• FauxPseudo @lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Trucks are for every tradesperson that does the things you lack the time, training or tools to do when something breaks at your residence. Trucks help you move.

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      20 hours ago

      Trucks don’t do that, vans do.

      In Europe every tradesperson drives a van because it is a lot more efficient and can haul way more than trucks ever can.

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        19 hours ago

        Well then I guess I need a new vehicle because I’m a handyman and I use a truck. Dealing with a van full of stuff and trying to slide drywall in is kind of difficult. However, I can easily snap them on top of the bed of my truck and get moving. And it cost me a whole lot less to maintain this truck than it would to maintain a van. You ever tried carrying a ton of gravel in a van? I wouldn’t. Takes much longer to load and unload that way.

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          Well then I guess I need a new vehicle because I’m a handyman and I use a truck.

          Yes, yes you do.

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        18 hours ago

        They carry very different loads, and both are awesome.

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      20 hours ago

      And if said tradesperson doesn’t want their equipment to get wet in the rain they get a van instead.

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        19 hours ago

        Or they just get some storage bins. I find them to be highly effective. Allows me to load just the tools I need for a job so unloading and loading is very fast.

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            15 hours ago

            But it’s got a roof which makes placing 20 foot ladders or a ton of gravel in it very awkward. The fixed volume natural of it isn’t compatible with the kind of work I do. But maybe you, a person that doesn’t do my job, knows more about my situation than I do.

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              But maybe you, a person that doesn’t do my job, knows more about my situation than I do.

              The original point above was that vans are better than trucks if you frequently get rained upon. Maybe it’s you who is lacking empathy.

              Oh, and this.

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                But what would I care if gravel gets wet?

                I know you tried with the whole empathy thing but since the subject here is my needs for a truck saying I lack empathy for myself kinda falls flat.

                Really, you are coming off as a sociopath that thinks they know better than everyone what is good for them. I know my needs better than you. For some trades a van is perfect. But for my jack of all trades a truck is a better choice. A small truck. Literally the kind of small truck that doesn’t get made in America anymore. Modern trucks are too big to actually be useful.