Just FYI: My flat was right rear, and there it stays. Had it been one of the front tires we would not be having this discussion.

I'm not a tire guy but I trust the place I go to and know the guys well. I watched as they spent a few minutes going over the entire tire in and out very carefully. They plugged then booted on a spreader machine. After booting they attached some sort of electrical tool to the booted area inside the tire and left it sit for about ten minutes. I don't know what this thing was but I'm guessing some sort of curing or annealing device. I don't know rubber compounds so I may not be using the right terms, but just saying it looked like they did a thorough job rather than a plug n run.

I'll be the first to return and report if that tire fails prematurely because I firmly believe we all learn from the shared experiences.

Finally, I want to be clear that I was neither condoning nor encouraging anyone to do as I did, I was merely sharing my own experience. I'm old, kind of onery, drive alone, and have driven through more rear blowouts and tire shreds than I want to remember over the years. If you've got a family in the car do the safe thing and follow the rules.