Rather Ridiculous

Smart Cars are ridiculous.

Each time one of these mini vehicles pass me, I wonder why people would buy one.

They must be one of the most inconvenient vehicles around. Who are they good for?

You couldn’t own one if you had children or a dog bigger than your lap.

If you scuba dived, biked or did any other sport that required equipment, this car wouldn’t be for you. And if you would like to pick up more than a couple groceries after work, where do you put them?

But most importantly, when everyone else around you is driving pickup trucks and SUVs, do you really want to be driving a smart Car?

I don’t care how much of Mercedes-Benz safety features are in this mini-car, if you are driving one and you get hit by a one-ton pickup, the pickup is going to win.

Well, You Don’t See That Every Day

I followed a helicopter home last week.

Literally.

The helicopter was being pulled by a 250-Dodge Ram, which isn’t a large pickup truck. I guess I was surprised a helicopter would be pulled by anything at all (wouldn’t it just fly to its location?), never mind being light enough to be pulled by a smaller pickup truck.

I wasn’t the only one to stop and stare. I noticed many drivers slowing down and turning to look.

So you know, a helicopter is transported on a flatbed trailer with its blades tied down with light rope.