ExecutorService service = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1);

    ExecutorService executorService = TtlExecutors.getTtlExecutorService(service); 

     final TransmittableThreadLocal<String> parent = new TransmittableThreadLocal<String>();
     parent.set("value-set-in-parent");

     executorService.submit(new Runnable() {

      @Override
      public void run() {
        System.out.println(parent.get());
        parent.set("asf");
      }
    });

     Thread.sleep(1000);
     String value = parent.get(); 
     System.out.println(value);