Today in Civilization I Saw

[LSLGuy]

I don’t have pix, but here are two recent sightings I enjoyed and posted elsewhere:

@LSLGuy

We’re all familiar with truck nuts. So dumb. The other day out driving I saw something odd hanging from a pickup’s trailer hitch area. Two weird dangly things. I was far enough away I couldn’t quite tell what I was seeing.

I finally got close enough at a traffic light. Two opaque blue things hanging that looked about like 7-11 Big Gulp cups: 6-8" tall, a narrow tapered part ~3" in diameter then a step to a larger ~5" diameter section and open at the top. With about 4 thin brightly colored tubular things leading out of the opening and up to wherever they attached to the truck’s hitch.

Yep. Truck wire nuts. I had to laugh. Not exactly these, but close: Wire Nut Truck Nuts - Etsy

@LSLGuy

A couple weeks ago I saw something on the back of a car that looked from a distance like a campaign bumper sticker. Background was three wide horizontal stripes in bright blue / red / blue pattern. The writing was white letters and included some 5-pointed stars. So far so ordinary.

But as I got closer I saw it said

GIANT METEOR
***** 2024 *****
Just End it Already

I’m sure lots of us can get into that sentiment.

This latter car belongs to a clerk at a nearby store. So I can get a pic if we need it.