It was an exact mirror image of the aesthetic dilemma Meador was dealing with. Like two missing pieces of a puzzle lost in different directions, two random motorists were unknowingly driving around with precisely opposite cosmetic mismatches:
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Meador owned a gold truck body matched with a silver tailgate.
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The stranger owned a silver truck body matched with a gold tailgate.
Recognizing a once-in-a-lifetime coincidence, Meador did not hesitate. He hopped back into his truck, caught up with the driver, and managed to flag him down to explain the ridiculous situation. Once the other driver stepped out and looked at the two trucks side by side, both men burst into laughter over the sheer irony. The solution was glaringly obvious, and they decided to pull into a nearby parking lot on the spot to fix it.