It would actually be great if the tire rubber did stay stuck to the road, at least from an environmental point of view, but for the most part it doesn’t. The particles released during ordinary driving are often small enough to drift through the air, or they get washed off the road by wind, rain, and the passage of other cars. These rubber particles waft away from the highways and end up in the air, dirt, rivers, oceans, soil, and our lungs.
Randall Munroe, What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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You know what? Rubber is an underrated scent. I was in the tire section at a big box store today and it was so comforting! We go on about bergamot and sandalwood, but give me some rugged tire scents!
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“Ban Tire Retreading ‘Within Few Weeks’,” Toronto Star. March 24, 1942. Page 2.
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Serving Shops Expected to Use Judgement Now
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By H.R. Armstrong
Ottawa, March 24 - The ban on retreading of tires is expected to go into force within a couple of weeks, it is intimated here today.
It is understood the prohibition will be pretty wide and will permit retreading only on cars used for ‘most essential’ purposes. Exemptions will likely include doctors, police, fire-fighters, official Red Cross cars, those of some public health officials, and similar services equally vital.
Meantime tire serving shops are expected to use their best judgement in retreating, giving priority to cars put to essential uses. When the ban goes into effect, orders for retreading tires on ordinary cars, and which have yet been done, will have to be cancelled, it is indicated.
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hey! if you are going to the dallas or woodlands, tx show - listen up!
I don’t fault fall out boy (or their managers) for this but I can’t help but emphasize how stupid it is to book an outdoor show in texas for the end of june!! people outside of texas truly don’t understand how fucking hot it gets this time of year — and unless you experience it for yourself, you won’t get it.
temperatures right now are above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and "feel" much hotter than that due to humidity and UV index.
if you are going to the woodland or dallas show this week, please, please be careful!!!
as a lifelong texan who has endured this hellish heat for my whole life, here are some very important tips for surviving the summer weather (& not passing out):
be sure to hydrate days before the event (starting tonight!) drink mostly water, & if you have them, add those little hydration iv packets as well!
I would highly, highly recommend that you don’t drink alcohol at the event. alcohol is a diuretic and will dehydrate you!!! I would really recommend only drinking water (no diet coke, soda, or other beverages with caffeine, this is a diuretic too!)
check if your venue allows you to bring food & drink (I have heard the dos equis pavilion is allowing snacks! & outside water) & if they do — BRING THEM
eat before the show!! a full meal, not just nibbles of food. eat something rich in all major food groups: carbs, proteins and fats! (most people I have encountered pass out from a mixture of not eating & dehydration)
be conscious of your clothing — wear light colored, breathable fabric like cotton or linen (it’s going to be too fucking hot to make a fashion statement. TRUST ME!)
get to the venue later than you normally would. people in GA, I really really would advise against spending all afternoon in the sun, camping out. if you want to wait in the parking lot, do so in the comfort of your air conditioned car!! (i promise you, getting barricade at a fall out boy show is not worth passing out)
wear a hat!! & bring sunnies (sunglasses) if you are going to be outside before the sun sets
this part of texas DOES NOT cool down at night, so be prepared!!
dicks sporting goods & five below sell those cooling towels for under five bucks, please get one!!
most importantly, listen to your body!!! if you are feeling woozy, ill, lightheaded, nauseous or otherwise NOT RIGHT -- sit down, get help from staff, and get out of the heat!!!!
I’m not kidding when I say that it’s dangerous this time of year to be somewhere outdoors without air conditioning. we, texans, don’t go outside in the summer for a reason!!
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Goodyear Tire an Rubber Company PLant Two, Akron, Ohio - 1980
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first valentines day in alaska, jesse and demi have only known each other for like 2 months so theres no la la land, theyre not even dating, but they both separately feel weird and fuzzy about it. maybe its just the loneliness thats poked holes in both of them, but not seeing each other today wouldn't be Right. it wouldn't be Wrong or anything, but it wouldn't be right. he leaves the store, not even done making up an excuse for why hes going to be coming to the vet at like 11am, and runs into demi halfway there. she was heading his way. they stand there for a minute, awkwardly giving each other their shitty excuses and going all pink in the cold, then go warm up in the drug store. there are cards, a little display of candy and those fake roses. they both try very hard not to make eye contact with the display (then separately wonder "were they waiting for Me to make the first gesture?? did i blow things??") and sort of fumble around for a while before going out to the parking lot for a smoke. he takes out two cigarettes (one for him, one for her) without thinking about it and by the time he has his, demi is ready with her lighter. she lights his first, hand cupped around the flame to keep the wind from stealing it. theres something he wants to say about this, but he cant string the words together. he walks back to work in the slush and never once feels the cold.
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