East St Louis - though it was a water pump
Lucked out with a nearby garage with a tow truck, and time to fix it. Just stayed another night downtown, and taxi'd (those were the days before Uber, or the public internet, for that matter).
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Worst place to get a flat tire?
-- TheNuke
Mar 04, 2026 at 07:52 PM ET
TheNuke
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03/04/26 07:52 PM ET
There's a stretch in Kentucky on the way to Cincinnati where I've lost
-- reestuart
Mar 05, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET
reestuart
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03/05/26 10:37 AM ET
East St Louis - though it was a water pump
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-- WestyHokie
Mar 05, 2026 at 08:43 AM ET
WestyHokie
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03/05/26 08:43 AM ET
Inside Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. 4th of July weekend. **
-- Stork
Mar 05, 2026 at 03:52 AM ET
Stork
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03/05/26 03:52 AM ET
That sounds like a nightmare.**
-- reestuart
Mar 05, 2026 at 08:22 AM ET
reestuart
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03/05/26 08:22 AM ET
New Orleans & not in the French Quarter.... was interesting.**
-- Vtskier1
Mar 04, 2026 at 11:13 PM ET
Vtskier1
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03/04/26 11:13 PM ET
64 west at Hampton interchange. Just past. Raining. Nighttime. Wearing my.
-- Spudnut
Mar 04, 2026 at 09:40 PM ET
Spudnut
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03/04/26 09:40 PM ET
Too bad one of our friendly police officers didn't stop to at least turn...
-- EDGEMAN
Mar 05, 2026 at 06:57 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/05/26 06:57 AM ET
Not fun at all changing a tire on a highway
-- TheNuke
Mar 04, 2026 at 09:47 PM ET
TheNuke
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03/04/26 09:47 PM ET
JUst made me go check my 2025 Mazda CX-5, yep got one. (whew)
-- `lag
Mar 04, 2026 at 08:46 PM ET
`lag
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03/04/26 08:46 PM ET
the reason I got a car last April was b/c I was rear-ended
-- `lag
Mar 04, 2026 at 11:19 PM ET
`lag
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03/04/26 11:19 PM ET