Ironically, it happened to me about 40 years ago in my AMX at around 1:00 AM. on a Saturday morning.
Some numbnut stuck a wooden handled knife into a man-hole cover. I saw it at the last moment and swerved, but it went into my left rear tire (just like the Crossfire). It went into the shoulder of the tread, and the blade came out the sidewall.
The AMX came with a "Space Saver" BFG inflatable spare (first Sportscar to use it) but I didn't want to use it since I planned on never selling my X and wanted to keep the spare untouched.
So I called my Dad, and he brought me a floor jack, and another wheel so I could make it home.
If it only happens to me every 40 years or so, I guess I don't have to worry about it anymore.

 

Yikes. Glad things worked out for you.

I suppose that I should invest in AAA if I decide to drive my car down to Florida in November/December. Considering that it took Tire Rack nearly 4 months to find the tires that are on my car at the present time, I seriously doubt that anyone will have them in stock.

I do have a spare 18" wheel with an OEM Conti. Early on, I curbed one front wheel and got a replacement and my wife suggested that I put the rashed wheel to good use. So now I have a spare. No jack, No lug wrench. No place for the spare in the car. But I have a spare.

 

Not until you hit the century mark Mike..

 

As some of the people that went to CAA Denver might have noticed I was putting air in one of my tires every once in a while during the trip. I just thought that it was a valve stem problem because it would never go flat, just low. I took it in yesterday to get looked at and sure enough there was a small screw in it. It went all the way to California and back with me. I think that I dodged a bullet on that one.

 

finally wore the head off the screw didn't you? LOL...I knew you firemen were cheap.....glad you got her fixed in time for winter. Now if you screw a bunch of those self tappers in there, you could have snow tires the old fashion way...

 

I hope you at least kept the wrench! I always have a paranoid feeling about driving without a spare. I think on any long trips I will steal the spare out of my wife's E500. I also love having 18 inch wheels. Tires cost a lot less and I can pick any brand I want.

 

I never worry too much about tires. I keep good tread on my cars all the time. I drive on the average of 2500 miles a week in the rig. I have on the average of 5 flats a yr on her. Not bad when you are managing 18 of them. I am lucky to get 1 flat in 5 yrs on the cars I own. It can happen I know, but we kind of learn to watch for hazards out there. Now that I have jinxed myself...off I go....lol

 

I'd like to call it "thrifty" instead. We are always having to make do because we aren't bringing money in like the other side!

 

Well, there you go...if you guys would patrol more for illegal leaf burning....you could get in on the act....what ever happened to that Clean Air Act....lol...