Keys to success

As a freelance Production Sound Mixer, one of my keys to success is arriving early to every call time.  The picture above demonstrates one example of why this is a good idea.  On the way to a shoot I accidentally drove over a discarded key chain in the road which punctured my tire.  Fortunately I had some extra time and changing to a spare tire only cost me about 15 minutes and didn't slow the shoot down at all. (And thankfully the repair shop I took it to the next day only charged me about $15 for the patch!)