Grap On My Tired
Well, the Miata's old Dunlop SP Sport A2 tires are more than at the end of their life. Due to the constant raining, my lack of tire treads has been letting me know that they are present. (The lack is present. The treads are gone.)

You couldn't get Abe's head to barely touch my treads. If the penny test can get Abe's head touched, that's 2/32 of an inch, and you're barely legal. If you can't touch Abe's head, then you're illegal. And I'm pretty dang illegal. Oh, and I'll be picking up my 17 month old daughter later today. That's just plain scary to me. But at least it's stopped raining.

I wanted to get these tires:

They have tremendous ratings. All in the dark green of love for the tires. Plus, a terrific looking tread pattern. Four of these Goodyear Triple Whatever Who-Cares tires would run me $280, if they weren't back ordered with no date in the future expected for them to show up. In other words, they're over. I called Tirerack and asked to get that information. When he asked if I knew of another tire I was interested in, I said "Yeah, I guess I'll just get lame ol' Bridgestone Potenza G009's." He said that was a better tire. So, that's what I got:

I know I'll be happy with them. And I'm glad I have a better tire. He specifically mentioned better wet traction (which is not to be confused with hydroplane resistance) and that's something that I need. Or, I should say, driving in the rain and doing turns makes me nervous. And it should since I have no tread at all left.

But, man, look at that hella cool Goodyear tread pattern. It's like a tattoo for your car.

My new tires should show up on Friday or so. Alison and I will also be painting the kitchen and the "triangle wall" this weekend.
- posted by Nick Postagulous @ 11:14 AM