How do you know you are getting old?

There are many ways to know...here is one from this morning:

I went out and bought 4 new tires for my 2018 Maxima. It had the orginal tires on it from 4 years ago...72,000+ miles. 245/45R18. New tires are Goodyear Eagle F1.

Total cost was a little over $1300. That's crazy!

I can remember buying a brand new retreads for $25 each.

There was no mounting fee...no old tire disposal fee...you bought your tires and after struggling with sledge hammers, tire irons, pry bars...the old tire came off and the new one was installed. None of this computerized high-speed balancing and mounting equipment. Just a water bubble level, lead weights, and a ball peen hammer. Hell, they didn't even have radial tires back then or steel belts. Cars didn't have TPMS back then either...you whacked the tire with a wood dowel and listened to the tone if you thought it was low. And you didn't pay someone to get rid of your old tire...you laid them in your front yard and turned them into flower gardens...

And that is how I know, today, that I am getting old

Says the guy who can afford a big fishing boat. My bank balance dropped all the way to $30 at one point last year. It's not about being old, Rich (though I'm officially old too at 60).

I feel for you Rich. Same thing happened to us a couple of weeks ago. We bought 4 new tires for our 2018 RAV4 Trail (78,000 km) at a cost of $1400 (Cdn) and just ordered another 4 new winter tires (another $1400 Cdn). Ouch.

I also remember when they cost a lot less.

Rick

to be fair... I think most of us can remember February 2020