cars, kids, huh?
During my lunchtime perusal of the neighboring streets I came across the oddest billboard. Picture this... on the side of a three story building is a GIANT banner... The banner has to be at least 40 ft wide and several stories high. BIG. REALLY BIG. On this all white square are the words "CARS FOR KIDS!!!" written in a rainbow colored backward-S type "little kid" font along with a childish drawing of a boxy car and a phone number (that i couldn't be bothered to remember or write down).
The building this banner is hanging from is about half a block from this here office from which I type... I've obviously seen this before but NEVER has it entered the forefront of my conscious because think about it...
Are they supplying small children with cars? Is that really a safe thing to do? We have enough maniacs on the road as it is, do we need to be wary of those who can't reach both the steering wheel and the pedals at the same time? What good does it do to give them keys to a brand new Cadillac if they can't get a driver's license?
Perhaps they aren't supplying the under-16's of Chicago with automobiles... maybe it's a trade-in program. Here... you give me your car and I'll throw some free kids your way! Can you imagine the street vendor pushing this program? "Get em while they're hot... piping hot small children... all it takes are the keys to that brand new Lexus. Come and get em... they're flying out of here so quickly we can't keep them stocked!"
Surely that can't be it. Does it work the other way? Could I trade in a Toddler for a Toyota? I've worked my head around this every which way to Tuesday and yet I can't figure out how in the hell this program makes any sense. I think I need to go back and write down the number...