This story begins with a picture.

A picture sent to us by our beloved nephew in Alberta, with the words:

“Looking for a funny story idea? Okey-Dokey! Here’s an idea.”

He sent a picture of his pickup truck. Brace yourself: you see the pic attached to this column. You won’t find that truck in any dealer’s showroom.

Colour: Patchwork Quilt.

Driver: Very brave.

Reaction of other drivers: “Are you kidding?!” (Version suitable for family newspaper.)

Our story challenge: what to make of it?

Our first thought was: “Well, it sure wouldn’t get stolen.”

Other people thought: “His ex must really hate him, to do that to his truck.”

Let’s go ask the experts.

We dropped in to our friendly vehicle service department and asked their candid opinions.

One person said: “I’d drive it if I was desperate to go to........

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