{"id":1561,"date":"2025-09-03T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:30:54","slug":"im-tired-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/im-tired-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m tired, boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So, I never listed the beetlebug for sale. I still have mixed feelings about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, here we are&#8230; The car came with two sets of &#8220;new&#8221; tires when I bought it. The ones on the Empi wheels, I&#8217;m pretty sure had about 100 miles on them, but were eight or ten years old and had dry rot cracks on the tread face. The tires on the steel wheels were the &#8220;good&#8221; ones that I have been driving on for three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or NOT driving is more the issue&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250902_100043-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250902_100043-small.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250902_100043-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250902_100043-small-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250902_100043-small-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250902_100043-small-982x737.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the pic I snapped on my phone to get the tire size to order new rubber. Which were quickly delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250903_191326-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250903_191326-small.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250903_191326-small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250903_191326-small-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250903_191326-small-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medinaline.net\/tallulah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20250903_191326-small-982x737.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s Sunny Orla\/Nancy\/Drue enjoying the dankness. 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