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One crazy story about tire and a customer

5 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief, first‑person anecdote, Mike Melton recounts a memorable incident from his time working at an old tire shop in a low‑income neighborhood. A customer arrives with a severely damaged tire—its steel belts exposed and held together with duct tape—asking for a repair. Melton explains that the tire is beyond repair, but instead of turning the customer away, he locates a high‑quality used tire, installs it for the customer, and lets him go. The story concludes with a reflection on how small acts of generosity can make a big difference for people facing hard times.

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This is one crazy ass story. At my old tire shop, these guys came in. I wasn't in the best of neighborhoods, right? So a lot of these guys didn't have a lot of money, you know, middle class, lower class. They came in there. I mean, tires slicker than owl shit. I mean, it's slicker than this table right here. He came in there with duct tape trying to fix a flat in the damn air in the tire, and it was showing steel belts. He said, man, can you fix this tire for me? I said, man, ain't no damn fixing that tire, brother. That tire's done. Look at it. Uh, needless to say, he didn't have any money, right? But so what I did, I pulled him a used tire out, really good used tire, stuck it on there for him and let him go on his way. Listen, sometimes people go through hard things, they have hard times. All you got to do is just help somebody out one day. That's all it takes.