Last weekend I spent a few hours running errands at the mall. Too bad the mall near our house does not have many or any options. This results in my driving 30 minutes to Towson Town.
I got off the beltway (695) and was driving on a nice suburban road where the speed limit was 30 mph. Trust me, these details matter! I heard a noise that sounded like a branch had hit the back of my car. It was windy that day...so it was possible. I drove a few more minutes to the parking garage. Then I noticed the completely blown rear tire. Umm opps and ouch! Thankfully the tires are so big and there was no damage to the rim (that's the correct terminology, right?).
I'm thankful I wasn't on the beltway when this happened. It was just a shame that I was 30 minutes from our house. Mark, being the hero he is, drove out to Towson to put the spare on my car. Major props to Infiniti for having a spare kit that made changing a huge tire in a parking garage that much easier for Mark. Not that he didn't need to work hard - he did - but the kit helped in many ways. Being my usual self, I said to Mark when he was on the ground by the tire, "ummm you're going to wash those jeans and sweatshirt when you get home, right?"
We made our way to Cheesecake Factory while we waited for the tire place to put on two new rear tires. Cheesecake makes everything better, right? The bad news - the front two tires need to be replaced ASAP since they're bald. Ahhh don't you love vehicle expenses?!?! Like I said, this could have been worse in many ways, but I was so proud of Mark!
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