Steady As She Blows

JL-

I feel the need to expound on the tire blow out from the standpoint of the ultimate spectator.  

We were within two hours of our destination in Florida when the unmistakable pop indicated we were no longer mobile.  As we had already spent HOURS  in a car for the THIRD day in a row, this was an interesting twist of fate.  We could have chosen to flip out, become stressed, etc etc etc... But we opted to view it from a completely different vantage point.  With that pop, we were handed an opportunity to add more adventure to an alreay epic road trip.   Game on.   

I thought to myself in those first initial minutes, "Okay- this is gonna be fun to see how this works out." I truly never had an ounce of panic. 

We limped to the nearest exit and right beyond it was a gas station where we parked the wounded trailer with the gas attendants blessing.  Low and behold, there was a store five minutes down the street that, sure enough, carried the very tire we needed for our trailer.  I must add that this was a Friday night after the close of business.  The universe totally took care of us.  

 

My hero was like minded through out our delay.   He stayed steady and dedicated to solving the problem without any negativity.  He had the tire located, purchased, and installed in no time at all. 

Kai, Fal, the pup, and I went on a brief walk around the parking lot.  

Kayden didn't bother to look up from his book the entire time.

Kai even endured a scraped elbow, but did not shed a tear.  

Soon it was time to hit the road again; about an hour had passed from blow to go.  

Lesson mastered in keeping cool under pressure.