Oh, man -- SA is on her way to visit me, having just been in North Carolina for a few days. She should have gotten here around 6:30, but she called at 3:00 to tell me a tire blew out, but she changed it and put the donut on, and was on her way again.
Then she called around 4:00 to tell me the donut blew out, and she was waiting for a tow truck to take her car to the tire place so that she could get a non-blow-y-out-y tire.
She's back on the way, and should probably be here within 60-90 minutes, barring any other tires deciding to blow out. (I shouldn't say that; it's tempting fate.)
The poor thing has been driving all damn day. (Of course, my lazy self views this as a reprieve and a little more time to de-filth the apartment. Black mold is being bleached as I type this.)