Looks alright on there and you got one of the more rare high ones. Nice.
I do kind of agree, I don’t really like the look of a cap, but I have one for the same kinda reason you now do. Becomes nice to throw tools in and lock them up out of the weather. Practicality wins.
One of the things they teach you in engineering school is “function over form.” Of course we all want stuff to look as cool as possible, but if it doesn’t work for what we need it for, it’s not worth two cents.
I went to Home Depot last night to get the last few boards for redoing my shed. I’ve been very impressed with the carrying capacity of The Missing Linc.
When I got there, there was an early 90s suburban blocking one of the isles at a 45° angle with his four ways on. One of his front ball joints came loose. When I got there, he had already gotten some washers and a cotter pin or some thing and put it together in an attempt to move it the mile back to his work, but he was wise in that he was very hesitant to drive it anywhere with an erector set steering linkage.
A lot of folks are having a hard time these days, and they don’t have the extra cash to throw at an unexpected problem. I suggested he go about 10 miles an hour, and I would follow him with the code 3 lights on. If it broke, he wouldn’t go flying off the road. So that’s what we did for about a mile and a half. Even had a local cop pass us, didn’t even blink.
When we got there, he wanted to pay me something which I absolutely refused. He asked if he could do anything for me, and I said you’re going to see someone else in trouble, and you’re not going to have the time, but you have to have the faith that their problem at the moment is bigger than your need. Pay it forward.
BTW, It was a black guy, and we did chat a little bit about all the manufactured crap in the press.
Then Lincoln and I went back and got our boards. Lincoln barked at the poor guy the whole time! I have to teach him some charity…