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Thursday, May 16, 2013

free candy! (and puppies!)

The weather's been so nice, I'm thinking I might make the big jump and change out the tires on the van.  Well, no, not by mySELF.  But take it to the guys at the shop and have them change her shoes.  OFF with the snowboots!


We got our rockin' van back around 2005, I think it was.  She is a full-size Econoline 150 V8 beautiful big girl.  I wanted it for road trips and camping trips.  Plus, I figured if things go all zombie apocalypse, we could always live in it while fighting off the herds.  Not so with the Subaru.

And since we are feral tent campers, she could serve as an emergency shelter in the case of nasty weather or nasty bears.



A couple of years ago, after having the tires swapped out, we lost one of the hubcaps during a camping trip.  I rather like the "tough" look it gives to that one tire.  No bear would mess with that van in the woods!

But I don't like the asymmetry.    I want to just remove the other three hubcaps.

Chaco and Wolfgang say doing so would give it the "pedophile van" look.  Might as well paint "FREE  CANDY" on the side.

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Oh come on.  Our van isn't even red, it's purple (or whatever the heck color it is).  

So it remains with one missing hubcap because no one wants to spring for a full set just to replace one.  And my inner emo is lobbying for all black rims.  

The snow tires are about to come off.  Should the remaining three hubcaps "mysteriously" pop off?  Free candy and puppies for whoever's with me.
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10 comments:

Rock Chef said...

Are you trying to lead us all astray? And you a crossing guard too!!!! :-)

Abby said...

I know right? Still can't believe they hired me.

meleah rebeccah said...

"But I don't like the asymmetry. I want to just remove the other three hubcaps. Chaco and Wolfgang say doing so would give it the "pedophile van" look.

Um - that's hilarious - because they're right. It totally would have been all pedophile style!

ShadowRun300 said...

The Fit lost one of its hubcaps soon after we got it. Hubby removed the other three to even it out, and immediately it drew lots of attention from other drivers during his commute to St. Louis. (Back when he had a 'real' job.) It cracked us up.
You can use us for ammo if you need to....

Abby said...

It's already got the monotone paint job. Pop the hubcaps, and we're ready.

Abby said...

OH, good to know! "ShadowRun's got a pedophile Fit!"

Rock Chef said...

Hm, I don't think that this vision of the pedophilemobile has made it over here yet. Here the trend in certain circles seems to be that having hub caps makes you Gay! Maybe I need to spread the new definition...

Abby said...

Hmmm... news to me. I guess that makes us a collective 3/4 gay on the whole homo/hetero spectrum.

Anita said...

Two years without a hubcap? I think she's fine without it. Although, she might appear a little sexy, so tell her to stay away from the red free candy van.

terri said...

I'm with Chaco and Wolfgang on this one. No hubcaps does make some vehicles look a little emo. I'm not sure that's the effect it would have on your van. You'd definitely be making the free candy and puppies statement.