---
title: "Hero of the Day: Hook & Ladder"
description: "Now if you’d only stop stealing my newspaper…"
date: "2015-11-23"
modified: "2015-11-23"
authors:
  - name: "Max Prince"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-prince"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/978/hero-of-the-day-hook-ladder"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# Hero of the Day: Hook & Ladder

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My neighbor, who it turns out is an pretty alright guy. O.K., yes, the drums are a bit much, especially at 1 a.m. And, sure, we could work on the whole ‘picking up after your gastronomically volatile dog’ thing. But I came home the other day and spotted this in the lobby. Further investigation reveals this appears is a proper, steel-bodied speedster from Schylling Toys, a 30-incher with real rubber tires and a functional steering column. It’s $125, the cat’s pajamas of retro-style pedal cars. So even though you’re not the greatest neighbor ever—seriously, dude, Halloween was a month ago; the pumpkins are starting to rot, and our building already smells like a meth lab—you’re clearly a fantastic father or uncle or big brother. Giving a child his first wheels? Hero.

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### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/themaxprince>)