Trucks

I dedicate this post to trucks.  I find it interesting that people can get so much joy out of their trucks (and I guess that can go for their cars as well, but I'm in Logan...trucks are the norm).  A person's truck becomes an outward expression of their inward personality.  For example, there's this one that drives around town that is ridiculously lifted with a huge brush guard and lights on top of the cab.  The paint job is like something you would see on "Pimp My Ride" (I used to love that show, by the way) with flames and bright yellow background.  And the sound system will make you aware of it's approach from a distance of 2 blocks.  It always makes me think of the line from Shrek where Shrek and Donkey arrive at Dulac and the castle is this huge thing and Shrek leans over to Donkey and says "Do you think he's compensating for something?" haha!  Still a great line!

Then we've got the people that basically strip a truck of it's innate purpose of being able to go over any surface and haul any load.  Yeah, I'm talking about those people that get the biggest rims possible for their truck--thereby making their tires even thinner and making the ride even more uncomfortable than if they had the correct tires on the the truck.  And then they put this super nice paint job on it and drive really slow down any patch of gravel so nothing kicks up and dings the truck.  It reminds me of the part in "Cars" at the very end of the credits where they're trying to make some nice trucks go off-roading, and the trucks don't want to get dirty.  Love it!


Oh, oh and then I love it when you've got the wives trying to climb down out of the trucks they're driving around (aka...me).  I imagine it's kind of funny watching me get out of the truck on Sunday trying to look ladylike in heels and a skirt.  And don't forget about the heart attack you have anytime you go to fill up the gas tank.  Like on "Dan in Real Life" when he's filling up and he's teasing the youngest girl by saying "There goes Jane's college education, oh there goes Kara's education..."  But I will say that when I look out my window in the morning and see snow on the ground, I'm very grateful that we've got a truck sitting out in the car port.  And I'm grateful to have a husband that knows how to take care of it so well!