It cost me $ 50 to buy a new bicycle tire which is thick enough goatheads ca n't pierce the casing and cause flats . Yesterday I was out cycling around Sparks , and I picked up one of those goatheads . Instead of taking the " thorn " out of the tire and thus causing an immediate flat tire , I continued to ride around until I got home and then replaced the old tire and inner tube . OPTIONS:
- Something you pick up .
- None of the above choices .
- Something to remove from the wheel .
- Something that puts holes in bike wheels .

A: What are goatheads ?

And to pay so much for a reception location when there are so few guests , even when the dinners are such a reasonable price . The per head cost for so few guests is so ridiculous that I ' m not even going to mention it here . Why ca n't they just for once try to find a solution , and look for a way to make this work ? Why are they trying to change the venue when we ' ve already put down a very large percentage of our now budget as a deposit ? OPTIONS:
- I will welcome the venue change
- None of the above choices .
- I will appreciate the new venue
- I will complain about the change

A: What will you do after this happened ?

I wanted to get out and back on wheels before I try to skate at practice the first time , and that was probably one of the only opportunities I had with all the busy - busy that seems to be coming down . But my ankle was pretty tired / sore by the end of the night . I was pretty psyched that I was able to get back into somewhat of a groove pretty quickly . OPTIONS:
- All the pressure from the wheels on top of it .
- None of the above choices .
- All the practice .
- All the car accidents .

A: What is causing the narrator pain their ankle ?

On the other hand , there was vending machine coffee that was actually amazing . You really ca n't explain Henro without the smells and sounds . The familiar drone of traffic was drowned out by the rushing water in the rice patties , the Om of people praying at road - side shrines , the caw of crows and the croaks of a bullfrog chorus . OPTIONS:
- It had rice - flavored snacks .
- It had no candy .
- It had good java .
- It had rice cakes .

A:
What surprised the narrator about the vending machine ?