Blowout on the 402

It was a long trip back from Florida and very uneventful until we reached the dreaded 402.  We blew out a rear tire and it took a motorhome panel with it. It was a 12" rip in the side wall so powerful that it threw the panel across the road and into the ditch in the medium.  The explosion was so powerful that it bent the steal frame holding the plastic panel.  

It turns out that our Daughter-in-Law was travelling the other way on the 402, spotted the motorhome and called our son.  He called us within a few minutes and handled all the rescue.  Within 1/2 and hour Sarnia tire was there.  Two hours and $783 later we were back on the road headed home.

It turns out that the motorhome damage, but not the tire, is covered by insurance - that is very good news.

Now we just have to see the adjuster and pick a place to get it repaired.