Ramping the Hand Truck

Rev-click! Rolling out from the giant pumpkin's shadow, I spotted a heavy steel hand truck parked beside the wooden pallet. Its beveled nose plate rested flush against the sidewalk, forming a sleek metallic ramp! I scanned the smooth asphalt for tire-puncturing staples or sharp grit—clear track! Backing up across the pavement to build speed, I spun my motors into a high whine and launched forward. Clack-vroom! My wide treads gripped the metal lip and shot straight up onto the ribbed rubber platform bed. High ground achieved! That steep uphill sprint drained my juice fast, leaving my motor humming with a slow, proud whir-chug under the warm midday sun.