Tire Air
Every autumn, my mechanic says I have to take the summer air out of my tires and put in winter air. Why is this? Is it just a scam being pulled off by the air industry?
———- from Klickity Klack of Boston, MA
Leaving summer air in your tires is extremely dangerous. It will result in your car continually heading south. After allowing your attention to lapse on a freeway, you’ll soon find yourself at the beach. Your radio will play nothing but the Beach Boys and your windows will keep rolling down by themselves. Summer air in your tires puts your car in the mood for long, frivolous trips, while winter air dulls your tires’ senses and makes those routine trips to work and back possible. A winter car with summer air in its tires will often leap from an overpass as it hallucinates a mountain lake, or roll on its back on the freeway kicking its wheels in the air like a happy puppy. Summer air can be fun but only at the appropriate time, and in moderation. So, please, take your mechanic’s advice. After all, he is a scientist.
Leaving summer air in your tires is extremely dangerous. It will result in your car continually heading south. After allowing your attention to lapse on a freeway, you’ll soon find yourself at the beach. Your radio will play nothing but the Beach Boys and your windows will keep rolling down by themselves. Summer air in your tires puts your car in the mood for long, frivolous trips, while winter air dulls your tires’ senses and makes those routine trips to work and back possible. A winter car with summer air in its tires will often leap from an overpass as it hallucinates a mountain lake, or roll on its back on the freeway kicking its wheels in the air like a happy puppy. Summer air can be fun but only at the appropriate time, and in moderation. So, please, take your mechanic’s advice. After all, he is a scientist. 