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On a recent Friday afternoon, I was on my way from western Massachusetts to Manchester, N.H. to meet a flight of rescue dogs coming up from the south to be adopted.
In anticipation of the many miles I had to put on my little SUV, I had recently purchased a set of tires. The next day, I was driving five of the 14 dogs to the Fingerlakes region of New York to another shelter.
As I hopped onto Interstate 91, I realized I had a problem; as I tried to reach cruising speed on the highway, the wheel shimmied violently. The new tires must not be balanced correctly, I thought.
With my vehicle full of dog crates, and having a plane to catch, I reduced my speed, looked at my watch, and made my way to exit 1 in Brattleboro to look for a service station.
