So, I am parked in a puddle that froze around tires for 3", and now a tire is flat....

[bettyellen]

Is this too much to ask from AAA? Also, I do not have a spare tire. Or time for this shit!

Heeeeelp!

[In_The_Wind]

1. Aww, bettyellen. That's horrible.

If I was there I'd help you.

[bettyellen]

4. Aww thank you! Sadly I have been working 11-12 hour days, am also going to get a parking ticket!!

I just want to get it out by Saturday so I can actually use the damn car for once! I don;t use it much except for in good weather.
Been doing nothing with it but digging it out, work related shopping, and moving it for street cleaning. UGH.

[Orrex]

2. How many tires are frozen in?

Can you deflate them partly to free them from the ice?

Otherwise, a AAA-subsidized tow truck should be able to pull you clear!

[bettyellen]

5. Two, one of them flat. I do not know how triple AAA can do this - think they can bring me a spare?

[Orrex]

6. Maybe a donut

But probably not a permanent tire. What a pain in the butt. Let us know how it works out!

[Downwinder]

7. May be able to air it up and plug it.

[magical thyme]

3. that's what AAA is for!

[elleng]

8. Right, they'll figure it out,

if they know what the problem is.

IF the freeze is too hard, they might have to wait for the melt.

[bettyellen]

9. Oh eff no, I got somewhere to go Saturday! Thanks, Ms G

[lastlib]

11. Get some salt around that tire. Or IceMelt.

[bettyellen]

13. I did that! Great minds….

except for the part where I believed my neighbor it was flat, and it actually was not. I think it was an optical illusion caused by the slush puddle….LOL.
The AA guy asked, what has neighbor Ned been smoking?

[dolphinsandtuna]

10. Call AAA.

That's what they're for.

As to the parking ticket, take a photo of the ice/tires and throw yourself on the mercy of the court or the parking cop, whoever you see first.

[Jenoch]

12. Tell them about the flat tires and they

will have a compressor with them. You may or may not need to either get new tires or repair the tires you have.

You really should not be driving without a spare tire. You have not mentioned the make amd model of your car, but if it were me, I would call a used auto parts yard, tell them the make and model of out car, and they can likely sell you a doughnut (small spare tire) for little money. Or, you can buy a used rim and tite from them and have a full-sized spare.

[shenmue]

14. Awwww

[bettyellen]

15. thank you- I have the most embarrassing update. My neighbor was wrong...

(I think the "flat" was an optical illusion caused by the slush puddle?).
The AA guy said "what has he been smoking, and why did you believe him". LOL

[shenmue]

16. Wow!

Stay warm!

[bettyellen]

21. thank you, dear Shenmue!

[elleng]

17. WOW!

So all's well???

Were you able to get to your Saturday event???

[bettyellen]

18. Yes, Ellen- and it was a great party! Despite the two hours of slightly hung over

drive in the storm today, I had a very good time. Which I very much needed.

[elleng]

19. Great to hear, bettyellen!

(but for the hungover drive in the storm. Glad you made it. I would not have driven, in those circumstances.)

[bettyellen]

20. It was slow going, but not slippery. Not a fan of driving in wet weather myself.

But I gotta go back to the grind in the AM. I will be back when the weather turns warm! Lambertville looks like an adorable town.