Yesterday I was two miles away from home on a local road in Connecticut and I had a  bad flat tire because I ran into a curb while driving at 45 mph. I will spare you other details. Unfortunately this is a road with no shoulder so I had parked it as close to the curb as possible. Still, the car was occupyting a significant portion of the lane, causing inconvenience to drivers on both sides. I was on the phone immediately to call AAA and this is about my experience through the process. (more…)