So yesterday I swapped out the two front tires on my van with a pair of
older ones due to excessive wear on one of the newer ones. My stepson, a
tow truck driver for ten years now, was on hand to help the old man.

"I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he
said.

I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the heavy
tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift
and align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He
provided that third hand. I'm hoping I'll never have to do it by myself.

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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.