truckers unite!

[boogieshoes]

so a few weeks ago, i posted that i had to buy a truck, because the camry was dying a long, drawn-out death.  several of you asked that i post pictures of the truck, so here are those pics:

first a walk-around:




i note that i'm having issues parking this monster, since i've never driven a truck before, hah.


as you might be able to guess by the pictures, this is a chevy silverado.  it has an extended cab, 6 ft of bed, towing package, 4.3 liter... something.  can't remember.  but it's 2008, less than 100,000mi on the VIN.    it even has a key-fob, woot! and *his* name is Zeke - no sissy-names for *this* truck!

except for the bed length, it had everything i wanted. i will eventually buy a bed-extender, but don't need one right now.  of more concern are running boards.

and also, something to distinguish my truck from every other champaigne-colored silverado out there.  i was coming out from the walmart the other day, and i thumbed the truck open on the keyfob, and couldn't figure out why the lights weren't flashing like it usually does.  i kept thumbing the key-fob, and was worried that the truck had broken something... and then i realized.  it wasn't my truck i was watching.  it was a truck four slots up from mine in the parking lot, and *absolutely identical* to mine, right down to the Z71 sticker on the back.  sheesh.

so.... i thought about bumper stickers, which is usually how my cars are distinguished from other cars, but Zeke is so nice and clean.  finally i decided to put one of these in the window, or something like that.


i also pulled a harvest from the ground - well, containers - this year, which is more than i've done in years past.  this is what i've got:




i'm kind of giggling over here, because it took the whole damned year to grow those carrots.  and we ended up throwing them out, because, well.  i want thefourthvine's garden.  it'd be more fun to have things that grow instead of things that die, methinks, lol.


i still need to post about the progress on house and garden, and abbie, and the trip to germany and portland earlier this year.  i also took some pictures of the christmas project this year - i did pater nosters for the blood family - thought they came out pretty well, and that people might like to see them.

-boogieshoes

Comments

[slavelabour.livejournal.com]

Whoever owned that truck before kept it in good shape, Zeke is a beauty. Your bountiful garden made me laugh, but you're still doing better than me. I swear I have a black thumb. But anyways, congrats on your new truck! Nice to have something that won't break down on you constantly. :)