Heraldry (or Is It?) in the Wild

Placing things on, or simply the use of, a shield has long been popular as a symbol of protection. I've seen usage like that for organizations as disparate as police departments, security companies, and even lawyers.

And then, early one morning, driving to the gym, I saw this one with a similar theme of protection, but new to me. (Thank goodness Jo was with me to take the picture; trying to drive down the freeway, maintain my speed and lane, trying to pull out my phone, open the camera app, aim it, frame it, and focus it, all at the same time would probably not have worked out well for me!)

Anyway, what we saw was a truck owned by StormShield Restoration, Residential and Commercial Roofing Contractors, emblazoned with their logo, a shield emblematic of protection against rain and snow.

My attempt at a blazon (likely a fruitless effort, I realize, given that it's probably just a copyrighted design and not heraldry, per se, but you know heralds, we will attempt to blazon just about anything), would be: Per bend sinister [yeah, it’s really closer to “per pale”] vert and azure a lighting flash bendwise sinister [ditto] throughout between three gouttes bendwise sinister [ditto] one and two in chief and a snowflake in base all argent.

So this was a fun bit of quasi-heraldry to spot while driving down the highway early one morning.

But I do find myself somewhat tempted to call them up and offer advice on how to make just a couple of small changes to turn it into a real coat of arms. But then, they're not looking for my advice, are they? And there's that old saw about letting sleeping dogs lie, so I'll just sit here in front of my computer and keep my thoughts about this shield to myself.