I appreciate that. I’m fortunate to have her. It hasn’t been easy to get this point.

I lost my job at the end of January in a corporate re-org, my wife is a nurse, I’ll turn 50 around the day US deaths are expected to peak, and one of our investments is a vacation rental.

True, and typically single. There’s people that age willing to drop HD level cash on toys, but the ones with kids are buying UTVs and boats.

The HD owners that I see in their 30s are typically hard-core union tradesman. 

That is awesome! Very cool and good on you for diving in. I love it.

Does this mean I can finally download a car?

I know I am.

Two door Wrangler. Short overhangs, good headroom, relatively short length, and fat tires are good for curb assisted parallel parking. 

Neutral: a cheap used truck may be coming up in the next month or two. It may or may not involve the sale of the DD.

In my area, every member of the Yoga Pants Mafia that lives in the exurbs can’t get enough of anything that says “Denali” on the side.

Remember “Real Jeeps have round headlights”? Maybe that needs to come back.

My go-to descriptor for these male oriented dramas (WWE, OCC, Gas Monkey, etc.) is “Trailer Soaps.” 

This thing is way more appealing than it should be.

Love the Gremlin, but hate the Pacer.

Those are repainted Chevy truck hubcaps, I believe.

This is good Jalopnik.

Smyth has a new kit coming out for Grand Cherokees, but it’s the WJ unfortunately. Could have been an interesting way to pick up donors.

Interesting article, but it’s this unnamed wrenching project that has my attention.

BTW, that was an awesome segment. 

Needs more crossover.