on driver’s window that says something like “oopsie woopsie I noticed your tires are deflated, this car is unsafe to drive :(”. Also you could just unscrew the valve core to make sure tires deflate quickly.

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            11 months ago

            No no no, gotta be worse than that. Leave a note apologizing for the damage. There is no damage. They’ll be looking for hours

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              11 months ago

              I like it. A note that says, “I thought I could squeeze in but there wasn’t enough room. Sorry about the damage.” Might make them reconsider doing this again.

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              11 months ago

              I had a student do that. Just a post-it note that said “Sorry for the damage :(“. It was a kid that I wouldn’t have expected to play a prank like that, too: very quiet and reserved.

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          11 months ago

          If you have comprehensive coverage, this will be covered. If the damage is of less value than your deductible, you won’t receive any money.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve been told if you do all four insurance might be more apt to cover it, best to do one to three of them that way it might not be covered

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      11 months ago

      You’re right. Better just pull the valve cores so they’re obviously flat.