stampedeofworms

I live in the land of big tree-ucks (extra syllable added per state law). I was driving the other night and ended up with a new Ford F350 behind me. For the uninitiated, the F350 is part of the "Yes I Do Have Erectile Disfunction" class of trucks designed to pull continents apart. In the dark the headlights kinda remind you of the Master Control Program from Tron at about the same size ratio to humanoids. As the MCP belched diesel(no self respecting driver of a brontosaurus sized pickup would drive a gasoline powered machine) and followed behind me, I meditated on who exactly had real-world need for such a cartoonishly large truck. I live on a farm, and a truck is almost necessary, but I don't see how a Mississippi grain barge on wheels will make agri-business any easier. Most folks driving these things don't even see a farm, or a construction site, for that matter, in a month. The nature of my job means I have to be there in all weather, but you can do that in a 79 CJ, a Dodge Nimitz seems to be slight overkill. Maybe they're all towing boats or RV's or multi-story high-rises on a regular basis. The next time you're at a Ford, Chevy, Dodge or Toyota lot, pack some water, take an hour and walk around one of these big trucks, lemme know what you think.

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Really enjoyed Inception, didn't think I would. And yes, you prolly will have to see it twice to take it all in.