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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Mon May 5, 2014, 11:55 AM May 2014

I know this could have been worse but I'm still shaky.

My tire blew out on the way home a little while ago. I heard this kind of clunky sound and I thought it was the lid of the old cooler I carry in back falling off. Happens sometimes. Then I started hearing this not so normal sound and I really couldn't pull over because that section of highway has no shoulders, just ditches. I elected to continue until I got to our village a short way down the road where I could pull over comfortably. Well, I discovered my tire was flat. I've never had this happen before and it unnerved me because I had been travelling at highway speed. Fortunately, it wasn't more serious and the car didn't handle differently and there was little traffic. I'm sure others have experienced this and consider it to be no big deal. It just unnerved me.

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geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)
6. Glad ur ok. How is the tread on ur other three tires?
Mon May 5, 2014, 12:34 PM
May 2014

When you replace the flat replace the most worn of the remaing tires as well.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
7. We are buying new tires this Friday.
Tue May 6, 2014, 07:08 AM
May 2014

We were trying to get through the summer on this pair because we just replaced the tires on the truck and have some other repair work around the house we need to get done. Our summer budget is shot now. As I said, it could have been worse and I'm so relieved that it happened when I was on my way home.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
9. I'm glad to hear this -- and glad it wasn't worse. I guess it's a reminder to everyone
Tue May 6, 2014, 07:32 AM
May 2014

not to let those treads get too thin.

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)
11. A blown budget is better than injury or loss of vehicle.
Tue May 6, 2014, 10:23 AM
May 2014

I am glad you got through it as intact az you did.

boston bean

(36,186 posts)
8. This has happened to me before on 95 I believe in SC
Tue May 6, 2014, 07:28 AM
May 2014

It is a bit unnerving. I was going at a high rate of speed as well in the left hand lane...

Vinca

(50,168 posts)
10. That happened to me on the Interstate a few years back.
Tue May 6, 2014, 08:03 AM
May 2014

Fortunately, I had just entered from the "on" ramp and wasn't up to speed yet. My biggest problem was not being able to figure out how to use the jack and, at the time, not having a cell phone. I remember a nice young woman stopping and bailing me out.

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