Snug a lug
Some tasks from my annual to-do list are undertaken without understanding the who. As in, the mechanical principles involved. I have just spent some quality time with my consumer grade torque wrench, going over the four sets of lug nuts that keep the wheels attached to the car. Always required, after swapping the seasonal tires. And I do the job because I know I should, not because I understand. Why do the nuts get loose, after the first round of travel, but not after the second. Or do they?
At least that task is convenient. We have two sets of wheels, and at the garage, the swap is done in an orderly fashion. We are good to go for another six months, while we enjoy the advantages of seasons. Please note that I am not celebrating with a night in a tent. And if the lobster season is starting, I will not be going to seek a meal of bugs.
A car, missing one wheel, will not fall over. Generally. And that is all you really need to know.
Imagine those poor soul that only have summer. Or winter. We have both.
