(I won't say which category I fall into). Making my weekly trek down Route 1 in Saugus in search of craft ideas for my Mia Bella candles. I'd just pulled out of a parking lot & only had to travel two exits when I heard the all-to-familiar sound of tires on a grooved road surface. Since Route 1 isn't a really good place to pull over to investigate, I continued on to my next stop, got out & checked. Sure enough, I had a flat (darn potholes)!
Called AAA; they said service would be by in about an hour. I needed to use a restroom, so dashed into Michael's Crafts, used the restroom and, on my way out, threw the few items on my shopping list into my cart. When I got to checkout I looked out & saw the service truck circling the parking lot. Abandoning my cart, I rushed out to flag him down -- just in time to see him heading up Route 1!
Called AAA back & service returned about a half hour later. After he changed my tire, I headed immediately for my local tire store (at 11:45 am!) and asked them to repair/replace the tire asap as I had to be at work in an hour. A half hour later I was on my way to work with new front tires. They said my two front tires (one flat -- the other not) were about 8 years old (tire life is approx. 7 years).
I've been doing a lot of driving to fairs all over the state with my Mia Bella candles and was due to drive to Pembroke on Saturday and Walpole on Sunday. I was extremely fortunate that the flat occurred close to home and at a relatively low rate of speed. I shudder to think what could have happened if I were traveling down Route 95 at 70 mph when a tire went.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
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