Originally Posted by mtnwalker
Thats exactly what I thought about as soon as I heard the air escaping. Its funny though how you think about what should/n't be done when its too late. Like how I thought about putting the goat head back in the hole a second after I flicked it away in the bushes.

Stop beating yourself up. For whoever asked, this is a goathead:
We have these all over the west. You obviously can't leave one of those in your tire.