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Politics : Should God be replaced?

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To: Solon who wrote (1183)	9/29/2000 7:23:09 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) of 28931

Perhaps I now understand the confusion. Your absolutism is not the opposite of relativism at all, but more like the opposite of polytheism. Speaking of polytheistic gods, minor and otherwise. I seem to have a problem with the Tire God (or Demon). I have more than my share of flat tires by a considerable factor. Two on my bike in the last 2 weeks. Five in the last year on it. Over the years, everything from bolts, screws, ceramic insulators, pieces of plastic and horseshoe nails. Once I ran over a load of 1 inch 10d nails with a big square steel plate (I think they were used for hold tin roofing down). 13 holes on 3 tires that time. My latest new car (1995) a tire went out with less than 1000 miles after crossing a railroad crossing on a busy highway that connects the Bay Area to Yosemite. And it was a sidewall puncture from one of the spikes the used on the wood planks. Tire had to be replaced. Slipped treads. Concrete blocks in the road. Flat tire on the motorcycle - hit an 8d nail and it shredded the tube so badly that my can of flatfixer just leaked out as I attempted to seal it. Hit a truck retread in the #2 lane of a 4 lane highway 2 years ago ($2000 of undercarriage damage to 1995 car). Almost hit another last week. When I don't get flats, I own cars that have abnormal tire wear due to unexplained alignment problems. I don't hit curbs, drive over bumps too quickly and had my car aligned with a lifetime alignment. Went back every six months, and still had abnormal wear. If I buy road hazard I get alignment wear that isn't covered. If I don't I get the insurance I get flats that would be covered. Otherwise, I have much lower than average accident ratings. I used to be a motor head so I'm not a technical ignoramus. Use synthetic additives and other than extreme tire problems, I get above average life out of my cars. Never have transmission or engine problems. Not a lot of tickets. Never drive in the shoulder or put my tires outside of the tracks left by other cars (learned that from riding a motorcycle). This is one of the mysteries of life. The Tire God is angry at me and I don't get to find out why.

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