We often take things that occur in our lives for granted. My best friend (BFF for those who are texting folks) Kathy Hendrix, granddaughter Gracie and I recently traveled to Dollywood. We left on Wednesday and returned, after a fun filled day at Dollywood, on Thursday.
Wives, do your husbands keep a close check on your car? Well, mine does, but we have been busy keeping a close eye on the oil use of the car, and it has been in the shop for routine oil changes. It is going in the shop Monday. I felt very confident about driving the car to Tennessee and back, and it never occurred to me that the tires might give me trouble.
We were ready to drive home when a storm came up in Pigeon Forge. We decided to wait at a restaurant for the rain to end. I was in contact with Barry and was going to make a decision to either drive across the mountain to Cherokee or stay another night. The weather had cleared enough for us to make it across the mountain. Kathy said a prayer for a safe trip before we left Pigeon Forge. It was her prayer that got us to Hollywood, Georgia and near home.
There is a lot of road construction on Highway 441 across the Great Smoky Mountains. Add to the road construction fog and rain, with the shadows of early evening, and it makes for an interesting and somewhat tension filled trip, but we made it! I called Barry from Cherokee to let him know we had gotten that far and were on our way home. It wasn't until we had crossed into Habersham County in Georgia that things begin to change.
The indicator on the car begin to show a low tire pressure on the right front tire. We made it to a local station and tried to put air in the tire. We could hear it coming out of the tire as fast as we put it in. And, yes, we were correctly using the little thingy to put air in the tire. Did you know it cost $1.00 for air? I had a quarter and Kathy gave me the rest.
Barry came to our rescue and put the spare tire on the car. One of the Georgia State Patrol troopers also stopped to help. He was extremely helpful and, as it turned out, he knew Barry too.
Kathy and I never fail to have an adventure when we travel. Some are funny and some can be scary--like the time we prayed our way into the Atlanta airport when a storm was all around us as the plane landed.
Gracie had the perfect solution for our car trouble. As we came out of Dollywood the tram driver gave instructions that if we had car problems, Dollywood offered a free service to help get the cars started again. Gracie reminded us that all we had to do was call Dollywood, and they would send someone to help us.
It is me again, Lord, thanking you for safe trips and answered prayers.
A little Georgia Wisdom: No matter who you think is taking care of the mechanics of your car, one needs to know what to look for, and make sure you are driving a vehicle with good tires,
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