Keep the truck rolling

and stall the onslaught of smug

It didn’t go as expected.

When I got the truck, I expected raised eyebrows and a lot of mockery.

Most of all though, I expected younger people to hate it.

That’s not what happened at all.

Friends my age, the professional ones shook their heads and laughed while ruefully warning me about gas prices and carbon, while crowing on about their battery powered bits of progressive perfection.

Don’t get me wrong: I love the torque and power and low operating costs that come with the plug in Prius that we have.

And no matter what I do with the Prius, it begins it’s life with a newer, bigger carbon footprint than my old truck. I leaned this from one of the surprising young people.

Every time you repair something, you’re saving the world.

Given that my truck is a 93, they’ll likely need to provide me with a cape and a crest and a place amongst the Avengers as I anticipate a LOT of repairs.

But the green aspect of a truck that goes through gas the way I go through a buffet wasn’t the most surprising aspe…