Studs From Finland

It's not that cold in Maine, not really, not for this time of year. Highs for the weekend in the 50s and 60s, lows in the 40s, leaves still on more trees than not. But it's the threshold of November, and that means it's time to put on the snow tires. In places where it snows, and Maine is one such place, snow tires make good sense. All Season Tires are about as useful as One Size Fits All clothing. All season tires are equally bad in all seasons.
So now I have to go rooting around in the garage and the basement and the barn, looking for tires and then matching the right tires to the right car. Perhaps in my own 50s I shall be more organized, and all the tires will be in one place, and they'll all be labeled (White 1987 Wagon Left Front Summer Tire). But for now it's time to root around and prepare for the worst of winter, even as we prepare for Halloween and what should be a fairly nice next few weeks as we slide towards the shorter days of the year....