There are somethings that will never be explained in my lifetime. They will remain mysteries. The same way its a mystery as to HOW young children manage to fall into toilets, or HOW Big Arnold was elected Govenator of California.

Did you want to hear about my little mystery? Of course you did, otherwise you wouldnt be reading. At work a 45yo man pulls up to the fuel pump in a boxy silver Volvo. Now there should have been alarm bells ringing straight away, an old man in a Volvo doesnt exactly scream 'Hey, im safe, dont worry about me'. It more accurately screams 'Get out of the way dammit or i'll run over your daughters toes and sue you for tyre damage'.

The old Pineapples Volvo is PLASTERED with all manner of safety lights and reflective strips down the side of the doors AND across the back. His car is One Giant Safety vest. Why do you put safety strips on the BACK of a car? Cars usually go forwards. Maybe for this man driving forwards and backwards on freeways are not mutually exclusive.

Its obvious that safety appears to be a priority for this old man.... or Is it?

This next part of the story will be played out in a nursury rhyme. Just to keep the site childish.

This old man,
He played one,
He played 'lets get a ciggarette out and light it and start to smoke it WHILE putting high octane Premium Unleaded petrol into the car.

Dork.

Volvo = safest factory car
... WITH ADDED SAFETY LIGHTS.
And this numb-nuts goes smoking at a petrol pump.

Something tells me those safety strips were a gift from a concerned family member, fearing his uncle pineapple is in danger.
Or are those strips a warning for others? I'll let you decide.

I dont think he bought them himself though.