Your lucky to have a turban Dave
On 9/16/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used to be one of the crew on a truck which delivered > nitro-glycerine to high-street chemist stores and school science labs. > > > Because of budgetary constraints it wasn't possible to fit the trucks > with pneumatic tyres, so we had to make wooden ones ourselves. > > My job was to stand in the back holding a 50-gallon glass of nitro > under each arm and jump up every time we approached a pot-hole in the > road. The drivers used to play tricks and tell me we were approaching > a pot-hole when we weren't really, so I'd jump and hit my head on the > wagon roof. They thought it was such a lark. > > That's why I always wear a turban when driving. > > -- > Bob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of graywolf > > Sent: 16 September 2007 20:29 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: PESO Eastmain Rapids, James Bay > > > > I once drove the front arrow truck for a highway department > > line painting crew. You do not know what fun is until you > > have to drive down a heavily traveled two lane road at rush > > hour straddling the center line and forcing traffic onto the > > shoulders so the paint truck behind you can repaint the > > lines. Some of the 18 wheelers try to play chicken with you. > > > > Just thought I would help put your new job into perspective, > > a couple of more trips and you will not think anything of it. > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
