Archive for the ‘Tire Covers’ Category
Three Gators Selected to All-SEC Softball Team
It was recently announced that three Florida Gators were selected to the SEC Coaches preseason All-SEC softball team. The three talented players are sophomore IF Cheyenne Coyle, senior CF Michelle Moultrie, and junior C Brittany Schutte. Moultrie and Schutte are returning All-Americans.
Alabama and Tennessee led all schools with four selections, but Florida was picked by the league’s coaches to win the SEC. Florida will open At USF-Fairfield Inn and Suites Tampa North Tournament from February 10-12. I expect to see plenty of Florida Gators tire covers in the parking lot!
Storing Winter Tires
Although there are still a few months left in the winter season, I’m already looking forward to the day I can put away my winter tires. In anticipation of that day, I’ve gone out and bought new collegiate tire covers. These covers will be used to protect my winter tires during the nine months of the year they aren’t on my car.
In addition to covering each tire in its own cover, I also store them in a cool, dry place. (Usually this place turns out to be the basement, although if I finish insulating the shed the tires can be stored in there). Proper storage protocol also dictates that winter tires be stored on their sides and stacked no higher than four tires.
Acceptance!
Not long after I wrote the last post my brother received his acceptance letter from his top choice university. He was nervous at first because the envelope was thin. Traditionally a thin letter means rejection. Fortunately, the opposite was true. The envelope was simply thin because a larger packet will be mailed, pending his agreement to attend the university.
Not surprisingly, my brother was thrilled (still is thrilled). My parents, however, are over the moon. They bought even more university paraphernalia, including college tire covers. I can’t remember them being this enthusiastic when I went off to school, but then again, I didn’t choose their alma mater like my brother.
USC Trojans
The athletic teams representing the University of Southern California are known as the USC Trojans. (Officially, the women’s teams are referred to either as Trojans or Women of Troy). As part of the Pac-12, the Trojans have won 116 national championships, including 94 NCAA national championships.
The Trojans have a fierce rivalry with UCLA in both sports and academics. The rivalry between the two California schools is pre-dated by a rivalry between USC and Notre Dame. USC fans are incredibly loyal and demonstrate their pride by dressing up as Trojans for games, putting USC Trojans tire covers on their cars, and singing along with “Tusk” during the fourth quarter of home football games.
Cleaning Canvas Tire Covers
Canvas is a durable, versatile woven material. It is used in a number of items from shoes to tire covers. Though canvas can withstand a lot of wear and tear, it cannot hold up to a washer and dryer.
Canvas is 100 percent cotton, so it shrinks easily. Instead of tossing a dirty canvas tire cover in the laundry, was it by hand with mild soap, clean water, and a soft brush. Allow the canvas tire cover to air dry so as not to shrink and therefore no longer fit over the tire for which it was intended.
Creative Display of Bumper Stickers
When I was younger, I used to purchase t-shirts from every new and interesting destination I visited. Once it became a struggle to close my dresser drawers, I decided that it was time to find a new collectible. I turned to a cheaper, space-friendly alternative: bumper stickers.
Rather than simply collecting bumper stickers in a binder, I chose to put mine on display. I bought a plain black vinyl tire cover and arranged my bumper stickers on the cover in an artistic manner. I think it jazzes up the rear of my car without clogging the rear windshield as you often see with other bumper sticker collectors.
Top Basketball Rivalry
As a little girl growing up in Connecticut, my idols were the women of the UConn women’s basketball team. Every girl in my town wanted to be Rebecca Lobo, Jenn Rizzotti, or Missy Rose. They dominated the competition, and unlike many women’s athletic programs, they had – and continue to have – strong support from the entire state.
The games we lived for were the match-ups against the Lady Vols, led by tough as nails coach Pat Summitt. Every victory over Tennessee was cause for a major celebration and every defeat a deep wound. They’ve met up time and time again in the post-season, and never fail to deliver an explosive game. It’s unfortunate that Summitt declined to continue the regular season match-ups; even die-hard fans like me could tolerate seeing Tennessee Volunteers tire covers in Storrs, Connecticut if it meant a spectacular match.
Snow Tires
When you live in parts of the country with heavy snowfall, snow tires are highly recommended. These tires are specifically designed to increase traction in slushy, snowy, and icy conditions. The tinier treads allow for water to escape from under the tire more easily, thus reducing risk of hydroplaning.
While some consumers believe that two snow tires are enough, four snow tires are actually recommended to ensure effectiveness and safety. In addition to equipping a car with snow tires during the winter months, it’s a good idea to also have a spare tire in case of emergency. Select quality sports team tire covers to protect the spare so you will be able to get back into your warm car and on the road as quickly as possible after a blow-out.
2006 Champs Sports Bowl
In recent history, I haven’t gotten to travel to exceptional bowl games to support my team, the Maryland Terrapins. Though former head coach Ralph Friedgen turned things around in his final year, there were a couple of mediocre and plain awful seasons for Maryland football. That being said, in 2006 I traveled down to Florida to see the Terps take on the Boilermakers in the Champs Sports Bowl.
By my recollection, there were an equal number of Purdue Boilermaker tire covers and Maryland Terrapin tire covers in the parking lot at the game. Of course, I think the Maryland fans were much more supportive. After all, we wind up winning the game 24-7 and the Maryland quarterback, Sam Hollenbach, was named MVP.
Spotlight On: Sherri Coale
The name Sherri Coale may not mean a lot to most people, but it means something to the students, alumni, and fans of Oklahoma State University. Coale is currently the head coach of Oklahoma’s women’s basketball team. She has brought the program from the brink of extinction to a consistently top 25 ranked team.
In 1974 the women’s basketball team at Oklahoma was founded as an afterthought to the men’s program and performed below average. In 1990, the team averaged only 65 attendees per game and was on the verge of being dropped. In 1996, Coale was brought on from a local high school and in a few short seasons turned the team around, even leading them to the 2002 post-season where they played in the National Title game. They average around 9,000 fans at every home game. I’m sure plenty of those fans’ cars sport Oklahoma Sooners tire covers purely in support of Coale and the women’s team.