A detour

I was driving to work this morning and suddenly heard a loud POP sound.  I looked in the rear view mirror and didn't see anything that I may have hit.  I checked my tire pressure and saw the pressure on the back drivers side was plummeting rapidly.  I debated about pulling over on the side of the road, but decided to chance it and drive slowly to the next exit.  By the time I got off the ramp, the tire pressure was zero.

Thankfully, roadside assistance made it out in about 30 minutes to change my tire and get me back on the road.  One look at my tire and the guy said 'Well darlin', looks like a new tire is in your future.'  DRAT!

I had apparently hit a piece of metal that put a big gash in my tire.  I'm thankful that the boys were not in the car with me - any other morning and they would have been with me, but Linda and Leland were here watching the boys.  I'm also thankful that my tire didn't pop and cause my car to veer off the road.  It ended up being just a small detour on my way to work.