angels among us

I was having such a good day yesterday. By that I mean I was flying through the work that I had to do. I had a huge wedding gown to get hemmed and bustled that I thought was going to be a big project, and it went together fast. I also sailed through some other sewing projects quickly, so I decided that I had some time to run some errands.

I decided to go to the credit union first. While I was driving there I noticed that the car was driving really rough. I thought that I would go to the tire store and have them check the air pressure after I left the credit union. So I pulled into the parking lot at the credit union and saw the reflection of my car in the store windows and noticed that I had a flat tire! By the time I came back out of the CU it was so flat that it was sitting on the rim.

I have changed tires in the past, so I was thinking this is no problem. I opened the trunk and was delighted to find a full size tire, not the silly little spare tires some cars have. The problem was that it had never been taken out and was so wedged into the space that I could not get it out. I was yanking on it when a man parked next to me asked if I needed help. By that time I was ready for help. I did feel better about my efforts when he had to really pull and put his foot on the bumper for leverage to get the spare tire out! He had the flat off and the spare on in about 5 minutes! He asked if I needed anymore help and the was on his way. He was my angel for the day.

I did get to the tire store. The tire was only 2 months old and had a warranty. I had it repaired and back on in no time. But, by that time I had to get back home to be there for appointments I had coming. So maybe today I will get the errands done that I needed to do.