Nails and screws in tires are a common occurance here on the banks of The Peace River since August 13, 2004. At first it was expected as a result of debris being removed from roadways. But yesterday a neighbor alerted me to the fact my driver side rear tire was soft as I pulled out to take Pat on a short shopping trip to Joann's fabric store-her first trip out in two weeks.
I pulled back in the driveway, let Pat out, and beat a path to the tire repair on Hwy 41 south. The highway is four laned with a median strip wide enough to allow drivers to reverse directions at selected turnarounds. The tire repair is on the North bound lane so I went beyond it to turn around. There was a vehicle waiting to head north, and I squeezed in to be next, and then an other vehicle squeezed in beside me. When the North bound traffic thinned out we all piled out into the North bound lane.
And all three of us went to the tire repair place.
This was my third visit since Charley, no record I'm sure. While I was waiting I chated with a young lady who was the next customer behind me and she told me her boss recently had a tire repaired with two nails in it. Apparently he picked up one, then drove enough to pick up an other which sent him to a repair shop.
