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Emotional Support Vehicles (aussie.zone)
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TranscriptionA picture of a hand holding remote car keys pointed at a white pickup truck. Below that is the text:

In the US, 75% of truck owners tow only once a year or less. Nearly 70% of them go off-road once a year or less. Additionally, 35% of truck owners haul something in their truck beds once a year or less

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[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago

But you get to own the libs every day so it evens out.

[-] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Saw a truck the other day with Harris and Coexist stickers and was so confused.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 102 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A guy at work has a massive truck, and once had a bunch of bags of wood pellets delivered to the office.

As he wrangled a bunch of low level employees to help him load it all up, he exclaimed "I can fit two tons in the back of this!"

"I can have things delivered to my house" I replied.

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 40 points 3 days ago

It's $100 minimum to get anything delivered from the hardware store a mile from my house. It's $20 rent a pickup from U-haul for their 4 hour minimum. I do that maybe 4X per year. I drive a little electric car now, but when I had a Prius V (station wagon one) with the seats folded down I could fit as much in there as a light duty pickup.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

That sounds dumb. Lets instead expend $60k+maintenance and insurance in order to not have to pay $100 once every othe year or so.

[-] laranis@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

I think there's a significant part of American culture and mythology constructed around self-reliance. It is at the heart of the rage over socialism (that and anti-communist sentiment left-over from the Cold War), the hardcore prepper mindset, and pickup trucks.

When that is your identity logic doesn't play into it, unfortunately.

Also, the prevalence of $100k+ vehicles is getting goddamn ridiculous.

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[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I got a 2004 Silverado 1500 and I couldn't be happier with it. It's not a giant penile enhancement. Its just a normal sized truck. I use it as a daily driver and grocery getter. But when I need a truck to haul shit I got it.

[-] FatLegTed@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago

I imagine it's pretty much the same in UK - a lot of the people using them for work might be better off with a small van.

But then, they don't look 'manly' do they?

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[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

Emotional Support Truck

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

Still only carries 1 person.

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[-] buzz86us@lemmy.world 57 points 3 days ago

And it is because of these people that I have to custom order a poverty spec work truck, because manufacturers will only send dealers 100k "family trucks" with fancy nonsense

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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 48 points 3 days ago

I once sat behind a dude in line filling four propane tanks that he put in the back seat of his pickup truck.

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

Meanwhile I learned I could fit a 100lb propane tank in my sedan.

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[-] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Gender affirming truck. But seriously, I will never ask someone to haul stuff for me. It's like you didn't buy a truck to haul my shit around. There are also seasons of life where a truck would be super useful. What I'm saying is I need a fucking truck you bitches.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I just rent a pickup truck from U-Haul for $21 per day. I'm never gonna need it more than 1 day.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Less than the price for insuring a big ass truck for a year.

[-] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

Taking your golf bag to the course counts as hauling now?

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[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 days ago

Meanwhile europe where you see people with renault twingos do more with their cars.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 3 days ago

Heck people carry more on their bicycles that many ever carry on their trucks.

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

saw a rivian on my way home from work this morning. poor guy tried to keep up but my old 4banger was just too light on her feet

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