On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:34:23 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

I used to go to a tire shop up north that had a jar on the countertop
filled with strange stuff that they had taken out of tires. Most of
it was totally unbelievable. There is something about the dynamic of
a rolling tire that picks things up in a very counterintuitive way.

I remember when you didn't need to hit anything to have a flat.
Sometimes a chunk the size of your hand would blow out of the tread
with a bang. Driving with both hands on the wheel was popular in those
days. Then they came up with tubeless tires and blowouts didn't happen
any more. So much for the good old days. Tires are much better now.

Casady