Kicking icy winter crud from car fenders likely quintessential suburban palliative

There’s a strange kind of solace in the thunk of boot against fender. In Applewood, and surely in subdivisions far and wide, drivers are spotted in driveways and parking lots indulging in the ritual: kicking away the packed, salted slush that clings like barnacles to their cars.

It is not exercise, though knees and hips are engaged. It is not artistry, though the peeled-away chunks can resemble misshapen sculptures. No, it is a palliative—brief relief from February’s icy siege, a way to assert control over one small, stubborn element of winter.

Suburbanites who never talk to their neighbours will happily nod to a fellow kicker, each recognizing the shared therapy. In a landscape that offers little glamour, the frozen crud obliges with something to fight against—and, however fleeting, something to win.

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Henry ford kicked tires. G Papa Tango, write up his review of the Yokohama AVID Ascend GT.

Henry Ford Reviews the Yokohama AVID Ascend GT

“I put my heel to it first. Tires ought to feel honest—no give in the sidewall, no whisper of flab. This Yokohama carries its strength well; the tread is cut with a seriousness that suggests more miles than the owner may have patience for.

On the road, I’d wager it rides smooth enough to quiet a rattling chassis, though I can see from the grooves that it is tuned not just for rolling but for gripping. Quietness is a luxury, but safety is a duty. This one leans toward both.

The engineers say it is an ‘all-season touring tire.’ I say it’s the sort of compromise that a sensible motorist makes when he can’t change shoes for every weather. Rubber is rubber, but the compound here seems clever—durable, willing to bite in the wet, and not inclined to howl at highway speeds.

If I were to place it on one of my Model Ts, it would be overqualified, like putting a silk hat on a farmhand. But for today’s motorcar, heavier, faster, more pampered—it is a fine match.

In short: The AVID Ascend GT passes the kick test. It promises endurance, and it will keep the family rolling forward without complaint. That, to me, is the whole purpose of a tire.”

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