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When You're Stranded: What Pinellas Roadside Rescue Means for Local Drivers
I remember the first time I needed real roadside help in Florida. It was a Tuesday evening on the edge of Pinellas County, the sky turning that deep orange that Tampa Bay is famous for. I was driving back from a job site in Clearwater when I felt the steering wheel start to wobble. A flat tire. Not a slow leak you can nurse to a gas station, but a full tear. I pulled over near an exit off Interstate 275, called Triple A, and waited forty-five minutes. The driver showed up, c