Q: I have had two flat tires this summer. Both from nails. One was a roofing nail and the other was a 2 3/4-inch spike. In both cases only the head of the nail was showing on the tread.

Animal Control officers discovered that a flat-head nail had been driven into her skull. "I've never seen anything like this," Rarrat said. "And to still have the cat be alive, it's just amazing." ...

Sioux City Animal Control Owner Cindy Rarrat said doctors at Siouxland Animal Hospital were able to pull the flat-head nail from the gray female cat, which has been named Amazing Grace.

Just two weeks ago, Inessa Mudrik woke up to a flat tire with two nails stuck inside. "I was wondering, like, where I could have picked them up," Mudrik said. Just days ago, she says her dad found ...

What are the most common types and what are their uses? Flat head nails have a round shank and - yes! - a large flat head, often with a criss-cross pattern to assist good contact with your hammer.

Q: I have had two flat tires this summer. Both from nails. One was a roofing nail and the other was a 2 3/4-inch spike. In both cases only the head of the nail was showing on the tread.