Flat Tire

Looking out of the window from the cabin, it became clear at one point that the truck's headlights were not coming any closer. Percy seemed to be stuck. As Gibson and Dustin prepare to go out into the dark and help Percy, I joined them.

It had snowed quite heavily during the last day of the pre-workshop. Indeed, arriving at the truck, Percy had not only gotten stuck in a snowbank, he also had a deflated tire, and his phone had run out of battery. The four of us eventually managed to dig the truck out and drive it to the cabin. The tire seems to be deflating quickly however. And my phone had died in the cold as well.

What would you do?

Thinking fast, you see only one solution.

You estimate that the tire might have one more trip in it, but not more. So, instead of taking everyone home one by one, and then coming back for all the equipment, you decide to leave the equipment in the cabin and the load the truck with all the participants instead. Driving back in the dark through the snowbanks, with a soft tire and being fully loaded with people, you feel the pressure to get everyone back to the community safely, and not get stuck again.

Although it may a tense moment for you- your passengers seem to be enjoying themselves. As you slip through the snow, break through snowbanks and spray snow everywhere, all your passengers cheer and laugh. Finally, you reach the road. From here on, it is more straight-forward and you reach uptown, where you drop of your first two elders.

Getting out of the truck you notice that the tire has completely blown up, and that you have lost the rubber on the way. You drove here on the rim.

This, you think, explains the burning smell once you hit the road.

You arrange a ride for the third elder Mary, and walk downtown with all the youth. Everybody is elated about the adventure you just had. You are just happy you got everyone home safe.

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