She heard a loud flapping noise. After parking beside the road, she discovered that she had a flat tire. No problem. She'd taken a basic auto mechanics class in junior college. She knew how to change a tire. She opened the trunk and looked for the spare. Did someone steal my spare, she wondered. She opened the glove compartment and thumbed through the new-smelling owner's guide. On page 38, it said, "In order to better serve owners, we have not provided this vehicle with an emergency tire. In case of a flat, owners should call their preferred towing service." How am I better served, she wondered, by not having a spare tire? Would they sell jeans without a secret pocket? Would they sell nail clippers without a file? Would they sell a pot without a lid? Would they sell a toy without a battery? Toy companies started it, she decided.