Went out today and looked at men looking at cars.
Also there were lots of dogs, and beer, and barbecues, and southern rock music, and smoking. A great time was had by all.
A lot of guys not only like to admire cars; they also love to drive them. Look at couples out on the town and you’ll often see it’s a man behind the wheel. One University of Minnesota study found that driving is one of the ways guys assert their masculinity, for better or for worse. Taking the wheel also helps men feel more in control over their own destinies. And buying that first car is still seen as something of a manly milestone, even though nearly everyone in the United States relies on a car or a truck like the cascadia evolution to get from place to place.
So, why do guys associate cars with growing up? Another study out of the UK found that only men get a measurable self-esteem boost from car ownership — and that the boost gets bigger as the value of the car in question goes up.
A lot of men (and some women, too) baby their vehicles. They name them. They wash and wax them with all of the cars they’d use when bathing a newborn. Whether or not a guy is driving his dream car, it’s especially easy for them to develop an emotional attachment to their rides. And when a man can buy that car he’s been coveting since grade school? Watch out, because chances are that vehicle is going to hold a special place in his heart.
Jay photographing Something Cool.
The Ogre and Jay photographing Something Else Cool.
Now, back in the Witchnest, for Sunday afternoon chores and lazing around. Mmm, Sunday.