On my way to have lunch with Jeff today...I heard a "pop...pop"...I thought it was wierd...so, I checked the tire pressure (the Quest has sensors that monitor the tire pressure)...at first one tire was about 24...then 20...then 12...then 10....not good....I pulled over...not an easy feat on 880 NB...and stopped near a callbox.The tire was flat...way flat...
I called Jeff and then AAA. AAA got to me in about 30 minutes... Jeff told me that the spare was in front of the middle seats...huh? not in the back...wha??? Okay, yes, a mini-me tire was in the middle....sigh...okay...luckily, Scott the guy who changed my tire also knew this... :)The van is REALLY happy now...with FOUR new tires...and so am I...sigh....
Lessons that I learned: (Lesson #1) Stopping near a callbox MAY NOT always be the safest place....the call box I stopped at was north of the Whipple on-ramp on NB 880. A little TOO close to the on ramp for my nerves....I should have stopped further north...but, I didn't want to drive on my rim...so, I stayed put with the parking brake and seatbelt on. I also moved my seat WAY back...in case I got rear-ended....the CHP, which AAA said would call never showed. (Lesson #2) The Quest's spare tire is in front of the middle row.
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