historically one of my greatest fears has been getting into a car accident .. or my car getting hit or stolen while at a providers incall ......  well  today .. i pull up to today's lady place and as a park  ....    bam ... i run into a small block of the concrete curb that has fallen off into the street .....  tears the sidewall of a BRAND new $300 tire i just installed ...i mean less than a month old ..  damn ...  well turns out there is a car repair place 200 feet down the street so i drive there at 3 mph and the install the spare ... so whew at least i dont have to tell where i was ....    so add $340 to todays appointment