The Trip to the Airport

The first part of any vacation, trip or adventure is getting there. Most would overlook the trip to the airport as any part of the vacation, but Nat and I definitely started our vacation there. It became one of the most memorable parts of the entire trip, as well as dangerous.
As we were going up Interstate 15 the car started acting weird. It felt as if we were going over loose asphalt or rumble strips when in fact the newly paved road had no nicks or bumps in it at all. Both of us were thinking this was odd when the car suddenly started shaking. The shaking got worse and worse until finally it became difficult to control. Looking over at Nat, who was driving, I saw him struggle with the wheel trying to keep us going as straight as possible. Due to the construction, there was no shoulder for us to pull off on, so we exited as soon as possible and parked on the off ramp.
What we saw next made me laugh and Nat put his hands on his head in amazement. The front right tire looked as if it had gone through a shredder! We considered changing it ourselves, something neither of us had ever done before, but realized the hubcaps were locked in place and we didn't have the key to get the wheel off. Fortunately right across the street from where we parked was a gas station where we made calls to family members for help (thanks Dad!). While calling, we looked out the window and across the street from the gas station was a Tire Center! We then walked back to the car and brought it to the center to get the tire changed, which they did free of charge!
We then commenced to the airport, and even arrived a little early!