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April 14, 2005

Wow..That's Big

Have you ever brought something home that you thought was relatively small only to realize that it's huge? I've done that several times. Like the time I brought home banners from TRU thinking they would look cool on the wall, only to find out that they were practically bigger than the wall. A couple weeks ago Kira brought home a banner from the movie theater. She said she wanted to hang it in her dorm room next year. The banner wouldn't lay out flat in our living room. It will be interesting to see if a) her roommate will let her hang it and b) how many walls it will take up.

Today I got my work van. It's a cargo van so it's the same size as a 15 passenger van, minus all the seats. I know these are big vans, but I've never had one at my house before. Sitting in the driveway, it's amazing how much bigger it seems. The fun part is that I get to start driving it around downtown in the near future.

The van is very basic. The radio is just that. It only has 4 buttons for pre-sets. Although it does have the FM 1 & 2 and AM. There is enough space in the van to hold all of my equipment 10-fold, so there is plenty of space. I could easily camp out in this thing if I had to. With a couple friends. It has a wheelchair lift, so that will be fun :). Oh..the little things. Now I just need to find a storage shed because my house can't accommodate 5 vehicles (I'm now responsible for three vehicles), especially when most of them are fairly large. If we all drove mini's it would be so bad.

Posted by mhader at April 14, 2005 9:18 PM

Comments

Christmas trees are the best example I know of your “BIG” phenomenon. They are NEVER as big in the tree lot as they are when you get them home!

Posted by: ad1 at April 15, 2005 6:25 AM

I still think you need a big splashy graphic on the side of the van that says "Greenlight Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate" and maybe a personalized license plate "GRNLTPVP" or something, even if it's a novelty plate for the front.

Posted by: Jonathan at April 15, 2005 7:34 AM


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mhader.com blog gallery jeep the list hrc shots links about	Michael's Weblog « Take Pride in a Road? \| Main \| Where Did The Time Go? » April 14, 2005 Wow..That's Big Have you ever brought something home that you thought was relatively small only to realize that it's huge? I've done that several times. Like the time I brought home banners from TRU thinking they would look cool on the wall, only to find out that they were practically bigger than the wall. A couple weeks ago Kira brought home a banner from the movie theater. She said she wanted to hang it in her dorm room next year. The banner wouldn't lay out flat in our living room. It will be interesting to see if a) her roommate will let her hang it and b) how many walls it will take up. Today I got my work van. It's a cargo van so it's the same size as a 15 passenger van, minus all the seats. I know these are big vans, but I've never had one at my house before. Sitting in the driveway, it's amazing how much bigger it seems. The fun part is that I get to start driving it around downtown in the near future. The van is very basic. The radio is just that. It only has 4 buttons for pre-sets. Although it does have the FM 1 & 2 and AM. There is enough space in the van to hold all of my equipment 10-fold, so there is plenty of space. I could easily camp out in this thing if I had to. With a couple friends. It has a wheelchair lift, so that will be fun :). Oh..the little things. Now I just need to find a storage shed because my house can't accommodate 5 vehicles (I'm now responsible for three vehicles), especially when most of them are fairly large. If we all drove mini's it would be so bad. Posted by mhader at April 14, 2005 9:18 PM Comments Christmas trees are the best example I know of your “BIG” phenomenon. They are NEVER as big in the tree lot as they are when you get them home! Posted by: ad1 at April 15, 2005 6:25 AM I still think you need a big splashy graphic on the side of the van that says "Greenlight Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate" and maybe a personalized license plate "GRNLTPVP" or something, even if it's a novelty plate for the front. Posted by: Jonathan at April 15, 2005 7:34 AM