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No offense, but "narrow road, a little too fast 6 year old spare, late afternoon, put the spare on, 70 years old". I would have done things differently, I would gone with a Modello. Good job to you. You handled everthing.

Certainly glad you are okay and it all worked out so well.

It is easy to drive too fast along that road as it appears to be flat and rather safe but it is notorious for accidents caused by speed, blown tires, cows, passing, etc.

sounds like malarrimo has a new manager, everytime we're there we have to practically beg to buy a pacifico!

Plan B, good report and a nice outcome on what might instead have become a disaster. Nothing like a cool Pacifico to settle thos driving tensions and what better place to have one at...'Malarrimos' is a favorite with us since forever.

I'd like to add my similar story. This happened just a few days ago while pulling my fifth wheel on an Idaho highway. I had just left a very rough road and had returned to the major pavement. I had just got up to speed when a pickup truck pulled up next to me and the passenger held up a piece of cardboard on which he had written in heavy black pen.."Your right trailer tire is going flat!" Wow...I waved my thanks. Now that was a very nice gesture by some nice folks..and was refreshing to realize that caring people are still to be found everywhere.

I had pulled into a nearby Cenex station and sure enough the fiver's right rear 10 ply was flat and ruined...and would have caused serious grief to the heavy camper in short order.

My good luck continued when, out of the blue, a tow truck comes by, sees me looking at the flat, and pulls over to me. I'm a little awestruck with all this when this enterprising good samaritan asks me if I needed help. 'You bet!', I said. I was not looking forward to the hard job of changing that tire. As it was starting to drizzle...not to mention ruining my manicure.

Quick as a wink, the mechanic cranks down the spare from underneath the fiver, jacks up the fiver's flat, and changes it all out...throwing my flat into the bed of my pickup. If it had been a rodeo event, he'd have won a 1st place ribbon.

I was thinking, 'I don't care what this costs me, it's worth it.' I about fell over when I thanked and asked....he said, "Twenty-five will do it. I was just going home anyway." I gratefully tipped a bit more...and Co-pilot insisted he take some homemade biscotti, too.

And to top that fine day off... the sun came out.

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Originally posted by Pompano Plan B, good report and a nice outcome on what might instead have become a disaster. Nothing like a cool Pacifico to settle thos driving tensions and what better place to have one at...'Malarrimos' is a favorite with us since forever. I'd like to add my similar story. This happened just a few days ago while pulling my fifth wheel on an Idaho highway. I had just left a very rough road and had returned to the major pavement. I had just got up to speed when a pickup truck pulled up next to me and the passenger held up a piece of cardboard on which he had written in heavy black pen.."Your right trailer tire is going flat!" Wow...I waved my thanks. Now that was a very nice gesture by some nice folks..and was refreshing to realize that caring people are still to be found everywhere. I had pulled into a nearby Cenex station and sure enough the fiver's right rear 10 ply was flat and ruined...and would have caused serious grief to the heavy camper in short order. My good luck continued when, out of the blue, a tow truck comes by, sees me looking at the flat, and pulls over to me. I'm a little awestruck with all this when this enterprising good samaritan asks me if I needed help. 'You bet!', I said. I was not looking forward to the hard job of changing that tire. As it was starting to drizzle...not to mention ruining my manicure. Quick as a wink, the mechanic cranks down the spare from underneath the fiver, jacks up the fiver's flat, and changes it all out...throwing my flat into the bed of my pickup. If it had been a rodeo event, he'd have won a 1st place ribbon. I was thinking, 'I don't care what this costs me, it's worth it.' I about fell over when I thanked and asked....he said, "Twenty-five will do it. I was just going home anyway." I gratefully tipped a bit more...and Co-pilot insisted he take some homemade biscotti, too. And to top that fine day off... the sun came out.

Idaho is known for potatoes, hops and mostly wonderful people. Not that it makes any difference but I'd bet the good Samaritans were Mormon, base on my experience in similar circumstances there. Last year while I was heading south and approaching Idaho falls my fuel pump went out during a snow storm. A couple that was headed north saw me parked with my hood up and my flashers on. They continued on about 5 miles to the next overpass and came back. First they put some gas in my truck to verify that it was my fuel pump. Then they drove me into town and called a friend on their cell phone that owned a tow truck. Even though it was Sunday he agreed to come tow me in and the couple I was with drove back to my truck and waited there with me until the tow truck arrived and he towed it to the GMC dealer who's lot he had a key for and locked my truck up. Meanwhile the couple drove me to the airport so I could rent a car. I tried to pay them for all their trouble but they refused and just said "come by the Mormon visitor center, where my wife is the manager, on Monday.::

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Originally posted by willardguy sounds like malarrimo has a new manager, everytime we're there we have to practically beg to buy a pacifico!

Guess they lowered their standards.

Hola Plan B

Very refreshing to hear good news. Kinda makes you feel good, just reading it. Thanks for sharing.