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201, Thanks for your input. As one old fart to another, I'm 69, I can appreciate your skepticism on this subject. For the record, I'm a firm believer that if you are going to talk, or write about a subject, you should have some background in it. I started driving when I was around 15-16 years old. My dad was partners in a small trucking outfit in Alabama back in the early 70's. While learning to drive, I also did all the general service work, breaking down those old lock ring wheels, changing tires and truing them up with a block of wood, oil and air filters, tying down and tarping loads and all the other grunt duties that go along with the title. From there I became the official yard dog, spotting trucks under their assigned loads and so on. From there I practiced religiously backing in and around obstacles of every kind that even impressed seasoned drivers. From there I started co-driving with some of them and hauling everything from pre-fabbed structures, pipe, army surplus and even caskets. Never ran the west coast but ran far enough to get my drive creds. Although I didn't pursue trucking as a career, because of the business I ended up in, I drove enough over the years, tow trucks, cranes, ambulances, and still co drive with friends on occasion just stay fresh. When I started this endeavor back in 2019, to date, I never really saw any movies about truckers that I could connect with. Of course, Smokey and The Bandit was fun, but, not real. You know as well as I do, the bad and the ugly of this industry. And it is bad today. But there is also a lot of good people out there. That was one of the main reasons for creating the story that I have and decided to write it like a movie that I would watch. Would I like to see it become a movie? Well, that is kind of my end game, but, that will depend on the trucking community. That's why I am launching a weekly podcast series in the coming months to tell this story as opposed to just publishing a book. I've already done some test marketing to other drivers across the country, some retired and some still active and so far the response has been very good. That being said, I am reaching out now to get feedback from folks like yourself and others in hopes of doing the community justice for once. So, until I can fully show off what I have created for the trucking world to see, just know that the truckers in my story are the good guys and they save the day. Thanks for now, H.L. Griffen

 

Thanks for the response. Tell me a little about Silver Wings and what made him unique.

 

True enough. Killing bugs and dodging 4 wheelers isn't for everybody. It takes a special breed. As a small business owner myself, I can relate. Mostly just looking for any relative stories that some may have to share. Like I posted, I am a few months out from launching my podcast and just reaching out to get the lay of land, as it were. But anything you have to share, feel free. Thanks for responding.

 

That's hysterical, but, from some of the characters that I met back in the day, I wouldn't doubt it. That being said, if that's true, that tea would beat out caffeine and bennies and probably fuel the space shuttle. Thanks for that one.