Cool.
The rest of your rig...
...not so much.
Seen today driving east on NC 24, dude #1 wearing driving gloves. OK, I wanted a pair, when I was 16, and had an MG, and my hair was parted in the middle, and Blondie was still in top 40's rotation.
Old boy was mid thirties and driving a Ford Escort, about late 80's vintage, wearing leather driving gloves with the big hole over the back of the hand. In a Ford Escort.
In less than 3 miles came dude #2, driving an early 90's white Ford mini-van, with flames. Not just around the semi-hood engine area, but sprouting from two more strategic locations down the side. DUDE. MINI-VAN. FLAMES. DUDE.
Then came the ubiquitous hunting rig that one cannot "swing a dead cat" without hitting between October and January in eastern NC. The "Custom" camouflage paint job. The one with a spray can base of camo green over which they hand hold leaves, pine branches and various stuff to over-spray the highlights. Reminds me of this IowaHawk-worthy rig I spied last year in Ga.
I blame the local water table around Jacksonville, the one contaminated with 40 years of dry cleaning solvent. It's the only explanation.
You can't tell from this angle and the tree, but this truck had a makeshift crane with a boat winch. Those aren't "rims" either as kids today know them, those are your daddy's old school five spoke Cragars. I took half a butt-load of these picks a few years ago. If I can get enough this year, I'd like to do a spread of modern old south. The more time I spend down there, the more the place grows on me. My family has hidden my Jeremiah Johnson DVD.
With the approaching demise of the #8LaykoLabattsBlueBenelliTrojanMagnumCondumGMC, I briefly considered renting a Dodge crew cab with a Hemi for a month, just to round out the full experiment. Somebody slap me. QW, I'll probably be emailing you sometime early in 09.
OK, THAT made me laugh...only because I can sooo picture everything you described. Hell, thats pretty common in rural IN too!
Hang tough dude. Sooner or later, they'll either fade away, or realize how idiotic they look. Well, either that or we're continually entertained!
Posted by: Tammi | October 29, 2008 at 11:49 AM