@larand My policy these days is to fit Michelin tyres when necessary. Currently the newish (to me, at least) Mazda2 has a brand I'd not heard of before seeing them, HiFly. Apparently they're a long-wearing, moderately quiet, good all-round budget tyre.
There's plenty of tread remaining, which means I'll have to wait about a year before it's worth fitting the quieter, longer-lasting Michelins.
Excised area healing well. Just replaced the dressing, it had come loose during the night. Tricky keeping it dry, I'm in the habit of showering daily & waterproof dressings are frowned upon by the clinic. So I'll just use them for the duration of the ablutions & replace it with a new sterile one each time after using some antiseptic.
@jussipekonen His stuff has been detrimental to my hearing of late, I suspect.
// @streakmachine
@matigo It’s on a lot of wheels. And its 558 tonnes, not 538 as previously stated.
There’s a very oversized load passing through the area very slowly. It moves at 20 km/h, is 108 metre long and weighs in at 538 tonnes.
I found where it’s currently parked before heading off on the 2nd stage of the journey at 10pm tonight but I can’t get close enough for photo opportunities as I have to park illegally on the side of the freeway.
The freeway will be closed between 10pm today & ttomorrow to facilitate its movement as it’s too wide for traffic to overtake.
@hazardwarning When we see colours like that on a map, it's an indication of where the wildfires are.
They're closing the nearby freeway at tonight for 7 hours as A massive 108m load on the move from the docks to a regional power station.
The section the load will traverse over that period can normally be done by car in 45 minutes.
https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/newsmedia/2018/a-massive-108m-load-on-the-move-in-may
Just spotted this on Twitter, by our old mate @height8: https://twitter.com/height8/status/1000234857342087168
Successfully showered while keeping dressing dry, covered it with a waterproof but breathable dressing film.