Inklings wrote about the only difference between men and boys is the size and the price of their toys---well today I got my new toy. I got a new work truck today that has all the whistles and bells on it. It is a Dodge 1/2 ton six pack with a short wheel base and a HEMI. It is like my old truck except it has the electric windows, smart key, electric doors, and a cd player. I picked it up this afternoon. It had 8 miles on when I picked it up.
This will definately be my last truck in my career---I thought the last one was---and it probably should have been---but this one is for sure. I have really enjoyed my old truck but have wished forever that I had electric windows and door locks---now I have them I won't have to reach across the truck to unlock the door anymore---I know that sounds like whining but with the console down like I have to have it, I am almost too short to reach the door handle to unlock the door.
My only wish is that this was my personal truck---I really like it.
Some say the world will end with fire.
Others say with ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those that favor fire.
But if I had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate,
To say that for destruction ice,
Is also great and would suffice.
Robert Frost
"YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID" - Ron White
"Good things come to those who wait, but, only the things LEFT by those who hustle." - Unknown (at least by me)
"Life is wonderful, without it you are dead." - Hy "Pete" Peterson - Park City and Kenecott Miner
"Don't worry about those people in your past---there is a reason they are not in your present." - Unknown
"Life's tough - it's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary!" - Vince Lombardi
"If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re probably taking up too much space.” ~ Attributed to Jim Whittaker by Doug ‘Swani’ Swantner, Alaska Smokejumper and Air Attack Base Manager (Ret.)
Others say with ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those that favor fire.
But if I had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate,
To say that for destruction ice,
Is also great and would suffice.
Robert Frost
"YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID" - Ron White
"Good things come to those who wait, but, only the things LEFT by those who hustle." - Unknown (at least by me)
"Life is wonderful, without it you are dead." - Hy "Pete" Peterson - Park City and Kenecott Miner
"Don't worry about those people in your past---there is a reason they are not in your present." - Unknown
"Life's tough - it's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary!" - Vince Lombardi
"If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re probably taking up too much space.” ~ Attributed to Jim Whittaker by Doug ‘Swani’ Swantner, Alaska Smokejumper and Air Attack Base Manager (Ret.)
About Me
- Dee Ice Hole
- I am married and have seven children and twenty grandchildren. I retired January 1, 2010 after working 39+ years for the Forest Service...NEW CHAPTER IN MY LIFE HAS BEGUN!
5 comments:
That's fun that you got a new truck. (Especially one that you don't have to pay for.) I bet you could find a decent price for a used one that you liked and I'd bet you could still get a decent price for the white dodge. If you decide to get a new one, you should check on ksl.com They have a ton of vehicles for sale on there and you can narrow your search to exactly what you're looking for. Congrats on the new wheels. :)
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Or buy it when you retire, I'm sure by then they might be selling it. :)
I didn't even know they still made vehicles without electric windows ;-)
Wow..maybe this will cure your desire for the new car. ;)
I love the truck and all the trappin's but it will never take the place of the little, fast, cute, pretty, two seater that I will probably never buy---but there is nothing to stand in the way of wanting one---I was serious when I told Inklings that maybe the motor cycle would take the place of the car---you saw her remarks on that.............
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