Every Hicks grandchild remembers this little truck. Hours and hours we pushed this around Grandma's carpet playing everything from demolition derby to hauling cattle to market. Is this a tablet? No. Did it foster imagination absolutely. Some of my best memories are triggered by the smell of these old metal toys coming out of the wood toy box to play at Grandma's.
First, I should mention this isn't the original little green truck. It sits at my parents house. Originally bought for my Dad during the 60's he has it sitting in a place of pride in his toy collection. I found this one online and picked it up for a pretty penny. The nostalgia of this old truck was to much to pass up. Why would I buy it?
As cousins we would take a deck of cards and work them down into the shag carpet at Grandma's. We would lay out a huge farm that people would have to step over. If you go back through my posts I believe you will find a whole article about carpet farming. This truck however rates up there for entertainment.
Madison saw it and didn't get it. She couldn't believe that a few removable plastic Angus cattle, white removable stake fencing, and wheels that roll? What is the big deal? I often think I am expecting to much. She is a girl and for the life of me I still don't understand My Little Pony.
We were watching a rerun of the Dukes of Hazzard the other day. She looked at me after a spectacular jump by the General Lee. "Daddy, I don't think that was very safe. It would tear up that nice car."
"I know kid. Still it's the General Lee, it has to rip around on country roads and jump the creeks! Let's go get my green truck. I will show you how they did it."
Madison is worried that her Daddy isn't quite operated with a full deck of cards.
First, I should mention this isn't the original little green truck. It sits at my parents house. Originally bought for my Dad during the 60's he has it sitting in a place of pride in his toy collection. I found this one online and picked it up for a pretty penny. The nostalgia of this old truck was to much to pass up. Why would I buy it?
As cousins we would take a deck of cards and work them down into the shag carpet at Grandma's. We would lay out a huge farm that people would have to step over. If you go back through my posts I believe you will find a whole article about carpet farming. This truck however rates up there for entertainment.
Madison saw it and didn't get it. She couldn't believe that a few removable plastic Angus cattle, white removable stake fencing, and wheels that roll? What is the big deal? I often think I am expecting to much. She is a girl and for the life of me I still don't understand My Little Pony.
We were watching a rerun of the Dukes of Hazzard the other day. She looked at me after a spectacular jump by the General Lee. "Daddy, I don't think that was very safe. It would tear up that nice car."
"I know kid. Still it's the General Lee, it has to rip around on country roads and jump the creeks! Let's go get my green truck. I will show you how they did it."
Madison is worried that her Daddy isn't quite operated with a full deck of cards.