god bless suv's
So I have an SUV. SUVs take a lot of hell. I am not sure what exactly that is all about. The gist I hear is SUVs got classified as trucks so only have to get truck mileage per gallon. So everyone is all mad at SUVs for getting truck mileage per gallon because I guess that is so wrong.
Here is a question.
Why isn't anybody mad at trucks?
Trucks got that many miles per gallon always. They still get that many miles per gallon. But is anyone mad at trucks? No. Trucks I guess are okay no matter how much gas they guzzle but sports utility vehicles are BAD.
That makes no sense to me. What, does anyone think people in L.A. with trucks are hauling hay bales?
People look at me like I am wrong when I say I drive an SUV. I am not very big. I guess they think I would fit in a compact just fine so why do I need an SUV?
Well. Let me tell you. I need an SUV. An entire office of computers, two dogs, one dog ramp [we are talking mildly crippled dogs here], one cat in a fancy cloth cat carrier, one very large purse that contains, um, my life, two pillows and a large down comforter, dog food, dog meds, cat food, cat meds, maps, charts, graphs, and oh yeah an overnight bag for Max fit in an SUV.
Other things that fit in SUVs: tonsus; filing cabinets; yard equipment; painting equipment; ladders; vaccuum cleaners; steam cleaners; five shelves [that is all at one time]; three large leather chairs and an ottomon; a glass top desk; a ten foot roll of rice paper; every piece of furniture I own except [damn it] the bed. In other words, a lot. Also, cases of dog food, cases of Diet Coke, and many many grocery bags.
SUVs also drive in floods [I have done this]; snow storms [I have done this]; deserts [I have done this]; and can make it up any mountain road I have met. Though the instruction manual for my SUV says "please do not drive across rivers please remember this is a luxury SUV and that is leather interior you dumb girl."
So far I have not driven across any rivers. But I could dammit.
Now everything I have ever put in the SUV, I could probably put in a truck. I would get the same mileage and people would not look at me cross eyed for my automobile of choice because nobody hates trucks even though they get EXACT SAME MILEAGE and have EXACT SAME MILEAGE RULES. Me, I do not get it. Maybe it is the leather interior that makes people mad. Or the heated seats. But this SUV sure has saved my tail. Many many times. So. Um. Go yell at someone who drives a truck for a change. Sheesh.
Your SUV Adams Girl
P.S.: We are in the woods. It is pretty woodsy too. Woo woo.
