[Mr Twisty]

You guys are easily duped by your own ignorance and are willing to "take justice in my own hands" as tj liked to point out....

USA TODAY has run several negative Letters to the Editor about retreaded tires within the past two months. In both cases, the arguments against the use of retreaded tires were not based on facts, which is unfortunate since your readers are being presented with one sided and inaccurate information.

The letter by Charlie Hollomon in today's USA TODAY (Control inferior tires on trucks) makes the assumption that all the tire debris on our highways comes from retreads. The facts, however, show that much of the tire debris on our highways on any given day comes from tires that have never been retreaded.

The evidence regarding the safety, economic and environmental advantages of retreads is overwhelming. Tires fail and come apart for many reasons, the most important being underinflation, whether the tire is new or a retread. To blame retreads for all tire failures is the same as blaming a vehicle for an accident caused by a drunk driver.

Retreads offer truckers a safe, economical and environmentally friendly alternative to higher priced new tires. Thanks to retreads, consumers save millions of dollars every year. Any of your readers who are interested in obtaining a free booklet and video about the true causes of tire debris on the road should contact us toll free at 888/473-8732 or by e-mail at retreads@aol.com. I hope you will print this letter so that your readers can have a balanced view by learning about the rest of the story.

Harvey Brodsky, Managing Director
Tire Retread Information Bureau/TRIB

So, is the sky really falling?

UN delegates sign petition to ban water
On December 15, 2010, in Conspiracies & Theories, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture, by Weird

Dihydrous monoxide is a key ingredient in climate change, acid rain and a chemical that is fatal if inhaled.

A group of college students called Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, or CFACT, circulated the fake petition at the UN climate conference in Cancun, Mexico.

Of course many people realise that this evil chemical is nothing more than common water! H2O – dihydrous monoxide.

“It was designed to show that if official UN delegates could be duped by college students into banning water, that they could essentially fall for anything,” the group wrote on its website.

“Almost every delegate that collegian students approached signed their petition to ban that all-too dangerous substance.”