July 26,2025,Saturday night,8:54pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Took my daughter to get ice cream this evening. Halfway there we heard a distressing flapping noise from the right rear tire. I pulled into a residential area and examined the situation. The tire was intact but a thin strand of tread ripped off and was slapping against the car as we drove. I got the spare out and after much effort got it on the car. However, it was completely flat and not safe to drive. I jacked the car up again and put the comprised tire back on and drove slowly to the nearest gas station, filled the spare with air then put it on the car. It was quite the learning experience. When I first started the adventure I struggled to properly put the jack under the car and turn the handle efficiently. By the third time I was a master.
Tire trouble
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