Barb and Hattie took a little nature walk this weekend.
Old Pickup Trucks
The MINI is gone and I’m fully committed to making The Truck my daily driver. But the day will come when the Land Rover is out of commission for a few days (longer?) and Barb has made it clear I won’t be borrowing her Lexus. So I’ve been thinking about a back up ride. Something that will get me to the coffee shop and the catfish place and back. The more beat up looking the better. Would love to find something like one of these (with the exception of the last truck).
Turns out these are difficult to find because everyone wants one. And if you do find one, it ain’t cheap.
Would you mind handing me that role of electrician’s tape?
Only Land Rover on the lot
This Saturday I will have had the truck for three weeks and I still get a tingle when I see it. I’m sure there are some Series Land Rovers in the KC area and assume there are some around St. Louis but I’ve yet to see any in mid-Missouri. Would love to connect with some owners nearby.
Fire Extinguishers
In 50+ years of driving I’ve never kept a fire extinguisher in my vehicle. Passed a few cars that had been on fire but never needed one. In my limited experience, views on fire extinguishers for vehicles fall into two camps. The “Why Bother” guys argue that you don’t know if the thing works without trying it and even if it does it won’t be strong enough to put out a ‘real fire.’ The “Why Not” camp (me) use the NRA logic of “Better to have a fire extinguisher and not need it…”
I purchased one for my truck because I’d hate to be standing there watching my truck burn up with my pecker (Pecker is a cheap brand of Chinese extinguisher) in my hand when I might have saved it.
I went for the H3R Performance HG100C HalGuard Chrome Clean Agent Fire Extinguisher. This little rascal (1.4 pounds) fits nicely in the small cab of the truck.