Tracy and Frisk don’t seem to have suffered too badly from the side impact but the Howell’s tire looks very bad. I’ll have to find the picture of what my tire looked like when it went flat a couple of years ago. The garage said they could probably fix it and I told them, “No, you can’t.”
Your steel belt is showing. Looks like some of the outer tire rubber got scraped off but it could still work and the damage is toward the edge but not on the side wall. The author however may well use that not extreme damage as a precursor to a blowout.
Frank Howell has a hard head… No wounds or lumps from hitting and cracking the windshield…
That tire won’t last for long once the belts are exposed and when it does blow, two things might happen… It might just go flat making the car hard to drive, or it may explode and cause a spectacular wreck…
It is the only thing that I do not like about the Dick Tracy strip is the seem obsession of SMOKING. I stopped cold turkey over 12 years ago, a year before my best friend died of lung cancer. The irony is that I do not have a lung cancer but a bone marrow one. Luckily it is dormant.
DAN: I’ve had it with you criticizing my driving all the time woman!
2-PRIMM: You just had to see the fat lady pushing the station wagon, didn’t ya Tracy!
3-TIRE: Here I am, the premier invention of man after fire and look how I get treated! Ignored at best, willfully abused the rest of the time. All I ask for is proper air pressure and a respectful burial when I’m finally on my last tread. And maybe some cool rims on a fast car. But all I get is a plastic hubcap on a station wagon. And then there’s all those awful tire jokes: What has belts but doesn’t wear pants? What always spins in circles but never gets dizzy? What always looks good in basic black? What did The Rubber say when it met the Road (You look hot!)
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, they say. Call me “Tiny.”
Where has “Jimmy” gone? Where did “Frank” come from? Is the cigar-chomper’s full name James Francis Howell? —Just another reminder that this a day-to-day script.
The collision looked much worse than it apparently is, though we have been forewarned that their damaged tire and/or wheel will be a problem for the fugitive Howells.
AnyFace about 5 years ago
Heads are more intact than I would have thought. ✨
Neil Wick about 5 years ago
Good morning™, chase watchers!
Tracy and Frisk don’t seem to have suffered too badly from the side impact but the Howell’s tire looks very bad. I’ll have to find the picture of what my tire looked like when it went flat a couple of years ago. The garage said they could probably fix it and I told them, “No, you can’t.”
HarryCK about 5 years ago
Good morning™, New tire customers !
Your steel belt is showing. Looks like some of the outer tire rubber got scraped off but it could still work and the damage is toward the edge but not on the side wall. The author however may well use that not extreme damage as a precursor to a blowout.
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avenger09 about 5 years ago
A crash and burn ’Tis on the way
’Tis bound to take just one more day
A shock to any ’Tis hard to say
’Tis possible as snow in May
Lyons Group, Inc. about 5 years ago
When you ride a car with bald tires, it’s a death wish.
DaleMcNamee about 5 years ago
Frank Howell has a hard head… No wounds or lumps from hitting and cracking the windshield…
That tire won’t last for long once the belts are exposed and when it does blow, two things might happen… It might just go flat making the car hard to drive, or it may explode and cause a spectacular wreck…
Also, the radiator may give out due to damage…
Counterpoint about 5 years ago
Frank’s head might have smashed against the windshield, but, a die hard smoker, he never lost his cigarillo…
therese_callahan2002 about 5 years ago
Mrs Howell: You said you thought of everything! Frank: Except for snow tires!
doc1947g about 5 years ago
It is the only thing that I do not like about the Dick Tracy strip is the seem obsession of SMOKING. I stopped cold turkey over 12 years ago, a year before my best friend died of lung cancer. The irony is that I do not have a lung cancer but a bone marrow one. Luckily it is dormant.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member about 5 years ago
“Good thing the airbags didn’t go off! Oh, right. 1980 Dodge Monaco. We’re lucky to have seatbelts.” ;-)
Knightman Premium Member about 5 years ago
Stuck in Lodi, again!!!
SKJAM! Premium Member about 5 years ago
Tracy’s been in enough deliberately rammed cars to pick one that will stand up to that.
iggyman about 5 years ago
Panel 1 screams “Determination”!
IvanB.Cohen about 5 years ago
It looks like the fender on the Howell’s car got pushed on to the tire. They’ll keep going until the tire blows or the car turns over.
Another Take about 5 years ago
1-ROSIE: Ouch.
DAN: I’ve had it with you criticizing my driving all the time woman!
2-PRIMM: You just had to see the fat lady pushing the station wagon, didn’t ya Tracy!
3-TIRE: Here I am, the premier invention of man after fire and look how I get treated! Ignored at best, willfully abused the rest of the time. All I ask for is proper air pressure and a respectful burial when I’m finally on my last tread. And maybe some cool rims on a fast car. But all I get is a plastic hubcap on a station wagon. And then there’s all those awful tire jokes: What has belts but doesn’t wear pants? What always spins in circles but never gets dizzy? What always looks good in basic black? What did The Rubber say when it met the Road (You look hot!)
Oh the pain, the pain!
Ray Toler about 5 years ago
That was a pretty hard t-bone. Did either Frisk’s or Tracy’s airbag deploy?
Probably another reason the Tracyville cops need to get new cars or suvs.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Cut tire, so how long do we have to wait till the curve in the road by the cliff side?
Dean about 5 years ago
Tracy should also get on the radio.
buckman-j about 5 years ago
Love that clenched teeth that saved the cigar, hope his mate still has hers.
1MadHat Premium Member about 5 years ago
So the Howells both smoke cigars in the car? The Mrs. had one yesterday..
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
Tracy’s car is kept in much better shape. And maybe have a little reinforcement for times like these.
Kip W about 5 years ago
And then the giant snowflake crushes them, right? Right?
(Looks ruefully at $5 bet.)
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, they say. Call me “Tiny.”
Where has “Jimmy” gone? Where did “Frank” come from? Is the cigar-chomper’s full name James Francis Howell? —Just another reminder that this a day-to-day script.
The collision looked much worse than it apparently is, though we have been forewarned that their damaged tire and/or wheel will be a problem for the fugitive Howells.
jonahhex1 about 5 years ago
I drive a former Kansas Highway Patrol car….I can tell you, those things are tough. The Howells are in DEEP trouble.