[lbo-talk] Nobody knows anything

[Dennis Claxton]

Last week I got two new tires on my car.  I've 
been going to the dealership for service because 
they give me good deals on oil changes. 
(Everybody needs money these days so dealer 
maintenance ain't so bad because they're trying 
harder. Whether or not to go to the dealer for 
maintenance was never an issue before because I'd never bought a new car.)

Anyway, they replace two tires and put the new 
ones in front.  They tell me one of the older 
tires has a nail in it and I should go to this 
place they recommend where they'll probably fix 
it for free to get my business.  (why the dealer 
is not prepared to do this kind of work I don't 
know.)  So I go to the place they recommend and 
they tell me I need to rotate the tires because 
latest studies show newest tires should go in the back.

wtf?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-car-seats-20110321,0,2624954.story

Reporting from Chicago­

The nation's largest organization of 
pediatricians is telling its members and parents 
that children riding in cars should remain in 
rear-facing child safety seats at least until 
their second birthday ­ and preferably even longer.

This reverses advice many pediatricians gave 
parents for years that children's car seats 
should be turned around shortly after their first birthday.

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