First Flat

Today I had my first flat and as I'm sure was cosmically necessary it was raining. Luckily though I was pretty close to home so after I struggled unsuccessfully to get the tire off I called my brother to come pick me up. I did manage to get the tire off and the tube out and the new tube partially on before my brother arrived, but I gladly accepted the warm dry ride home to finish fixing my flat. Once home I did successfully finish putting the new tube in and getting the tire back on. I'm glad my first attempt at fixing a flat was a success (thank you Youtube). It's remarkable that I made it through the entirety of last year without a single flat and this year with far less mileage I've already had one. Hopefully this isn't a sign of what's to come, but if it is I feel much better prepared now.