I can say the worst is wool slacks and leather soled shoes!  With this
combo, I can almost guarantee a visible arc on a dry winter day.  A long
time ago on this board I read that toll booth operators don't like to take
change from Hondas!

You may have to call around or even order one from the internet, but thay
are standard enough devices. You can even use any piece of braided wire.
They are braided straps that attach to the body of the car and dangle
underneath. Many people set them up to touch the ground, but it really isn't
necessary - just the sharp fuzzy end is enough to bleed the static
electricity off. You will see the same things (but much pricier) on the
wingtips of small aircraft - they are called "static wicks." When I was in
avionics many years ago I went on a test flight with a man who complained
all his radios filled with noise when he got in the air. Sure enough, before
he even lifted off the noise rose and got worse with increased speed. It
turned out every one of his static wicks had broken off.

Mike

You can try Static Guard spray, found in the laundry section of many grocery
stores.
Spray your car seats with it.  That should take care of any static generated
when
you slide accross your seats.

(see below for info on grounding strap)

Since the shocks were happening before the tire
change that suggests it is fabric related. But
let me ask a question: When you have multiple
people in the car:

1) Does the shock always happen to the first
person to exit the car and touch the door (and
then not to anyone else)? This indicates static
charge on the car body and the first person to
step out is discharging the car to ground.
Consider tires or grounding strap.

2) Does the shock typically happen to the same
person(s) regardless of the order people leave
the car? This implies fabric static. Consider
an anti-static spray (perhaps using an anti-
cling fabric softener would be enough).

I can also suggest an experiment to check for
fabric generated static: continuously touch a
piece of *grounded* metal as you exit the car.
On my car there are two places I know of:

1: the place where you insert the key

2: the metal loop that the door latches to (might
be a bit greasy).

Other metal items such as the door handle and
key hole for the trunk/gas cap latch are metal
but are not grounded.

If touching grounded metal as you slide out stops
the static discharge then it is definitely fabric.

If however, when touching the metal you feel a
static shock as your foot touches the ground,
then it is static on the car (tires/grounding
strap).

Here is something I found on the web:
http://www.topoftheline.com/anspray.html
Office janitorial supply companies also have
anti-static spray (don't want carpet static to
zap the computers). Perhaps if you work in an
office the someone in the maintenance crew could
try giving your car a spray.

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GROUNDING STRAP:
A grounding strap (or anti-static strap) looks
like a 1-2 foot piece of a man's belt. It is
typically made of rubber with some wire mesh
inside. It hangs down from the car and touches
the ground which allows the charge on the car
to dissipate. Look here for the strap hanging
down: http://stopzap.com/index.php?cPath=21

She never wears nylons in the tractor trailer and it doesn't matter what
clothes she is wearing. It's just her. After being shocked exiting the
vehicle, when she reaches for the door handle of a store or house, she gets
a shock.

Brian