[Leica] My wife, the "NASCAR Driver"

[gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo)]

Looks like a tire that has been driven on after going flat. It doesn't take 
long to rip a tire to shreds when you do that.

 

Greg Lorenzo

Calgary, Canada
 
> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:07:08 -0700
> From: richard.lists at gmail.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] My wife, the "NASCAR Driver"
> 
> Speaking of fender bender, my wife was going up on the 880 last
> Monday, when it's lightly raining. She felt the car shimmering badly
> and realized she must have a blowout. She managed to get off the exit.
> AAA was called and the minivan was towed and I went to pick her up.
> 
> I HAVE NEVER seen tire shredded like that. On hindsight, she did a
> very good job maintaining control, and all the gods in heaven must be
> watching over her.
> 
> Here's the right front tire:
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/karisusama/LJpics/Tire-Good.jpg
> 
> Here's what's left with the left tire:
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/karisusama/LJpics/Tire-Bad.jpg
> 
> Now one of our friends calls her a NASCAR quality driver.
> 
> Another friend is convinced that the Firestone / Bridgestone tires are
> at fault. There are a number of cases pending against them. Will need
> to do more investigation...
> 
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