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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Snazzy, post: 543046, member: 9499&quot;]Yep Big Duker you have that right and Pj hang on, as Life Goes On. </p><p><br /></p><p>I started sashaying towards a pay phone that was&nbsp; on the corner, when the first one landed. It hit so hard that the gravel puffed up dusty smoke. My end-stinks kicked in, as I slouched and ran for cover. The closest thing that I could find was a dumpster that was overfilled with trash. The stench made my eyes water, as I scanned the parking lot looking for the evil doers. Yep, some dirty dingus must be chunking rocks at me. The second missile landed inches from my head and I was able to identify it. Yep, it was a frozen piece of ice the size of a softball. My mind voices chimed in, &quot; Run for your life ! It&#039;s hailing ! &quot; So, I ran and slid under an old school bus and just barely made it. Yep, the sky opened up, as the hail pounded down and the winds picked up. Out of the corner of my eye, I spied something&nbsp; next to the rear axle. The figure was knelt down and still as a statute. I low crawled towards it and sized it up. He looked to be in his early sixties, rail thin and dressed in bum&#039;s rags. I didn&#039;t want to startle him, so I announced myself, &quot; Man ! That&#039;s some storm. Look at it come down ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>He pointed his knife, &quot; Don&#039;t come any closer ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I stopped crawling, &quot; Hey ! I&#039;m not looking for any trouble and you can put that away ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>He had to ask, &quot; Who are you and what do you want ? &quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I cheesed, &quot; My name is Barney Goose and ...&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>His eyes lit up, &quot; Oh ! Popcorn said, that they hired a guy named Goose. So, your one of New Bees ? &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I sat up, &quot; Yeah ! Well, I&#039;m new to this, but I have a few years behind the wheel and ...&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>He chuckled, &quot; You New Bees get my goat ! Everyone of you think that you can do this ! I bet, you quit before your first run ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I defended myself, &quot; Well, you might be right ! They told me, that all I had to do was to deliver a truck and ...&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>He spat, &quot; And you fell for that ! Hell, if that was all there was to it, they wouldn&#039;t need us ! They&#039;d have their own drivers do it ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought it over, &quot; Well, I figured that some outfits might need drivers to shuttle stuff around. You know, rental companies, lease outfits, and companies like that. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>He laughed out loud, &quot; Well, your half right ! Now, some of them companies are legit and are on the up and up. Hell, they&#039;re few and far between, but do things by the book. You know, run legal and do things right. Hell, they even checkout their drivers and have insurance. Now outfits, like Midnight Movers are the ones that fly under the radar. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I lit up a smoke, &quot; You mean, that you drive crap like this ? Man ! That&#039;s crazy and ...&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>He smiled, &quot; That&#039;s why, they call me Crazy Ray ! I&#039;ve been doing this longer than most and will keep on doing it, for as long as I can. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I blew smoke, &quot; Well, I wish you luck, but this isn&#039;t for me ! Nope, it&#039;s too risky and my CDL is worth more than a few bucks. I mean, those Bears would have me under the jail and throw away the key ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Crazy Ray egged me on, &quot; Yeah ! I figured you, for a quitter and don&#039;t have what it takes ! Yep, your better off running home to mama and leave the real driving to men like me ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I took offense, &quot; Let me tell you something ! I was the General Manager, for TLX and co-chaired some of the DOT regulations ! Yep, I&#039;ve rubbed elbows with some of the most important movers and shakers there are. Hell, the President sends me a Christmas card and ....&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Crazy Ray busted a gut, &quot; Sure you did ! That&#039;s why your sitting under a bus and chewing the fat with me ! Now, you don&#039;t have to make stuff up and try to impress me ! Hell, we both know why we&#039;re here ! Society needs someone like us, to keep the world going around. Without drivers willing to do the dirty work and take the risk. Well, DOT would have to close shop and all the Judges would starve. Yep, it&#039;s men like me, that get the job done and ...&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I had to brag, &quot; Look ! I&#039;ve run outlaw before and know how it&#039;s done. It&#039;s just, that back then it wasn&#039;t a big deal ! Now a days, a little infraction can ruin a driver. I had a DWI a few years back and that almost cost me my whole career. Hell, the way it is getting now, just a speeding ticket can wreck everything you&#039;ve worked for. Nope ! It&#039;s not worth it and I can&#039;t afford to....&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Crazy Ray made sense, &quot; Look ! Why don&#039;t you just do this one run and then call it quits. I mean, your already here and we&#039;re both headed the same direction. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I caught that, &quot; How do you know that ? &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Crazy Ray filled me in, &quot; I saw you checking out that overhead crane and it&#039;s headed to Atlanta. That&#039;s where I&#039;m taking this bus too. We can cover each other and once we&#039;re there. Well, you can get something legal to head home in. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I thought about it. I mean, Crazy Ray was right. I was there and sure hated, to have to buy a bus ticket home. Yep, with a little luck and some good plotting, I could make a little money. Besides, what could possibly go wrong, as Life Goes On. What a deal ! </p><p><br /></p><p>Nightie night Snazzers, your Snazzy1.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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