A Year of Blogging: July 20, 2011

July 20 was 'Ugly Truck Day'. You've seen ugly trucks. Trucks with dents, rust spots, maybe the door is a different color than the body, or maybe you can't tell what color the truck originally was. Ugly trucks are usually older trucks, but I guess they could be newer. There's something about a truck that makes people keep them forever. Or so it seems. If the truck has a few dents in it, or is starting to rust, owners are able to look past those flaws to the usefulness of the truck. If you are using the truck to haul wood or feed for livestock, the function outweighs the beauty. It still fulfills your purpose long after it lost that show-room shine. Trucks are supposed to be durable and rugged. If you want something that looks nice to drive around town, you buy another one. I have known plenty of people who do that- keep the ugly truck and buy a new one. At home, the ugly trucks are often called the hunting trucks. What better place to put a freshly killed deer than in the dirty bed of your old truck? This is certainly preferred to using the good truck, which you will have to clean once you get the deer out of it. It was not uncommon where I grew up for people to have two trucks. Cars got traded. Trucks did not. I've never had an ugly truck, although there are some who argue Erich's truck qualifies as ugly. It's a 1991 Chevy truck. The body isn't too bad on it, but you can hear it coming a mile away- even with a new muffler! The inside of the truck shows the wear and tear from Erich's dad transporting his large dog around- the seats are ripped, the seat belts are iffy, and I'm not sure the a/c works anymore. It still functions as a truck. It's fine to run to the store. If we buy anything that doesn't fit in the Rav, we always have the truck. I kind of wish we could treat humans like we treat our trucks. So what if you are older, and the body isn't in the best of shape? You're still perfectly functional, and there's nothing wrong with that! Oh, wouldn't it be nice?