Hey cart lovers.

Alex here, your California cart correspondent. Just left NYC in January for sunnier climes, and I would have done it years sooner if not for those little mobile purveyors of joy that we all love so.

I'd like to start bringing some photos of carts in my area (Palm Springs, CA) to the site, along with a bit of west coast sensibility. We have our carts out here too, dammit. And in a land where foot traffic is hard to come by, and vast distances separate viable potential cart locations, the courage and perserverance of the west coast carter should not be forgotten.

Before I send any cart pics, though, I wanted to pose a question to the group. What makes a cart a cart? Is it mobility, type of product, some other factor? Does a mobile home-type structure set up in a parking lot every day count as a cart? What if that same structure, though potentially mobile, is left there all the time? Do ice cream trucks count? I suspect the definition may be a little broader out here.

If you have an opinion, please weigh in. And if you want to see photos of specific carts before you make a ruling, I could probably work that out to.

In the meantime, enjoy your ready access to that incredible variety of carts your city offers. It is pretty slim pickins out here.

--Alex