Flat Tire Friday

This past week has been one of the worst to date. I don't usually have weeks like this one has been. They are rare and I don't want to have another anytime soon. On Friday when we were driving to work we were about 5 miles or so from home when we got a flat tire. While we were sitting in the car figuring out what to do a stranger knocked on the window and asked if we needed help changing our tire. I said yes and so I opened the trunk and got the spare tire. We didn't have a tire iron so he got his and he began trying to get the lug nuts off. Since my lug nuts are 3 inches deep into the hubcap we have a special tool we have to use to get the lug nuts off. He got 2 off but when he was trying to get the third one off the special tool split an inch down the side and bent a little. At that point we knew we were going to have to call a tow truck. The nice stranger left and we waited about 20 minutes for the tow truck. We had Nala with us since we usually drop her off at daycare before we go to work. The tow truck arrived and because there was not room in the truck for all 4 of us she had to ride in the car while on the tow truck. She would not get in the car at first so Adam had to pick her up and put her in the car. After she knew she was safe she poked her head up and look around.

We got to Big O Tires and ended up having to get two new tires. This certainly was not in our Friday plans but seeing Nala sitting in the drivers seat with what looked like a big grin on her face and Adam and I were both OK it made it seem not as bad. It's not fun spending hundreds on tires but its better then something else that is worse. We hope we don't have to do that again for a long while.