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[10:06] *Pop* What was th...*pop*...at
That was BOTH of my tires being puntured on the way to work this morning.
I'm feeling crappy at the moment as I'm recovering from a cold (caused by my house auditioning for a role as an aquarium - more on that tomorrow) and didn't want to sit outside in the cold fog sodding about with tubes and looking for punctures. With this in mind I called the local bike shop and asked 'em how much to fix it for me. I was advised not to bother and do it myself or purchase a new bike, the prices would be approximately the same :)
I've managed to rack up three punctures now in the space of two weeks. The first was very exciting - I had a slow leak which meant I had to pump up the tire every time I rode home at night until I managed to purchase a puncture repair kit.
Amusingly, after I repaired the puncture I managed to rip the valve off the tire whilst pumping it back up so I had to go and obtain a new tube the next morning.
Lessons learned? Always carry a pump and puncture repair kit and pump s.l.o.w.l.y!