How about me, indeed! It's about time someone brought the focus of this thread back to where it should be.
Well, I'm doing fine. I am drinking coffee, then I'm going to eat some olive bread with slices of Edam, pull on the ears of the larger of my two dogs, and bring my car to the dealership. Because the fact is, my car needs 3 new tires!
You're probably wondering, "How do only 3 of 4 tires wear out?" LOL! Good question. But there is an explanation. You see, some months ago I was driving along happily in the healing California sunshine, and I heard, "PHLPP PHLPP PHLPP PHLPP!" So I pulled over in front of a meatball stand and looked at my tires and wouldn't you know it? One of them had a big nail sticking out of it! I drove to a tire store, PHLPP PHLPP PHLPP PHLPP! all the way, and the proprietor assessed the situation and said, "Looks like you have a big nail in your tire."
Long story short, the nail was in the sidewall, so the tire couldn't be patched. I had a decision to make: purchase an entirely new tire, or try to drive around on three tires, with one wheel tireless. I thought about it, and it seemed that the possibility for real mechanical damage existed if I attempted 3 tire driving. So I instructed the tire store proprietor to attach an entirely new tire in place of the punctured tire, and asked him to properly dispose of the damaged tire. It was only a matter of minutes and the new tire was affixed, I paid with a bank debit card, and drove off, happy and safe.
However, an unintended and not completely unforeseen consequence of that adventure was the uneven wear of the set of tires. You see the new tire, being of a much more recent vintage, remained healthy, while the remaining 3 older tires continued to wear at a predictable rate. Which leaves me in the situation I am in now; needing 3 new tires.
If you're like me you're probably thinking, "Oh great, now the single tire that will not be replaced today will wear out before the other 3!" And you would be correct to be concerned. In all likelihood, I will require, a few years from now, one new tire. It will annoy me somewhat to take time out of my day to have that new tire installed, but I will think back to my decision not to drive around on 3 tires and know that I did the right thing. Convenience and even tire wear be damned!
So that's what's happening over here. Thanks for asking.