flat tires & freezing weather

Let me set the scene for ya:

It is a normal Friday night and about 30 degrees outside.

 I am leaving a ball game that was in the middle of nowhere, following my family in their car. I drive about 6 miles and my car starts jerking to the right. Flash my lights at the fam and pull over. What do ya know I got a flat tire. Only of my family members phones had cell service, barely. Call a parent from the ball game and he says he will come help us.

A good 30 minutes later, the guy shows up. He changes my tire and puts my spare on my car. However, my spare is flat too.  At this point, we have to find service on the cell phone again and call someone else to bring us some air or fix a flat or something.  We waited on this guy for a good 30 minutes as well. Finally, put air in my spare tire and head home driving 45 mph the whole way. What should have been a normal 45 minute drive home, ended up taking about 2- 2.5 hours.


The moral of the story? Everyone should carry a can of fix-a-flat in their car, to avoid waiting 2 hours in the freezing cold!