Thursday, September 20, 2007

"We rednecks!"



We were gasing up our cute little minivan in Buchanan, VA (pronounded "buck cannon" according to these two residents) when this truck pulled into the gas station. We couldn't help but notice since the truck was very loud and the paint job was very eye catching?! We just had to get a closer look so we approched these guys and asked about the custom camoflauge. They told us they just ripped branches of leaves off of a tree and layed them down and spray painted away. They said it took about "15 minutes and $5 worth of spray paint" (complete with a deep southern redneck twang). We loved it! What great creativity and resoursefulness. As we were talking and joking with them, that is when they told us "we rednecks". When we asked if we could take a picture of them and their truck they were very willing to accommodate us but then they asked "when ya'all get that film daveloped, could ya'all please send us a copy". Paul got out a pen and paper and began to ask what their email address was and then he rethought the question and just asked for their regular address! Just another highlight of our adventure along the Blue Ridge Parkway!
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3 comments:

nancy in ks said...

That picture is priceless! So glad you talked to them and got the photo and conversation. Next thang yaknow, they'll be scrappin' that picture ya'll send them. Very resourceful and creative, they are. (We just got back from several days in Asheville, and loved it.)

Travelin'Oma said...

At first I thought, "Paul looks so young with his shirt off."

mama jo said...

that's a great picture..you've made some real friends..maybe they will come to visit...