And You Drive That Because... ?

I don't get trucks in cities. I get people that think they need an SUV to cart their family around. I get mini-vans. I don't get big trucks that are bad on gas, take up a lot of room, are impossible to park and aren't used for hauling stuff. The only excuse I can really see for having on in Atlanta is if someone grew up in a more rural area and is just plain used to trucks. If so, that's fine.

But that doesn't explain the truck that was in front of me on my way home last night. A jacked up Ford F250, tinted windows, complete with a silver skull trailer hitch cover with glowing red eyes. Nothing too unusual about that I guess, but if you're going to drive a truck like that, do you really need to slow to 5 mph to drive over one of the hundreds of steel plates that on the roads in Atlanta?

If you're going to drive a truck, drive it like it's a truck- not like it's a Porsche.

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[Steve]

"The only excuse I can really see for having on in Atlanta is if someone grew up in a more rural area and is just plain used to trucks. If so, that's fine."

You added that line for me, didn't you? lol That's exactly why I had mine -- nothing more than cultural background. And I still miss the damn thing.

Trust me, I griped even when I had the truck about everybody who drove them like they're made of glass.

[janice]

I agree 100%. A decent truck ought to have some mud under the fender and a scratch or two from some heavy cargo. (Heavy cargo does not include a 200lb driver eating a super-sized Big Mac Meal.)