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Mysterious Man in... Yellow?
Today has been... yeah...
My tire blew on the way into work today from the cold. I was on 35W, so I pulled off to the side of the road, checked to see which one blew, and grabbed my cell phone, only to discover it was dead. After a brief panic, I got my stuff together, ready to walk back up the side of the freeway in something like -40 (F) windchill to the gas station a ways back. As I was opening the door, lo and behold, a beautiful yellow truck appeared.
Here in MN, we have a service originally called Highway Helper and now called First Response. They drive around and help people with car problems to try to get them out of traffic and back on the road. This wonderful man took off my blown tire and replaced it with my spare (I freely admit I could not do this myself - I know this from the tire-slashing incident about 6 months ago). He said I was about the 4th today, and it was 7:30 in the morning.
I did not trust the spare to hold all the way from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, so I went home, verified we still had a warranty on the tires from when they were replaced after the slashing, and my partner and I drove to one of the replacement locations. A half hour later, I was back on the road.
Total cost? $13.00 (and some mild frost bite).
I'm still taking a half day because, seriously, it's fricken cold and now I'm starving.
My tire blew on the way into work today from the cold. I was on 35W, so I pulled off to the side of the road, checked to see which one blew, and grabbed my cell phone, only to discover it was dead. After a brief panic, I got my stuff together, ready to walk back up the side of the freeway in something like -40 (F) windchill to the gas station a ways back. As I was opening the door, lo and behold, a beautiful yellow truck appeared.
Here in MN, we have a service originally called Highway Helper and now called First Response. They drive around and help people with car problems to try to get them out of traffic and back on the road. This wonderful man took off my blown tire and replaced it with my spare (I freely admit I could not do this myself - I know this from the tire-slashing incident about 6 months ago). He said I was about the 4th today, and it was 7:30 in the morning.
I did not trust the spare to hold all the way from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, so I went home, verified we still had a warranty on the tires from when they were replaced after the slashing, and my partner and I drove to one of the replacement locations. A half hour later, I was back on the road.
Total cost? $13.00 (and some mild frost bite).
I'm still taking a half day because, seriously, it's fricken cold and now I'm starving.