Joe Rosochacki - I Do Recall Firestone tires

Bridgestone/Firestone is recalling tires again.
Firestone that it was the driver’s fault before.
I do Recall -- in 1975, back then.
I had just purchased my Chevy Monza fastback
-- from Merollis Chevrolet.
On McNichols and Van Dyke.
I had Firestone Radial 500’s on the car.
The ride was good until a year and half later.
I had blow-out on one the tires,
At 65 miles per hour,
- the damaged tire had a blown apart on the inner part.
It was violent,
-that I had been older and have been frailer,
-it could have stopped my heart.
It was odd a tire would blow out that way.
I do Recall.
But, I just figures S%$T happens.
Now Joe Kay, he was classmate of mine in high school,
He was married to Theresa Swider,
-and he worked as a manager at Firestone.
I encountered a second blow almost like the first.
I asked one time to be straight with me.
Joe Kay said, “It’s the driver fault for not having the proper amount of air pressure”.
Was he talking to a fool?
Later the Firestone Company acknowledged the problem,
Even though
- there was memo,
Stating the tire could separate and the steel belt from tire itself.
Firestone recalled the tires and prorated the Firestone 721’s in their place.
I do Recall.
How dare they charge anyone!
FR380 P235/75R15 is the latest tires to be involved.
About 127,000 of them.
Bridgestone/Firestone is replacing for free.
That didn’t happen to me,
I paid for prorated 721’s that replaced my 2 Radial 500’s.
I do Recall.
Same story different decade.
The more things change they remain the same.

7-2-09

Joe Rosochacki

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