So I was planning to do a bi-modal commute today, driving to the Park N Ride and then biking in from there, but as I loaded the bike onto the car I noticed that I had a flat tire...on the car!

I hadn't driven it since Saturday and didn't notice a problem then, so I figured it was a slow leak. I grabbed my bike pump and started pumping it up with the idea that I'd deal with it tomorrow. As I did so, I spotted a small metal object (turned out to be an upholstery staple) embedded in the tread, which I stupidly removed and was rewarded with the sound of leaking air. As it happens, even with air audibly leaking a car tire holds enough air that I was able to make the 5 minute drive to the tire shop with about 20 psi.

Anyway, it was fun telling my wife that I had a flat tire, getting her reaction, and then telling her it was the car.

Then im assuming you either got to bike to work afterwards or called out and got the day off? Would be a nice reward after waking up to that.

Yeah, I just biked in from the tire shop. Dropping the car off at a shop and biking away is always one of my favorite things. I especially like it when the shop offers to give me a ride somewhere.