Big TVs and SUVs
At long last I have figured out why SUVs exist. At first I didn't get it, they are so large and obnoxious. I thought, "those vehicle owners must have larger vehicle budgets than my family" and "how can he afford to drive an F350 as a commuter vehicle?" Now at last I get it.
Today, Kimcob bought a new TV. A Toshiba 32" monster for her mom to watch when she gets here. The guy that sold it to us helped me bring it out to our Ford Focus. I cried uncle as we got the TV out of the house and so we set it down to rest a bit. The guy, seeing my car for the first time said, "I don't know if this is going to work." He was right, there was no way that that thing was going in my car.
Grudgingly he asked, "How far away do you live? We can take it in the Envoy."
I looked at his ride. So big. So accommodating. Perfect for a big TV. Overcome by guilt and an overwhelming sense of inadequacy, I sheepishly accepted. I realized once again that I was an outsider, that I didn't really get it. My small car mentality had emasculated me in the eyes of this tall, blond, crew-cut superman. He probably could have hauled TVs even larger than the one I was getting from him second hand. Maybe even as large as the ones he still had in his house. He is probably pitying me now if he even bothers to think of me at all.
Darwin imagined that there was a bird or moth that had co-evolved to reach the deeply placed nectarium of an orchid that he was interested in. It turns out that it was a moth with an enormously long proboscis. It probably isn't very gratifying to be proved right about something after one's death, but gosh dang it he was right.
In a not nearly as great a leap of logic, I have realized that the only real reason for such grandiose cargo room is that it can port a 150 pound, 34" x 26" x 24" TV, not to mention a man, a woman, 2 children in bulky car seats and a little doggie. No problemo!
QED: Americans drive ridiculously big vehicles so they can tote their big ass TVs around.
Today, Kimcob bought a new TV. A Toshiba 32" monster for her mom to watch when she gets here. The guy that sold it to us helped me bring it out to our Ford Focus. I cried uncle as we got the TV out of the house and so we set it down to rest a bit. The guy, seeing my car for the first time said, "I don't know if this is going to work." He was right, there was no way that that thing was going in my car.
Grudgingly he asked, "How far away do you live? We can take it in the Envoy."
I looked at his ride. So big. So accommodating. Perfect for a big TV. Overcome by guilt and an overwhelming sense of inadequacy, I sheepishly accepted. I realized once again that I was an outsider, that I didn't really get it. My small car mentality had emasculated me in the eyes of this tall, blond, crew-cut superman. He probably could have hauled TVs even larger than the one I was getting from him second hand. Maybe even as large as the ones he still had in his house. He is probably pitying me now if he even bothers to think of me at all.
Darwin imagined that there was a bird or moth that had co-evolved to reach the deeply placed nectarium of an orchid that he was interested in. It turns out that it was a moth with an enormously long proboscis. It probably isn't very gratifying to be proved right about something after one's death, but gosh dang it he was right.
In a not nearly as great a leap of logic, I have realized that the only real reason for such grandiose cargo room is that it can port a 150 pound, 34" x 26" x 24" TV, not to mention a man, a woman, 2 children in bulky car seats and a little doggie. No problemo!
QED: Americans drive ridiculously big vehicles so they can tote their big ass TVs around.