I Hope you all got a chance to see (and hear) my last blog post!

So, I have been very busy over the last few weeks and have chosen to do things other than create new posts on my blog, but I made up my mind to post today so here it is.

Last time I went out to my parents house, I noticed an unusual wear pattern on my left rear tire. It looked a lot like this.

There are many possible causes for this;

- loose wheel bearings
- mismounted tire/ wheel assembly
- out of balance wheel assembly
- tread design/ tire design
- worn bearings, shocks, springs or other suspension components

but I am guessing that this was simply caused by lack of balance.

At that same time, I noticed the front left was also wearing, but this one was wearing evenly along the outside edge.

This also could have been caused by many things, but in my case, a wheel bearing had gone bad.

Last weekend I went to Costco and bought 4 new tires for $280 mounted, balanced, and including a lifetime (of the tires) road hazard warranty. I felt like I got a pretty good deal. This weekend I went to Les Schwab and got my wheel bearing replaced and an alignment for $180. I am very glad to have my car all fixed (except for the motor mount that is going bad), but I always hate spending money on stuff that I don't really want! Anyway, that is what I have been doing for the last two weekends. I also worked at the Cargile's once and went golfing once, played on the computer a lot and did music at the church both Sundays. We lost our music guy not too long ago, so I am filling in until we can find someone else. Well, I could probably give you more of the exciting details that are my life, but I will save those for another post.

Oh, and for any of you wondering about the validity of Justin M's last comment, he is not the normal one, he just brings out the worst in me!