We had rain today. On the way home from work I ran into a freshly opened pothole. It flattened my front right tire. Let me tell you putting on a spare tire in the rain is not fun. One of Illinois’ finest pulled up behind me. It was nice to have the flashing police lights let people know to slow down and pay attention. I told the officer that I hit a pothole. He told me that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) already knew about it and told him that they couldn’t repair the pothole in the rain. Crazy!

Man, what a workout changing a tire on the side of the road is! Somebody should make an exercise video called Tire-cize! Lift that tire! Tighten those lugnuts! Feel the burn!