Don’t panic. It’s not as awful as you think. Not long ago I got a call from my daughter, one that all moms dread: “Mom, we have a flat tire! What do we do???” Both my daughters were in the car and they were panicked. They were on the highway and road flotsam slashed…
Is Your Parked Car Ready to Hit the Road Now That Quarantine is Ending?
Um… is that a squirrel’s nest? It might be. Nesting under your hood or in your trunk. The New York Times recently reported that a number of drivers are finding rats and other rodents have nested in the engine compartments of idle cars over the last few months. Turns out that rats, squirrels and other…
Is AAA Worth It? 9 Reasons to Consider Joining
A flat! And I don’t know how to change a tire (embarrassing)… I was driving to the airport on a weekday morning in my Nissan Altima, on my way to New Orleans for a work trip, when I heard a loud BANG. Then my car started fishtailing in the middle of GA-400 in Atlanta, and…
Don’t Know How To Change A Tire? That’s Not a Bad Thing
Why I Won’t Learn to Change a Tire, and You Don’t Need To, Either. It was a point of pride when I was a young new driver: I learned to change a tire. And I hated every minute of it. The tools were greasy and the tires were heavy. The process would ruin the clothes…