This weekend we became the proud owners of a 15 passenger van. It's a 2001 Dodge Ram. And it's big. For two years we have squeezed eight people into our 7 passenger Kia van, listening to the fighting and crying on what seemed endless trips to church or Walmart, or even just to drive around and look at Christmas lights.
Now we have 7 EXTRA seats.
Hello back there!
Now, "problem children" can have a seat to him or her selves. We removed two of the benches so we can double this as a moving van this week as we move once again. This comes to twice in one month. Our 16th move in 11 years.
As a teenager, I marveled at the huge vans and trucks that large families had. The LDS people had a nickname for them: MAV's: Mormon Assault Vehicles. I have at last been accepted into their culture. LOL! Actually, Curtis isn't too thrilled with it. He says its too big, and it IS big. I think he views it as a necessity, whereas, I see it as a luxury car. If only it was red...
The kids named the van Ramsy. Let's just hope we never have to use it for those means.
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We bought a big van once we had seven and I was taking riders to Bath Iron Works every day -made an extra couple hundred per month and with seven that really came in handy!
I remember best the apple picking adventure. We had a buddy in Vernal who gave us three trees worth of apples. Karen, the children and I picked all one Saturday and we filled the van so full we could not use the seats. our trip back ti Altamont saw the whole crew crashed out on a huge pile of apples. we canned for a solid week.
Just be aware of the rollover hazards of these vehicles. My 10 year old granddaughter was killed in a single vehicle rollover when a 15-passenger Dodge van lost the tread on the left rear tire. Please visit our web site ... American Center for Van and Tire Safety (acfvats.org) for more info and recommended safety guidelines ... it could save your life or the lives of your loved ones. Remember no one ever expects to have an accident ... but they happen.
May God bless you and your family and keep you safe.
Roderick Koehler
pkrk5005@comcast.net
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