{"id":3350,"date":"2016-01-15T13:13:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T18:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2016-01-14T09:46:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T14:46:58","slug":"pride-in-what-you-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=3350","title":{"rendered":"Pride in What You Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Mihaly ’16
\nEE<\/em> Contributor<\/p>\n

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Whether he is laying pipe or cutting grass; he\u2019s trying to make a dollar anyway he can. As a part time plumber and private landscaper, Senior Wayne Bulkley has been working hard to save up his earnings to buy his own pickup truck. With nearly 4,000 saved up over past summers, the Summer of 2015 was the summer Wayne earned enough money to purchase a decent used truck.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me choosing a vehicle that was around five grand was difficult; but I never thought the truck that I would choose would have been sitting in my driveway since 2004.\u201d Wayne said.<\/p>\n

The truck Wayne is talking about is his father\u2019s 2004 Dodge Dakota. An extended cab truck with four-wheel drive and a six and one-half foot bed. A great small size pickup that was equipped with many options.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore summer started I made my father an offer of $4,000, but he initially wanted $5,000.\u201d Wayne said.<\/p>\n

Wayne worked real hard that summer; he was hoping that he would be able to make another grand to finally pay for his truck. However with school just around the corner and the summer coming to an end, Wayne was in for a surprise that he didn\u2019t see coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father came up to me at the end of summer and told me that he was thinking about my offer of $4,000. He eventually told me that I could buy his truck for $4,000,\u201d Wayne said.\u00a0\u201cHe didn\u2019t want me to buy a piece of junk for my first vehicle. He knew that his Dodge would always be reliable for me since my father has always babied it. There would be no problems for me to address because this truck was in great condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was it; Wayne\u2019s moment of glory. He was now the proud owner of a 2004 Dodge Dakota. All those hard hours of work, all combined with sweat and blood, finally paid off.\u00a0 Yet, Wayne\u2019s truck journey was far from over. Buying a truck was only the beginning for Wayne. He would soon go on to invest a lump sum of money to soup up his father\u2019s old pickup truck. This included buying new tires, installing an aftermarket radio, a 1.5 inch lift, a light bar, smoked headlights, and LED backup lights.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just getting started. There will be plenty more additions that I will make to my truck in the future,\u201d Wayne said. Just like his truck, Wayne is building his own American dream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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