Originally Posted by Machka
Somehow I have my doubts that they would come out to the places I ride!
My roadside assistance consists of several bicycle maintenance courses and a bag of tools and parts.
Getting dark out? That's what my lights are for.
A rip in the tire? No problem! I've got tire boots and a spare tire for that.
Spouse? What spouse?
Well, we can't all be Machka

I have this image of you being rescued by one of those St. Bernard rescue dogs with a canister of spirits around its neck.
Do you carry all that for say, a 30 mile trip out? Including lights and spare tire? If I'm planning to be back before dark, I only carry an emergency "barely legal" light.
The books I have don't say much about boots -- other than the dollar bill trick. What do you use for boots?