THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
PERHAPS IT IS BECAUSE HE MARCHES TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER

Saturday, June 25, 2011

STICKER SHOCK, AGAIN

THIS IS JUST a wild guess, but I think the owner of this minivan must like HORSES. Nantucket is the home of STICKERS or all sorts. Most classically of the Beach permit variety affixed annually along the bumper. The more years you have on your bumper the cooler you are. One of the principle reasons is that more stickers mean more years of age for your vehicle. And in New England "patina" and "vintage-historical" is everything. One never shows up anywhere in clothing that is not faded, has a little fray around the collar, or has all its buttons. This is the home of the elbow patch and the Nantucket red pants which look like they were ordinary red before you washed them 400 times. Real worn out jeans, not razor cut ones made by chinese children at the factory.

I saw the same thing at BIKE WEEK in Daytona over my many years of attending. Leather vests with "IRON HORSE 1983-4-5-6-7-8-etc" were signs that you wee not some Lawyer or Doctor who just bought a Harley last year and trailered it to Daytona. These signs of veteran status can be found in many geographical areas. In these parts, it's all about the stickers on your car. This one falls a little flat because the stickers could have all been put on in one day. No dates or locations are evident. I will post another picture here of the RIGHT way to put stickers on your car. This minivan is festooned in a way similar to having a sweatshirt with 6" high letters on it saying HILFIGER. Not very Nantucket.

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