Using the cloud technique to check a decisionon whether to continue keeping an old truck.

The story: I have an old pickup. It is handy for haulingstuff and it is paid for. The problem is that I don’t use it much and it is costing $$$ to keep (insurance, license, etc.) In the past I did a cloud that justified keeping the truck.Time has passed and the old decision to keep the truckneeds to be looked at again.

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The old cloud. Owned older vehicles and used the truck for hauling and as a backup vehicle

A

B

C

D

D’

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We can’t do D & D’

Be happy

Have adequate transportation Keep truck

Don’t Keep truckKeep spending down

In order to A I must B…Because

A-B Not having adequate transportation = worryB-D The truck is a back up vehicle if I need itA-C I’m not abundantly wealthy…have to watch spendingC-D I could reduce spending on insurance, etc

Some assumptions:

A-B and B-D were the strongest for me so I kept the truck

The new cloud. I still have older vehicles, but I haveanother good vehicle that I can use as a backup. I still usethe truck occasionally for hauling stuff.

AB

C

D

D’

We can’t do D & D’

Be happy

Have adequate transportation Keep truck

Don’t Keep truckKeep spending downIn order to A I must B…Because

A-B Not having adequate transportation = worryB-D I need the truck to occasionally haul stuffA-C I’m not abundantly wealthy…have to watch spendingC-D’ I could reduce spending on insurance, etc

Some assumptions:

B-D is now the weakest for me so I will sell the truck.

An injection to the B-D assumption (need method to haul stuff) would be to put a trailer hitch on one of the vehicles and borrow the in-laws trailer or borrow their truck.

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