Originally posted by JenBKR
Yikes, hate being stuck on the side of the road. Happened to me once (slid on ice, got a flat tire). My mom's old car broke down pulling out of the mall parking lot once three days before Christmas...she blocked an entire lane until the tow truck came.
Ouch. Thank goodness I was able to pull over and off the highway completely onto the shoulder. And, my car was only "stranded" for a few hours. I was picked up by my ex husband's niece (the tire went flat about five minutes from her house) about ten minutes after it happened, so, I wasn't out there for very long. Blocking traffic is something I never hope happens to me!