XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: jclarkeusenet@cox.net   
      
   In article <1btxcxjel3.fsf@snowball.wb.pfeifferfamily.net>,   
   pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu says...   
   >   
   > "Michael F. Stemper"  writes:   
   >   
   > > On 01/20/2014 10:20 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> I've seen the tread of a truck tire on the trailer of a tractor-trailer   
   rig peel   
   > >> off on the highway.   
   > >   
   > > I've never seen that happen. However, I've seen the treads of such tires   
   > > many, many times along the road. My (unconfirmed) speculation is that, due   
   > > to the cost of such large tires, they must often get them recapped, and the   
   > > job is often poorly done.   
   >   
   > I once had a tread separation on a highway while driving a car --   
   > *bang*, looked in the rear view mirror to see my fender skirt flying   
   > away.  Got to the side; found the tread wrapped around my rear axle.   
   > The tire actually kept air for several hours after that; it didn't go   
   > down until the car was being unloaded from the flatbed at the tire   
   > store.   
      
   I threw the tread on two nearly-new Goodyear Polyglas a couple of miles   
   from home once.  I drove on home on the carcass.  The next day we threw   
   all four wheels in the back of the pickup, drove down to the Goodyear   
   dealer and raised holy Hell until he gave us our money back on the   
   pieces of shit, and then bit the bullet and got Michelins.   
      
   I really don't understand why everybody thought Polyglas were so great.   
      
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