anon wrote:

S (Whunicut) wrote:

Another poster's comment to "blow 'em up
until the sidewalls come off the ground" is, of course, idiotic.

Hmmm, frivolous and a bad joke maybe but idiotic??

Yes, idiotic.

- anon

n o t n e c e s s a r i l y

Trivial in this case, as the tires were not alleged to have gone flat.
However, it is a frequently employed method to protect the wheels, and
sometimes the tires, while the parts (tubes in this case) are obtained.

IIRC, no assertion was made that this was an adiquate temporary service
for flight, or even ground operation.

Peter