The blessing of a flat tire

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With any luck, we were hoping to complete the four-hour drive to our son’s college by midnight. But that was not to be.

Our son had grabbed a ride with friends the day before, but asked us to follow close behind with all the gear he had carefully packed for college, plus some boxes we were taking for the friends. So, our otherwise roomy car was stuffed tight.

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