[GeoStL] Re: NGR: Important!!!
- From: szcue@xxxxxxx
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:58:27 -0400
Being that I've worked in this industry for over 20 years I feel I must
respond.
My company routinely inspects tires on customers vehicles for unsafe tread,
sidewall, correct air pressure, etc. for FREE!? And NO this is not an
advertisement, but it could be :).
When you take your care in for service, ask the dealership or repair shop to
check your tires.? Most car owners take their cars in for oil changes every
3,000 to 5,000 miles.? At that time, your repair shop should be doing a
courtesy check of your tires and other components under the hood.?(Belts, hoses
and fluids)
At 6,000 miles, or possibly at ?EVERY oil change, you should be having your
tires rotated.? At that time, the technician will be visually inspecting every
tire for any unusual wear patterns or possible problems.?
Remember the gas?stations?used to check your oil and your air pressure when you
came in for gas.? Now that?gas stations are self-service, it is up to YOU?to
check these items yourself or have them?done at a repair shop.
It's no fun being out on the road and having car problems, like anything else
you own, if something doesn't look quite right or sounds funny, go have it
checked out by a professional if you have doubts. They should be checking?tread
depth, dry cracking, or dry rotting, nails, wheel damage, correct air pressure,
etc.? ?
Tires go through?A?LOT of wear and tear.? You have pot holes, rocks, nails, bad
roads, and loss of air pressure due to temperature changes.? Properly
maintaining the?air pressure?in your tires is also one of the ways you can save
gas.?
Another thing to think about.? What is between you and the road?? Think about
it.? About 6" to 8"?rubber patch?on each tire and with cars weighing 3,500
pounds plus, that's not a whole lot is it?? Now, your rumbling down the?highway
doing 60 mph and tires are the last thing on your mind.??? Maybe they shouldn't
be.?
You wouldn't believe some of the things my company has taken out of tires that
have gone flat, when the customer said,?"I didn't hit anything".? Well, okay,
but here's the screw driver we pulled out of the?tread, a nail, or a deer
antler, or a?very sharp?piece of rock, a piece of key, etc.? We have a
container on the counter of items taken out of tires when they have come in for
service.? It's amazing.?
And if your having trouble with the price of tires, think about oil prices.?
The reason they are getting so expensive is because of the price of oil.? I
think it takes 30+ barrels of oil just to make one tire, it just depends on the
tire size.
Be safer out there by having your tires checked when you go in for routine
service. Most places will check your tires for free and if they don't go
somewhere else. If you go in for service where I work, tell them Susie sent
you.?;)??? If you want more information or if I need to?clarify anything,
please email me.????
Drive on and cache on!???? Susie
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:31 pm
Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: Important!!!
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Take the time to look at this.. It could save your life.?
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http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=4826897 ?
I looked at my tires and they are manufactured 26th week of 2006. (2606)?
This is serious stuff....?
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