Because it has the words"TOOL SHED" spray-painted on the side.
I have always wondered about the reasons people feel compelled to paint these words on the sides of old trailers.
I’ve been told it’s for insurance purposes, but I don’t see how that answers my question.
On occasion, I have used a shoe as a fly-swatter. I did not then need to write"flyswatter" on it.
Can somebody enlighten me on this odd practice?
Considering I have never seen an old trailer with the phrase “tool shed” painted on it, I can shed no light upon your question. I have lived in multiple states during my 40+ years, and have no idea what you are talking about.
I always figured it was so you knew which trailer on the construction site had the tools in it.
I suspect that it allows the owner to avoid registering the trailer with the department of motor vehicles. In some jurisdictions, that is.
In many places, you can’t have unregistered vehicles that are inoperable visible on your property. By labeling the trailer as a shed, he’s making a claim that it’s no longer a vehicle, but is now a structure, used for storage, which is likely allowed. As a prebuilt “structure,” it may be exempt from a building permit for it’s “installation,” and allowed on the property.
Thin, but thin often is all you need to satisfy a rule.
Maybe it belongs to Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson.
I see what you did there.