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The Golf Cart CHRONICLES BY: SUZY JAMES - WWW.ITSNEVER2LATEBOOKS.COM This Is A Story taken from The Golf Cart Chronicles - A Compilation Of Funny Golf Cart/Golfing Related Short Stories HOW TO REPURPOSE OLD GOLF CAR TIRES SUZY JAMES, Author My golf car addicted hubby has been saving his old golf car tires and his buddies reject tires in our garage since 1955. Can you believe our garage is jammed to the rooftop with hundreds of these hollow circular rubber wheel-tire thin- gies? Don’t get me wrong I’m not complaining at all. The way I look at it is: “If life gives me a garage full lot of those obsolete rubber tires I’m going to repurpose them into all kinds of DIY thingies. So, I researched the 48 subject, designed and produced all kinds of useful stuff to use outdoors and indoors for kids and shabby sheik people who are keen on displaying repurposed old golf car tires everywhere. Word got around; they all sold within a few months. The buyers and other know-it-alls call me; the Old Golf Tire Lady, I made a lot of backpack money, and we now park our two vehicles and golf car in the emptied stinky garage. I am busy knitting covers for our vehi- cles. It helps to keep the remain- ing rubber smell from spreading into the interior of the vehicle. Just in case you folks have some old golf car tires you may want to repurpose; remember to paint and decorate your repurposed WWW.GOLFCAROPTIONS.COM creations in a variety of colorful paints and embellish with tacky designs. Here are a few free ideas to get you started: • • • • • • • Hanging tire flower planters-use ferns and flowers mixed Kids tire seats teeter-totter- rough on clothing Single tire coffee table-each with 4 legs & wood top-may be a bit wobbly Quarter cut tire corner shelving with solid wood shelf for shed or garage storage Tire swings-these go fast if hung from a rope tied to a sturdy tree branch Stacked tire planters (double or triple) fill with dirt and plant favorite garden Tire dog bed with a handmade cushy pillow