Monday was an interesting day.
My car was noted to have a nail in the tyre last week. The tyre was stable and I was not able to get it changed on Saturday, and it drove well. My aim was to take it to a garage on Monday, but I had forgotten about a meeting at work and a home visit which was a bit out of the way as well. And with a member of the practice team being away on holiday with another away on compassionate leave, the day was a tight one.
I drove to a nursing home as part of my morning and as I was blocked in, I drove over a kerb to get out of the tight space I was in. I have done this loads of times, but I had forgotten about the nail. I remembered when my flat tyre warning light came on and as I drove into the car-park, the car was not handling well and on getting out, I saw that it was completely flat with no nail.
After seeing the patients, I found the repair kit, and tried to use YouTube to work it. Earlier in the day, there was an issue with the 4G signal, but by the time I had left there, it was fixed, which meant I was able to inflate the tyre using the kit in my boot.
I learned a few things. Try to have the leak at the bottom, and be prepared to move the car once it is being repaired. Pay attention to find out what pressure the tyre is to be inflated to, I had not. And also, once inflated, wait ten minutes afterwards for the seal to set, which I did not.
I did make it to Kiwk Fit who were very prompt at changing the tyre. I may remember to use the place next to them next time, but being stressed at the time and trying to get my tyre changed, my brain was not working as well as I would like. And hopefully, there will not be a next time for a very long time indeed.
Saying that, I did look for the nail when I got back to work, and while I did not file the culprit that ruined by day, I found two screws ready to cause havoc on others!
