The Flat Tire Story

(Story took place on Friday - this is posted Saturday)

It hasn’t taken long for my (mis)adventures to begin here in Idaho.  I decided to take Hannah to Boise the longer, scenic route through the mountains.  It’s a lovely day, sunny and relatively warm.  Having left Jerome about 10:30am, we made it through Sun Valley (about 80 miles north), and another hour or so beyond.  The roads were all clear and totally dry, but had loose rocks.  Rather decent sized rocks.  

About 3 miles out of Smiley Creek, I saw two in the road.  An attempt to veer away from them both fell short and my front passenger side tire took the beating.  Busted a hole in the sidewall of the tire.  I quickly pulled over, laughed and dug out the jack from my trunk, along with my spare donut wheel.  Hannah and I successfully jacked up the car, but our female strength was no match for the lug nuts.  Several cars and trucks had already bypassed us in the past 20 minutes, but now we really needed help.  When I next heard a vehicle approaching, I stood up from beside my tire and stood in front of my car, wrench in hand, trying to look like I needed help.  The huge construction truck stopped.  Out jumped Cory and Pat, who, with great ease, loosened the lug nuts and placed my donut.  

“Your donut’s low.  You’re not going anywhere on this thing.” 

Ha ha!! Of course! 

Cory offered to drive us back the way we came (the direction he was headed) into Hailey to get my tire to a tire place, with full confidence that there is no fixing such a tire, only getting a new one.  We climbed in the massive truck, Hannah on my lap, Pat in the middle and Cory driving.  It was rather reminiscent of World Race travel, and I couldn’t help but laugh.  What else is there to do but laugh, I guess.  Oh, boy.

I know only a few people in the nearby area, namely Twin Falls/Jerome area, so I contacted them. I didn’t get a response from Sarah and Adam, but did from a friend that I had met at the wedding and recently hung out with.  He is graciously driving the hour from Twin Falls to Hailey to pick us up, then drive us the hour to our car, and help me replace the tire so we can get on our way into Boise.  

As I type this, I am presently sitting at a Subway across from the tire place waiting for Andrew.  And laughing.  

I have to say, I love my life.  My thoughts are again in blogging mode..... ‘oh, this is a fun blog-able moment!’  I am glad to share my adventures with Hannah.  It’s good to have such adventures.  I am so thankful that it was sunny and not snowy and cold, with stunning beauty all around.  And God sent good people to get us to where we are.  I have learned to not allow things to be such a big deal...what happens, happens, and you do what you have to do to keep on moving.  I realize now yet another thing the World Race taught me!!