And the Price of Fuel Just goes Up...

Here on the Olson property, we are by no means a green bunch. Sure, we recycle our bottles and all that jazz, but when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, our motto seems to be, "let everyone else worry about our emissions." Case in point: We are the owners of ELEVEN road worthy vehicles. This doesn't include the lawnmowers, the gator, the tractors, or the quads. And only one of them is a small car. The rest? Only half ton chassis or bigger are qualified to park in our yard. 

We have the following, fully operational vehicles living on the farm here:
Dad's Work Truck: A small half ton short box standard cab, 2009 GMC
Dad's Special Truck: A 1977 GMC short box standard cab with a brand new engine-For special occasions only!
Dad's OTHER Special Truck: 2001 GMC Sierra C3 limited edition. Half ton chassis long box crew cab, this one is so nice!
Dad's not-so-special Truck: A 1984 dodge half ton, standard transmission. Purchased with the sole purpose of teaching my brother and I to drive standard.
My Truck: The 3/4 Ton 2006 long box standard cab. Only downside? White. Can't win 'em all. 
Lance's Car: 2001 Pontiac Firebird
Mom's Truck: A piece of poorly engineered crap, a 2007 Chev long box standard cab 3/4 ton.
Mom's Other Truck: The 1991 GMC Sierra standard cab long box, runs like a dream. Inherited from my grandfather.
Mom's Special Truck: 2002 GMC Yukon XL with the Denali trim package
The One Ton: Chev Long box extended cab, diesel with an Allison transmission, 2007, for hauling the stock trailer
The Green One Ton: Flat deck, not such a reliable vehicle, but it goes.

As you can see, we care about the price of petroleum a lot around these parts. The difference is though, with the exception of dad's two toys, every single one of these trucks serves a purpose the others can't. We do not have an obsession with having lots of trucks; we have an obsession with having a truck for every purpose. It's part of life on a farm. Thank god we don't have to haul seed, manure or bales with a truck, because that's three more right there!



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