I am with you on the chaw thing. I say we catch them and make them put it back in their mouth. I think if we do this one time to them they will think before they do it again!

The tail gate is down because it improves fuel efficiency. Makes you hate ‘em even more, don’t it?

I hate chewers even when I’m not in California, but it’s nice that my home state gives me a foundation of self-righteousness upon which to draw.

what?  there are people like this in california?  what?

let me see if I get this right Gopi - I go out and buy an extended cab F-250 with chrome dickpolishers and a running lights that play La Cucaracha, deeply tinted windows, quad exhaust outlets, and wheels that would look big on a jet liner… I drive around in it alone, windows open, ac blasting, stereo cranked to 11, on a cellphone while on-star cycles through maps for me… the damn thing is rated for 8 mpg in the city anyway… so I drop the tailgate to improve fuel efficiency?  Wouldn’t it be more effective to buy a smaller car, or take a goddamn bus?  I’m not saying your theory is wrong - but it is damn stupid in the city, where space is at a premium anyway.  Chuckles is not impressed.

Gopi’s right… the tailgate’s down to reduce wind drag. Makes no sense to me as a fuel-savings step for single-digit gas mileage, but that’s the reason they do it.

And Carhartts are for work, not dress-up. Even Ohioans know that. But it is acceptable for one to wear a Carhartt jacket to more formal functions if you regularly wear it to work—we don’t believe in owning multiple coats around here. That’s just crazy talk!

AMEN! I am WITH you on all of the above Brotherman...AND let’s throw a little vitriol at all those idiots wearing all those fashion clothes with “Von Dutch” on them.  PULEEEZE...the guy painted cars, did some excellent pin striping which I’m quite certain that most of those little 16 year olds carrying the $100.00 Von Dutch purse do not know.

But is the brobdingnagian Cadillac pick-up okay?  How about if we add those naked lady decals on the back window with a gun rack?

Wow, sounds like you slept in the knife drawer.  My Dad used to rant about corderoy pants.  Only Irish navvies (whatever they were) wore those.

Take comfort in the knowledge that you just know the idiots paid an arm and a leg to… well, affirm thier idiocracy. A fool and his money.

Great points Chuckles.  We have our fair share of the like here and it’s annoying to no end. 

Oh, and btw, there is no drag on a truck driving in the city.  If they are doing it to save gas or appear that they are, then they have added one more notch on the stupid belt.

Um, Carhartt is actually a workwear brand? I wouldn’t know. Over here, it’s something expensive you buy in surf/skatewear stores. The true hipsters go to the disposal stores for their King Gee shorts - the ones that are designed to show a hefty amount on builder’s crack. Charming, really.