@larry
yes the better tool next time is to call triple A and let them deal with it.
i'm not getting dirty next time.
The problem is, a lot of the time you need them, so does everyone else. So the take an hour and a half to get to you.
Go to the hardware store. A pair of work gloves and a white coverall, buy them and put in trunk next to tire changing tool.
There is no AAA when the SHTF.