In Between the Lines
Lg
Saturday morning I pulled into Crane Flat and just then an old timer
did too. As I picked the side of the pump that my gas tank is on I
noticed the old timer paused. Paused because it looked like he didn't
know what he was doing. It's 7:30a in the morning.
I've had moments like this, for instance, on the fourteenth hour on
friday while dragging myself back to the car, trumping along, through
the forest with my thighs filled with lead. Occassionally when there
was a log I needed to get over, my foot would kick the log instead of
going over it. Sorry logs, I didn't mean to kick you.
My tank is half-full and the old timer says to nobody in particular,
"Shit! How can I get gas, they're closed!" Then he turns and starts
towards me with his work gloves under his arm and his wallet in hand.
He shuffles over and I tell him that he has to use his bank card or
gas card. "Well I have a triple A card!"
In the process of opening up shop, the attendant hears the commotion
and tells the old timer that he'll take care of him. Whew, saved by
the attendant. They go back and forth because nothing was going to be
easy with this bird.
"I only have cash", cries the old timer.
"Hmm, I don't have any change right now."
"Well, I know I can take 10 dollars worth."
When he finally gets hooked up and is ready to go pump, the old timer
realizes that he's on the wrong side of the pump. This is where the
old timer turns into the swearer.
"Shit! Isn't that great, I'm on the wrong side of the damn pump
again!" Climbing into his car he finishes off his morning epic with
(word for word),
"Always on the wrong side of the god-damn-fucking-pump!"
Smiling as I jump into my rig to meet my climbing partner, I think,
yea, some days are like that. So when you are in between the lines,
gassing up, I hope you are on the right side of the pump having a
great day.
Lg
Dingus Milktoast
"Lg" <lg...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Lg, next time introduce yourself son. I'll buy you a beer (if they take cash
that is).
DMT
Lg
> that is).
>
> DMT
no way. haa
Lg
Karl Baba
<lg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> So when you are in between the lines,
> gassing up, I hope you are on the right side of the pump having a
> great day.
>
> Lg
Nice report and so true....in the realm of sex, dining, and whatnot!
;-)
Karl
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Lord Slime
>
Nice. I could be that old Timer. You'd be surprised how many times
I've had to explain to some teen-aged attendent, "Excuse me, but you
HAVE TO accept cash."
- Lord Slime
Joel
> >
>
> Nice. I could be that old Timer. You'd be surprised how many times
> I've had to explain to some teen-aged attendent, "Excuse me, but you
> HAVE TO accept cash."
>
> - Lord Slime
Not necessarily.
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.html