Spring cleaning

Typical advice this time of year is to double-check the batteries in your smoke detector. Luckily for me, every time I go into the kitchen, the smoke alarm goes off, and so I know my batteries are definitely working. What I didn't check until recently, and I would highly recommend to all of you to double-check, is the State of the Spare Tire. My spare tire, which has been sitting happily in the back of my car for the six and a half years was pretty much flat. So, as part of your spring cleaning, please check your spare tire and make sure it has air in it. There's nothing worse than getting a flat in the middle of nowhere and realizing your spare is useless.