Short story shorter: Last week I purchased four spanking-new tires for my 10-year-old car.

Now, if I was a car guy, this might be somewhat exciting, especially if the tires had some awesome name: Tiger Claw, PavementGrippers, KingsOfTheRoad.

But I’m not a car guy. And the tires I put on replaced the boring old tires that came with my oh-so-sexy Ford Focus. Continental tires, I think.

For me, tires have no bang for the buck.: $140 per tire, installation fee, recycle fee, state tax, local tax, HBO Max 6 months, Spotify, two box minimum of Girl Scout cookies…

And what do I have to show for it? Tires that no one looks at anyway.

Get a new, big-ass TV? Fire it up and it sure looks pretty.

New stereo or speakers? Crank it up! (Does anyone buy new stereo equipment anymore?)

Oh well – it was necessary and it’s done. Shouldn’t ever have to worry about tires on this car again.