a town located only 7 miles from Lake Tahoe. Which would be considered the Tahoe area. Surrounded by 3-4 times as many ski areas as lake tahoe is. More tourists visit and stay in Truckee than lake tahoe. More kids switch from lake tahoe schools to Truckee schools. And to the people that say that Truckee isn't a part of Tahoe... well that's like saying Hollywood isn't a part of Los Angeles. cause hollywood is miles away from downtown L.A. idiots.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods

a type of firefighter...one who takes down walls or ventilates roofs. They also do search and rescue and usually ride on the fire truck (not to be mixed up with fire engine) a fire truck has a 100 foot ladder on top.

They often get ridiculed for being uneducated and hardheaded, but they are very important and get tons of credit.

they are also called trucker

a hick town located 20 miles from lake tahoe, but IS NOT actually in, located next to, or around tahoe. truckee is NOT tahoe.