Yesterday morning I stepped out of the house, ready to run some errands, and I noticed the car didn't look right. It seemed to be slanting in one direction. A peek around to the passenger side and there it was, a very flat tire.
After some worrying and fretting, things ended up working out. I used my life saving little portable air pump and got the tire back up to pressure. I drove down to my old mechanic's shop, and his son did a real pit stop. Tire off, fixed, and back on car in less than 20min. That includes the time we spent taking the spare tire out of the trunk. I didn't expect him to offer to plug the tire right then and there.
The tire had a slow leak for months, and now I know why. It was the beat up 3/4" brad/nail he pulled out. The big leak was from the 1 1/2" screw. I could actually hear the air blowing out after I pumped it up in the driveway. I had driven the car the day before with no issues, so I must have picked it up close to home... 
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