Jim, a regular at Big Boy, got a new dog…”Wilson”. Jim, a retired GM guy, drives a Cadillac Escalade with every option known to man. One day, in the dead of Winter, I was walking by Jim’s Escalade and it started. Now, you have to understand what was happening… Jim takes Wilson with him almost everywhere he goes. At the Big Boy, he backs into his parking place so he can see Wilson and Wilson can see him.
It’s cold in Northern Michigan in the Winter, so Jim uses his remote starter to periodically turn up the heat for Wilson… Not that Wilson is in any danger of freezing to death! Jim has a sheepskin-lined, raised bed between the bucket seats in front so Wilson can see out and also covers him in a warm blanket. Often, all you can see is Wilson’s nose peeking out.
I realized immediately what was happening when Jim’s car started and commented to him inside that “That has to be the world’s most expensive dog warmer!” “Yeah,” was his reply, “and it’s burning Premium gas!”
Well, I couldn’t let that go! I thought of the next “logical” step for Jim to pamper Wilson and drew this cartoon. For the record, Jim still hasn’t gotten a motor home for Wilson. Animal Rights Activists… relax! Wilson doesn’t seem to be suffering in the Escalade.