Leroy and I drove back to Iowa on
Sunday. It was a great trip which I will talk more about later. The first day
back to work was a bit challenging for both of us. Seems we need a day of rest
from taking time off. I did get a flu shot Monday morning, so that may account
for some of the tired feelings that are still a bit with me.
Yesterday morning at tai chi one of
the other participants asked if my car was silver. At the affirmative response
she said, “You have a flat tire.”
It was indeed flat. Flat enough that I
wondered how I did not feel more wobble as I drove. I did notice many bumps,
but thought nothing of it. After the class the leader helped me put air in at
the station that was a half block away. How could I be so lucky? He could not
see anything in the tire even when I rolled a little so he could see all of it.
He put in an extra five pounds pressure and commented, “Since you got here on that
you can probably get home without trouble.”
I headed off to cover the twelve miles
with a fast beating heart, a resolve to learn how to do such air filling by
myself, and a slow sped. Do you have any idea how many bumps the road has?
Maybe your roads are smooth as silk, but mine is not, even though it is newly
repaved. I could not stand it and decided I must not take the fast road.
Besides not taking the fast road I had to stop and look at it. It looked fine. When
Leroy came home I announced, “Because my commute is farther, I am taking the
other car until this tire is checked.”
Leroy drove it without incident and
the tire still looks quite inflated. Mysteries! I am grateful that I did not
have the tire go in the middle of my trip, but when I was stopped and could do
something about it. Blessings, blessings!
Paula
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