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Riding High: 7 Observations of a City Kid in the Cab of an F250 Pickup Truck

11:02 AM EDT on June 3, 2019

The older my sister and I become, the closer we get in our relationship. Maybe age has matured us or no longer living under the same roof keeps us from wanting to kill each other. Either way, I am grateful for the time we set aside to catch up and have fun. This weekend, Riley came all the way from Elk City, America in her Ford F250 diesel Lariat to join me in an adventure across the metro. So here are 7 observations I made as a passenger in a Ford F250...

Oklahoma City is not made for big pickups

From the McDonald’s drive thru to street parking downtown, almost nothing in Oklahoma City seems to have been designed with big pickups in mind. So you’d think that would have led my sister to take me up on my offer to drive us around for the weekend in my Ford Escape. But it turns out, half the joy of owning a pickup is the adrenaline rush of being 4 inches short of an insurance claim each time you park. Which leads me to my next point…

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