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"Hey look," I said, pointing. "It's a #tire swing!" The tire hung from a thick silver maple bough.

"That's the McCray house. They're really into recycling, but weirdly fixated on tires," Mattie said.

I looked more closely at the yard we were passing.

Flowers and vegetables were growing in old tractor tires. Paving slabs leading to the door were made from tires, as were the roof shingles. A family member appeared--in a hat, belt, & boots made from tires.

"I see what you mean," I said.

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On a lonely highway somewhere in nowhere, Sid's car broke down.
Sid's will was broken.
He had a flat #tire. The spare was flat too.
Tired, Sid dozed in the sun.
Greys lurking in the nearby cornfield spied his predicament.
They circled the car and nodded to each other.
When Sid woke, he found the car floating. His tires were gone. His engine didn't roar, but buzz.
Sid crossed himself and gave thanks.
When he went to get in, he found he locked himself out.
#wss366 #hemingway #pastiche

Broken down on the shoulder of a nameless interstate in the middle of nowhere, Sid's will was broken.
He side-eyed the flat #tire and cursed the donut being flat too.
Tired, Sid dozed in the brutal sun unaware of the greys in the tall corn.
They surrounded the car, exchanged looks, then nodded in agreement.
When Sid woke, he found his Honda floating a foot above the ground emitting a weird buzz.
He crossed himself, gave silent thanks, then tried to get in.
Sid had locked himself out.
#wss366

#wss366 06/11 #Tire #AcendanceOfABookWorm #HanneloresFifthYearAtTheRoyalAcademy

(Anime Spoilers)

I followed everyone’s eyes to Rozemyne’s table, where there was a disturbance. The normal clatter and bustle of the eating hall had fallen silent, almost as if everyone were trying to hear what was said.

“Why must they propose to her? Surely they know she had a fiancé,” I said. Today, it was a first-year from a low-ranking duchy. How tiresome.

With a flash of white light, he flew across the room, crashing into a table. “Did he try to touch her?” The words escaped my mouth.

“Indeed, My Lady,” Cordula said. “Foolish, it will cause problems for his duchy. Lord Ferdinand will not take it kindly. Have you thought about how you will handle such ineptness? You do not have a Ferdinand to protect you.”

I looked at Kenntrips and Rasantark. They would protect me, but was that fair? I hadn’t agreed to marry either of them. And Rasantark’s reaction might be more troublesome than the initial transgression.

“Your Ladyship Hannelore,” The voice startled me. How did my knights let this person get so close? A second-year, whose name escaped me, had slipped past them. He sank to his knees, an engagement fetstone in hand.

I was tired of this already.

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They started out on their usual route, across the river and out into the countryside. After an hour, they reached the half-way point. It was getting hot and Lambda was panting. Totemo got an evil smile as she plotted her revenge.
"Call me lazy, will you?" she thought. "I'll show you that humans are endurance predators and #tire you out. You'll be sorry!" She turned a different direction that would double the distance.
Nearly at the end, they were both hot and starting to flag. (2/3) #wss366

Put the summer shoes on the Astra, despite the annoying rain.

Downsized from 19" summer wheels to 17" for more rubber, air, ride comfort and absorption on bad roads.

I'll never understand the idiotic desire to put wheels with more unflexing metal instead of nice air filled rubber on cars for "good looks".

Defeats the whole reason the pneumatic tyre was invented! 😵

#Tyre#Tire#Wheel

Je ne vous avais pas encore montré ma dernière #ceinture en date pour le cadeau d'une soutenance de thèse d'une cyclo-voyageuse !

J'avais récupéré mon vieux Panaracer GravelKing slick couleur bianchi dans lequel la caillasse de Marseille avait fait une énorme entaille.

Comme la couleur du #pneu est assez claire, j'ai opté pour une boucle foncée avec des maillons de chaîne de la même couleur.

Le pneu étant très fin, j'avais peur que les trous de la ceinture se déchirent rapidement. Alors pour la 1ere fois, j'ai testé des œillets (de la même couleur que la boucle, évidemment) et ça rend trop bien je trouve !

#belt#tyre#tire

Wellp, got my tire fixed today. So, that's good.

Turns out - I had not one, but two things jammed into my tire. A nail and a tire weight. On opposite sides of the tire.

Glad it was fixable.

Goodness it's been an exhausting weekend.

@CppGuy One word: #Tetraetyllead

IMHO it'll be inevitable that #Methanol #FuelCell-based #EV|s will be the future simply because:
1.#Lithium is scarce & expensive
2.#refueling will always be faster than #charging
3.#EnergyDensity of Methanol exceeds that of any #battery
4.#FussilFuel #Corporations can simply switchover pumps and flex their #EconomyOfScale and existing #Logistics to flood the market with cheap Methanol even if it has to be made 100% sustainable and without any fossil resources.
5.#EnergyStorage is another problem and #FuelCells can replace both #EmergencyPower systems running if #Diesel as well as the average #gasoline #generator.

Not to mention there needs to be #SystemChangeNotClimateChange and that necessitates way better #PublicTransport, regardless if #Trains, #Trams, #Trolleybuses or #FuelcellBuses (in that order)...

  • Otherwise shit won't change.

OFC what any #BEVs won't fix is the fact that most particle emissions are #tire #brake #dust...

  • And those are inherebtly unavoidable.unless we want to sacrifice #RoadSafety!