ah, another in the list of Captains, including myself, that could easily seek out otherwise harmless objects that could cause the POS Metzler to open up and spill its guts.
After 2 flats on the Metz and numerous other issues (poor wet traction, poor braking performance, etc.) I went darkside with no problems in the 2+ yrs and 23k+ miles since.
Glad that you held it up and made it through safely.