Imma Complete Dumbass, UGH Options

[buhs914]

Well i finished doing my front brakes and fixing some other little stuff and decided to take the car out for a drive. Well i had to jump start it since the battery is dead. It took a bit to get it to run smooth but once i got it, it ran great. I took it out for a lap around the nearby block and about halfway around the loop i started hearing some sounds from the left tires and then a big thump and the left rear side dropped down. I jumped out of the car to see wtf just happened and i found that out of my rush to drive my car i had forgot to check the rear lug nuts and the rear left tire came off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) it dented up the rear fender.. and not only that but the front left tire went completely flat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) ugh

after getting the wheel back on and changing the tire i jumped and restarted the disaster and drove it back to my house. It seemed to drive just fine and the brakes worked great but now my fender is bent up... i guess i have more to do tomorrow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

ugh i am a dumbass

[1968Cayman]

Don't feel bad. About 15 years ago I took an MR2 (belonging to the new girlfriend of a friend of mine) out on a beer run around midnight in the middle of Tennessee (nowhere). Thinking the car was rather sluggish, I reached under the dash to make sure the e-brake was off and just happened to grab the hood release by mistake- not realizing that the safety catch had been removed at some point in the car's life. Good thing the brakes worked well because we were traveling above 70 as the hood flipped into the windshield.

Take the lumps and move on.