Re: [T3] Happy 40th Phillip!

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@type4.org>]

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On 17 May 2006, at 07:05, Virginia & Peter wrote:

> >Are you saying you're driving around with a 40 year old spare  
> tire..? That's >courageous if that is true...
>
> Ah well, yes, hangin head... but it's the spare!  I used it once to  
> get to the local tire shop when I got a nail in the good one.  I  
> figure it just requires a babying like a modern space saver type.
> I have to admit an impracticle appreciation for 5 matching "66"  
> stamped wheels and that Continental tire in the trunk.  Kinda the  
> same as the somewhat silly act of washing and detailing a faded  
> down-to-the-primer original paint job.

Hey, as long as you are aware that the tire, when used, could fail at  
any time in a more or less catastrophic manner. I suppose just being  
stuck somewhere is the best outcome. A bad accident is the worst.

jens

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