On 27/01/2016 16:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

When I started pumping it up it was WAY flatter than it is now, and its
been in my drive since then.

That probably does away with the theory that it's a different car.


Must go and check all the tyre pressures

And the hole where we could feel the air ****ing out was nowhere near
the rim, it was the edge of the flat part of the tread

If there's a screw or nail in the tread, it may be sealing the hole. For
now. Temperature would make a difference to the sealing, and the tyre
might have got hot if it was driven whilst nearly flat.

The good news is that some holes in the tread, but not the side wall,
can be repaired for not a great deal. £10-ish. It would be best to
remove the wheel and get the tyre repaired, rather than driving on it
any more and buggering it up properly.

On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 17:09:31 UTC, GB wrote:
On 27/01/2016 16:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

And the hole where we could feel the air ****ing out was nowhere near
the rim, it was the edge of the flat part of the tread
....
The good news is that some holes in the tread, but not the side wall,
can be repaired for not a great deal. £10-ish. It would be best to
remove the wheel and get the tyre repaired, rather than driving on it
any more and buggering it up properly.

Unfortunately, the "edge of the flat part of the tread" is one of those areas that are not allowed to be repaired.

I hardly ever wear tyres out - they always seem to get punctures and they are invariably near the edge of the tread:-(

I have had slow leaks from one fencing nail, one posidriv screw and several horseshoe nails. Also a cracked BT manhole cover caused instant deflation recently.

John

On 27/01/2016 17:56, wrote:
On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 17:09:31 UTC, GB wrote:
On 27/01/2016 16:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

And the hole where we could feel the air ****ing out was nowhere
near the rim, it was the edge of the flat part of the tread
...
The good news is that some holes in the tread, but not the side
wall, can be repaired for not a great deal. £10-ish. It would be
best to remove the wheel and get the tyre repaired, rather than
driving on it any more and buggering it up properly.

Unfortunately, the "edge of the flat part of the tread" is one of
those areas that are not allowed to be repaired.

You are right. It depends how near the edge, though. See
http://www.blackcircles.com/general/repair

The middle 60-70% of the tread is repairable, it seems.



I hardly ever wear tyres out - they always seem to get punctures and
they are invariably near the edge of the tread:-(

I have had slow leaks from one fencing nail, one posidriv screw and
several horseshoe nails.

We have lovely grass sections of the pavements here, that unfortunately
some of my neighbours insist on parking (and ruining). I did think of
scattering the modern equivalent of caltrops on these grass patches,
namely posidriv screws, but that would probably be a mistake.




Also a cracked BT manhole cover caused
instant deflation recently.

John

On 27/01/2016 18:10, GB wrote:

We have lovely grass sections of the pavements here, that unfortunately
some of my neighbours insist on parking (and ruining). I did think of
scattering the modern equivalent of caltrops on these grass patches,
namely posidriv screws, but that would probably be a mistake.

They'll just get pushed into the mud.

"Clive George" wrote in message
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On 27/01/2016 18:10, GB wrote:

We have lovely grass sections of the pavements here, that unfortunately
some of my neighbours insist on parking (and ruining). I did think of
scattering the modern equivalent of caltrops on these grass patches,
namely posidriv screws, but that would probably be a mistake.

They'll just get pushed into the mud.

If people are parking on the grass, there is insufficient parking space.
Unless people prefer to park there in preference to their own drives or
allocated space.

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 19:01:19 +0000, NY wrote:

If people are parking on the grass, there is insufficient parking space.

Umm, yes.

Have you been in many towns in the last - oooh - few decades?

On 27/01/2016 19:09, Adrian wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 19:01:19 +0000, NY wrote:

If people are parking on the grass, there is insufficient parking space.

Umm, yes.

Have you been in many towns in the last - oooh - few decades?


What's actually happening is that people are insisting on parking on
both sides of the road. To leave room for traffic, they park on the
pavement. If they all parked the same side, there'd be room, both for
the traffic and the parked cars. Of course, some people would have to
walk all the way across the road to their front door.

On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 18:10:26 UTC, GB wrote:
On 27/01/2016 17:56, wrote:
On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 17:09:31 UTC, GB wrote:
On 27/01/2016 16:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

And the hole where we could feel the air ****ing out was nowhere
near the rim, it was the edge of the flat part of the tread
...
The good news is that some holes in the tread, but not the side
wall, can be repaired for not a great deal. £10-ish. It would be
best to remove the wheel and get the tyre repaired, rather than
driving on it any more and buggering it up properly.

Unfortunately, the "edge of the flat part of the tread" is one of
those areas that are not allowed to be repaired.

You are right. It depends how near the edge, though. See
http://www.blackcircles.com/general/repair

The middle 60-70% of the tread is repairable, it seems.



I hardly ever wear tyres out - they always seem to get punctures and
they are invariably near the edge of the tread:-(

I have had slow leaks from one fencing nail, one posidriv screw and
several horseshoe nails.

We have lovely grass sections of the pavements here, that unfortunately
some of my neighbours insist on parking (and ruining). I did think of
scattering the modern equivalent of caltrops on these grass patches,
namely posidriv screws, but that would probably be a mistake.

put some massive stones there. Dig a hole for each so they can't be rolled.


NT

On 27/01/2016 6:10 PM, GB wrote:
On 27/01/2016 17:56, wrote:
On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 17:09:31 UTC, GB wrote:
On 27/01/2016 16:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

And the hole where we could feel the air ****ing out was nowhere
near the rim, it was the edge of the flat part of the tread
...
The good news is that some holes in the tread, but not the side
wall, can be repaired for not a great deal. £10-ish. It would be
best to remove the wheel and get the tyre repaired, rather than
driving on it any more and buggering it up properly.

Unfortunately, the "edge of the flat part of the tread" is one of
those areas that are not allowed to be repaired.

You are right. It depends how near the edge, though. See
http://www.blackcircles.com/general/repair

The middle 60-70% of the tread is repairable, it seems.



I hardly ever wear tyres out - they always seem to get punctures and
they are invariably near the edge of the tread:-(

I have had slow leaks from one fencing nail, one posidriv screw and
several horseshoe nails.

We have lovely grass sections of the pavements here, that unfortunately
some of my neighbours insist on parking (and ruining). I did think of
scattering the modern equivalent of caltrops on these grass patches,
namely posidriv screws, but that would probably be a mistake.


Yep, had to repair a few of those unsightly issues and, only to find
that the driver has no issue in using the renewed turf.

Considering the vast green area local councils have to manage, it
makes me wonder if such kerb greens should be paved? These spots are
very localised, ie, single car parking.

Some, being quite deep and at times water logged could be filled with
a muddy mix of cement which should set nicely by morning, with the car
in it.




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