Funk Babblings

Got a flat tire today; appparently a screw took a liking to my tire. I wonder how many flats that makes in the 15-ish years I've been driving. One thing the early experiences taught me was that the lug wrench that's packed with the jack and spare tire is always useless (not enough leverage and torque), and a crossbar (aka "four-way") lug wrench is a necessity. Since I had that, it only took me about 15 minutes to change the tire, and another 15 minutes to find a gas station with an air hose (I also had my tire gauge already), fill the spare up from 20psi to 60, top off the other tires, and scrub my hands.

The worst part will be getting the old tire replaced, especially when I see the bill.

Ultimately this was an annoying waste of time and money; not nearly as traumatic as it would've been (and was) a decade ago.