My brush(es) with death...

I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches, if
even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I had
no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest place to
pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors" which only sells
domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated with all those Fords,
Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner. LOL I never heard an
explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually blaring pretty loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had insisted
the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it pulled the
left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie
--


"Wicked little doll, you are not human;
wicked little doll, you have no soul."
(David Byrne, 1997)

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches, if
even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I
had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest place
to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors" which only
sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated with all those
Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner. LOL I never heard
an explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually blaring pretty
loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had
insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it
pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie

What kind of tire was that? And, which of the large staff of servants was
responsible for checking its pressure how often? I'm not saying that was the
cause, just wondering.

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches, if
even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I
had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest place
to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors" which only
sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated with all those
Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner. LOL I never heard
an explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually blaring pretty
loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had
insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it
pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie
--

You were very fortunate to have escaped that expedition unscathed. The tire
bears the very distinctinctive signs of an attack by the tire-eating road
shark, a native of warm climates. The most effective way to prevent road
sharks from attacking your tires is to keep them inflated to at least 3 or 4
PSI above the tire pressure listed on the door frame or glove box lid for
your car. That way, the tire becomes hard enough to make it difficult for
the road shark to chew through.

Seriously, the damage to the tire looks more like the result from being run
flat than from a blowout.

Glad you're safe, keep those tires pumped up!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches, if
even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I
had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest place
to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors" which only
sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated with all those
Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner. LOL I never heard
an explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually blaring pretty
loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had
insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it
pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie
--


"Wicked little doll, you are not human;
wicked little doll, you have no soul."
(David Byrne, 1997)

That tyre looks like it was shafted a long time before the blowout. Either
low pressure or lots of kerb-scuffing- the sidewalls look truely dead.

Tyres have a lifespan as well as a wear limit, that should be noted. Can you
imagine the consequences if you'd been at high speed?

J

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:ev0h58.180.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org...
I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches, if
even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I
had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest place
to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors" which only
sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated with all
those Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner. LOL I
never heard an explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually blaring
pretty loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had
insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it
pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie

What kind of tire was that? And, which of the large staff of servants was
responsible for checking its pressure how often? I'm not saying that was
the cause, just wondering.

LOL I have no idea what kind it was. Something hubby bought a while back, so
probably cheapo. I just didn't realize they were that bad. I can only make
out the letters "f-o-u-r-m" - sort of. *shrug*

Natalie

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>>

"Wickeddoll®" ...
I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches, if
even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I
had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest place
to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors" which only
sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated with all
those Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner. LOL I
never heard an explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually blaring
pretty loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had
insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it
pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie
--

You were very fortunate to have escaped that expedition unscathed. The
tire bears the very distinctinctive signs of an attack by the tire-eating
road shark, a native of warm climates. The most effective way to prevent
road sharks from attacking your tires is to keep them inflated to at least
3 or 4 PSI above the tire pressure listed on the door frame or glove box
lid for your car. That way, the tire becomes hard enough to make it
difficult for the road shark to chew through.

I thought they were inflated enough - my son usually checks that.

Seriously, the damage to the tire looks more like the result from being
run flat than from a blowout.

For how long? I wonder if it was flat when I left for work. (son had driven
it last)

Glad you're safe, keep those tires pumped up!
--

Ray O

Will do! Thanks! We're in NC now, but who knows where we'll go next.

Natalie

"Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
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I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches, if
even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I
had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest place
to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors" which only
sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated with all
those Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner. LOL I
never heard an explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually blaring
pretty loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had
insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it
pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie
--


"Wicked little doll, you are not human;
wicked little doll, you have no soul."
(David Byrne, 1997)

That tyre looks like it was shafted a long time before the blowout. Either
low pressure or lots of kerb-scuffing- the sidewalls look truely dead.

Both, actually.

Tyres have a lifespan as well as a wear limit, that should be noted. Can
you imagine the consequences if you'd been at high speed?

J

I wouldn't have made this post...maybe by séance...

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
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"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
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I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to change
lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by inches,
if even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off the
road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating very
violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere, but I
had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The nearest
place to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic Motors"
which only sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really intimidated
with all those Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little rice-burner.
LOL I never heard an explosion or popping, but then my iPod is usually
blaring pretty loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced them
all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son had
insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though it
pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie

What kind of tire was that? And, which of the large staff of servants was
responsible for checking its pressure how often? I'm not saying that was
the cause, just wondering.


LOL I have no idea what kind it was. Something hubby bought a while back,
so probably cheapo. I just didn't realize they were that bad. I can only
make out the letters "f-o-u-r-m" - sort of. *shrug*

Natalie

I think hubby's trying to get rid of you. He should be inspecting your car
weekly, which should include checking the tire pressure.

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

snipped

Seriously, the damage to the tire looks more like the result from being
run flat than from a blowout.

For how long? I wonder if it was flat when I left for work. (son had
driven it last)

At 30 or 40 MPH, the tire could get trashed like that in under a mile. At
55 MPH, the distance is probably more like a 1/4 mile.

Glad you're safe, keep those tires pumped up!
--

Ray O

Will do! Thanks! We're in NC now, but who knows where we'll go next.

Natalie

People complain about car-nannies like seat belt reminder chimes, headlight
auto-off, and low tire pressure monitors, but personally, I kind of like
having a backup ;-)
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"JoeSpareBedroom"...

"Wickeddoll®"
I was zooming along to work today, in my 2000 Echo, when I went to
change lanes, and barely missed smacking into the rear of a Caddy...by
inches, if even that. (would have been totally my fault)

Further up the road, a huge cab-type truck (Dodge) nearly ran me off
the road, but right about that time, I noticed my car started vibrating
very violently. I figured my well-worn tires sprang a leak somewhere,
but I had no idea of just how badly the tire had *exploded!* The
nearest place to pull in was a used-car dealership, called "Classic
Motors" which only sells domestic cars/trucks/vans. I felt really
intimidated with all those Fords, Dodges, etc. surrounding my little
rice-burner. LOL I never heard an explosion or popping, but then my
iPod is usually blaring pretty loudly.

Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be
toast if I'd made it to the highway:

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg

http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg

That tire looks like someone slashed it. I went ahead and replaced
them all, since Arizona and Florida were very tough on them. My son
had insisted the car was out of alignment, but it really wasn't, though
it pulled the left. Doesn't do that anymore.

Oh, well.

Natalie

What kind of tire was that? And, which of the large staff of servants
was responsible for checking its pressure how often? I'm not saying that
was the cause, just wondering.


LOL I have no idea what kind it was. Something hubby bought a while back,
so probably cheapo. I just didn't realize they were that bad. I can
only make out the letters "f-o-u-r-m" - sort of. *shrug*

Natalie

I think hubby's trying to get rid of you. He should be inspecting your car
weekly, which should include checking the tire pressure.

I'm sure a lab tech can figure out an easier way to bump me off...but I'll
pass on the info, thanks!

:-)

Natalie