Sue's Prius has 85,884 miles on it, although that hardly seems possible. Original tires. In theory, winter coming on. Taking all that together it looks like a recommendation for new treads. But that's where things got complicated.

The Toyota dealer in Janesville, where we bought the car, gave us a quote on four new, but the quote seemed high. I therefor went online this morning and spent an hour researching the best replacements for a Prius. Armed with that information I called the nearest Costco to see what they could do. They didn't have the exact tires, but they did have things that were equivalent, or better, or almost as good. And they were on sale.

I therefore spent the next half hour trying to sign up online for a Costco membership. I filled out and clicked down, and filled out and clicked down, and eventually found myself in a cul-de-sac.

"Okay, Sue, you try it."

Half an hour later: "No way, this is ridiculous."

And...the rest of the story, which I spent a good while writing has just disappeared before I could save it. So I leave it to the imagination. Maybe tomorrow I will feel like re-writing.