It's called a Headlight. You need two...

I don't run OTR. I like my little 400 mile a day run, 5 days a week, home every night dedicated. But every now and again I get asked to take an extra run. This weekend it was a solo bump from Columbus, Oh. (my home terminal) to the TA in Foristell, Mo. Go over, swap loads with a guy from KC, head back to Columbus. Just enough to realize why I like my dedicated so much.

I did my bump and headed back east planning to take my 10 at the Petro in Effingham. As I pulled in I pulled up to the fuel island for a splash of diesel. This guy pulls in the island next to me and has a headlight out. As he steps down I mention to him it's out just in case he hadn't realized. His response? "Yeah, so?"
He then goes in the fuel building and when I walk in I see him buying two 1L Mountain Dew's, a big bag of Doritos, and two candy bars. No fuel. No headlight. Total about: $9

I go out and park and notice he's parked across from me. Idling of course because after all, it was sunny and 55. I catch up my paperwork and go in for dinner. There's Popeye, spending more money on food at the buffet. I sit across from him and in general conversation the headlight being out comes up and I mention he might want to get a head light. He says "That's up to the company to take care of. I can't afford to buy a headlight for their truck."
Buffet and drink: $15 (he leaves no tip)

After dinner I see him stop by the table the girl scouts had set up and buy 3 boxes of cookies at $4 a box. Total: $12

So this guy can't afford a light bulb, maybe $15 at most, but he can spend $36 on food, and mostly junk food, in the matter of one hour at one truck stop on one Saturday. And he looked like he should for spending it all on junk. T-shirt that didn't cover his pimple covered hairy belly. Jeans that hadn't been washed in weeks and hung off his ### showing his lovely cheese filled crack. I wouldn't hire a guy like this, but RENREW apparently does.

Thank you P.O.S. driver for reminding me why I don't consider you my peer.