A Story

Does this tire look flat to you?

It looked kind of flat to me. Enough so, that I called family reinforcements to come and help me. My dad turned around when he was close to work, and my brother-in-law came from home. I told them that I wasn't sure it was flat and I'd feel really bad (and stupid) if they came to help and it wasn't flat.

Turns out: it wasn't flat. I had hit a pothole kind of hard and heard an unpleasant *thunk* so when the car started kind of dragging on the freeway I got a little nervous. I should have accounted more for the rain.

When I called my co-worker telling her that I was going to be late because of a "potential" flat tire I told her that one of two things would come of this:

1 - I really would have a flat tire and would be given props for being smart and pulling over.
or
2 - I wouldn't have a flat tire and my family would be given leave to tease me about this for years to come.

So, I ask you again:

Does this tire look flat to you?

Family: I give you leave. Proceed as you see fit.