notes on the everyday: vanity plates and pink hummers
So I’ve been thinking a lot lately about pink Hummers…Yes…They paint them pink now…Paris Hilton pink. This is the bottom line for me with these things. Is there a more pretentious, self-involved vehicle on the road right now (I think the Escalade takes a close 2nd). What you’re saying about yourself when you decide to buy and operate a Hummer is thus. “I have no regard for the environment and I don’t have to care that I get 7 miles to the gallon because I’m special”. Now add to that equation the fact that you’ve painted a “look at me I’m really cool and special” car bright pink…well…my friend you must be really important and cool and cool and important. Hummers really are an obscene waste of resources, not only because of the abysmal gas mileage but also the resources that it takes to manufacture these monstrosities. Bam Margera has one because he’s an idiot, everyone else should know better. Why do I see Hummers parked in front of my local Whole Foods market…that just seems to be a conflict of interests. Does anyone ever wonder about vanity plates? Some of them are very straight forward THE-NO1, IMA-JRK, etc. Others are really cryptic I saw one this morning that said DBT-LSS. What does that mean? Do you not have any doubts? If so, about what? Why put an inside joke on your license plate? I don’t have the answers to these questions…I just ask them.
A lot of the trophey wifes around here drive the hummers. It’s the grocery getter and the soccer practice transport. What also bugs me about these ladies is they can’t drive for crap. The think they own the road.
I’m happy in my vw bug. I don’t need no stinkin status symbol.
oh yeah and btw a friend of mine had his plate changed when the one he was issued (nonvanity) kept getting him pulled over. The tag in quession was ghb y69
I think that the DBT-LSS might mean Debtless. As in “I have no debt but look how I waste my money!”
What I’d really like to see is some Mommy take her $50k off-road vehicle… OFF ROAD!