Dan, losing a front tire is a not-fun scenario. Glad you made it okay.I dropped another tree- 18" diameter and maybe 60 feet tall. I then proceeded to cut up all the logs from the trees I've dropped and made a nice little stack of firewood. Texted my old neighbor telling him come-n-get-it. Free firewood- nothing but gum and holly- and he never showed. Oh well, it ain't going anywhere.Then I decided I was sore so I ran out and got a massage. Between the rowing machine, push-ups, and all this lumberjacking, my body needed it.
Quote from: bReTt on February 29, 2020, 09:08:22 PMI certainly glad to hear that no one was hurt. Could have been bad really. I am getting close to time to replace the tires on my little pick up. I already have it in my mind to research good tires for it and get those. I used to be the guy that would buy the cheapest tires or the longest wearing treads but those aren’t the best tires for ride, handling or safety. I’ve changed my views about it over the years. I run 70 on the freeways to and from work everyday and that could just as easily have happened to any one of us. My Dad was the victim of OEM (Firestone?) tires on his 21 passenger Ford Van blowing out on the Interstate in Utah. It sent him flying upside down into a deep ditch. His ink pen that was in his shirt pocket was stuck through the headliner and the roof as it smashed molded around where his head hit. He was unconscious for about five minutes and had memory problems and a change in personality for about 5 years. My youngest brother and mom were both with him, my brother was not injured and my mom was sleeping on a bed in the back un-belted/loose and only suffered some broke ribs and a lot of bruising, it was a miracle they survived that crash so well. Everyone that saw the van afterwards commented about how the shape of his skull was so obvious in the roof and thought that should have killed the driver.
I certainly glad to hear that no one was hurt. Could have been bad really. I am getting close to time to replace the tires on my little pick up. I already have it in my mind to research good tires for it and get those. I used to be the guy that would buy the cheapest tires or the longest wearing treads but those aren’t the best tires for ride, handling or safety. I’ve changed my views about it over the years. I run 70 on the freeways to and from work everyday and that could just as easily have happened to any one of us.
Quote from: anti-squirrel on February 29, 2020, 10:47:15 PMDan, losing a front tire is a not-fun scenario. Glad you made it okay.I dropped another tree- 18" diameter and maybe 60 feet tall. I then proceeded to cut up all the logs from the trees I've dropped and made a nice little stack of firewood. Texted my old neighbor telling him come-n-get-it. Free firewood- nothing but gum and holly- and he never showed. Oh well, it ain't going anywhere.Then I decided I was sore so I ran out and got a massage. Between the rowing machine, push-ups, and all this lumberjacking, my body needed it. Oh to be young and have energy again!Kris,If you were closer to here we could give you all the ash wood you could use. The ;emerald ash borer has killed many hundreds of acres of ash. Most is going for firewood.
We drive a Ford E350 15 passenger van around (8 kids). We replaced the tires about a year ago with some Yokohamas. It was over $800 dollars but worth it. Man, it sure is expensive maintaining vehicles!
But then again, I may just sit on the beach and do absolutely nothing but stare at the water.
We are trying to get rid of clutter so we can sell our house. This weekend we gave five garbage bags full to Goodwill and have two other bags filled with trash. Amazing how much stuff accumulates after 25 years in a (town) house.Good progress.
Jerry, I am still waiting on a dumpster to clean out my life long accumulations. I know the feeling, you are like where did all this come from.
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