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From: Mike P the 1st on 2 Apr 2010 11:37
How inteligent people miss the obvious, with awful consequences

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8600833.stm


Mike P the 1st
From: Steve Firth on 2 Apr 2010 13:42
Mike P the 1st <MikePthe1st2(a)northofwherethecustardstops.com> wrote:

> How inteligent people miss the obvious, with awful consequences
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8600833.stm

Crumbs.

I had a tyre blow up in similar circumstances about thirty years ago.
While I was driving along the steering started to wobble. I checked the
tyres and could see a small bulge on one of them. I drove to the nearest
tyre fitter - about a mile away and they took the tyre off, then
everyone jumped out of the way as the bulge rapidly got bigger and
bigger and then the tyre exploded. Fortunately no one was hurt but given
the way bit of rubber flew around the bay I could see how someone would
get a nasty injury if standing too close.
From: Theo's Trio on 2 Apr 2010 15:10
On 2 Apr, 18:42, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
> Mike P the 1st <MikePthe1...(a)northofwherethecustardstops.com> wrote:
>
> > How inteligent people miss the obvious, with awful consequences
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8600833.stm
>
> Crumbs.
>
> I had a tyre blow up in similar circumstances about thirty years ago.
> While I was driving along the steering started to wobble. I checked the
> tyres and could see a small bulge on one of them. I drove to the nearest
> tyre fitter - about a mile away and they took the tyre off, then
> everyone jumped out of the way as the bulge rapidly got bigger and
> bigger and then the tyre exploded. Fortunately no one was hurt but given
> the way bit of rubber flew around the bay I could see how someone would
> get a nasty injury if standing too close.

Steve, you had a lucky escape.
From: McKevvy on 2 Apr 2010 15:21
On 2 Apr, 16:37, Mike P the 1st
<MikePthe1...(a)northofwherethecustardstops.com> wrote:
> How inteligent people miss the obvious, with awful consequences
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8600833.stm
>
> Mike P the 1st

Just like how you missed the two letter "ll" in intelligent?

McK.
From: Douglas Payne on 2 Apr 2010 17:09
Mike P the 1st wrote:
> How inteligent people miss the obvious, with awful consequences
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8600833.stm

)c:

A wheel with an inflated tyre on won't fit in the boot of my MX-5.

I probably wouldn't have thought to deflate a tyre with a bulge in
before stowing it on the passenger/seat.

Pretty horrible accident, during my time working at the airport I was
always warned to stay away from aircraft tyres, especially after they
have just landed. They are inflated usually to higher pressures than
car tyres and the tyres and wheels have been known to explode on stand
as they cool.

I will generally think harder around damaged tyres now.

--
Douglas
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