sounds just like...

... what I have learned to expect over the years. The Man Who Lives Here reported that he has purchased himself a truck. Which I find both surprising and not. He has been muttering and mumbling for some time about wanting to have a different vehicle. Apparently it has been going on long enough that he has talked  himself into making a commitment to five years worth of obligation on a loan. It likely did not require much in the way of talking to convince himself he was making the purchase.

For some years now, due to declining abilities, he has been dependent on a motorized chair to get where he wants to be. All this time, the chair has been transported by a motorized lift mounted on the back of a large GMC Acadia he has been driving. Which makes it convenient to take the chair where ever he wants to go: easily delivering his ground transport to the Infantry Museum on the days he serves as a volunteer, to doctor's appointments as needed, church on Sunday morning.

But also leaves the upholstered chair and wiring exposed to the elements as it is traveling in any type weather at the rear of his truck. There is a waterproof cover, that requires several bungee cords to make it secure as he is on the road. But someone who always worries about things, will always worry about safety, security, etc, and this is a guy who is in constant 'worry mode'. Recently he has had to have work done on the hitch/mount attached to the frame of his vehicle that keeps the lift securely attached to the body of the SUV.

I know his desire is to have the motorized chair enclosed, safely secured out of the weather. In the ongoing muttering, there has been mention of a van that would have a lift built-in so he would be able to load and unload without being in the rain. Apparently The Man has concluded the best solution is to own a brand new pickup truck with a cover over the truck bed that will protect his wheeled chair. There will need to be some assistance to get the chair from the parking lot/driveway into the bed of truck, so there will be some mechanical additions, motorized winch to raise and lower a very heavy chair.

He came home today driving a brand-spanking-new Chevrolet Silverado pick up. I would be completely undone at the prospect of five years of payments. So I will just be glad he got what he wanted.