On a drive home after a trip to town, my car’s sophisticated (read: “annoying” fifty percent of the time) electronic monitoring system alerted me to a low tire on the rear passenger side. I immediately flipped the car around and headed to the tire shop. I determined long ago that a low tire is usually an indication of a puncture caused by something like a nail or screw.
As soon as the tech at the shop
removed the tire, he spotted a nail lodged between two sets of treads. After
repairing the tire, he handed me the nail, which turned out to be a large
sinker, and I set out for home again.
While driving home this time, I came
across a particularly annoying piece of “litter” just off the Frontage Road: a
cushion from a sofa. I actually noticed it a week ago. This time, I stopped and
tossed it into the back of my car. Below are photographs of the nail and sofa
cushion, each displayed with a can of Cold Smoke beer for an accurate reference
of relative size.
—Mitchell Hegman
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