Thursday, September 01, 2005

What a day!

I guess I am not the brightest bulb in the pack. KO had purchased a truck and it happened to be stored at the mutual friend's that he has been feuding with. He may have been joking when he told me he wasn't going to get it, I was. I told him, "Sure, I don't care." I have the mentality that would let me go into a gunfight armed with a pea shooter. The mutual friend's family has linked me with KO through my working for him. Heck, they had a chance to hire me! Anyhow, all through the feud I have sat on the fence until the Mc's decided if I wasn't on their side I must be against them. I have told both sides how childish it all is. Try as I might to not get pulled into it, I have been. Right now I find myself trying not to be as chicken sh_t as the Mc's.

Believe it or not, all this started with an employee who happened to be KO's nephew who decided to quit working for the Mc's. You would think that wouldn't be a big deal but you would be wrong. SMc is approaching forty years old, the employee who quit is his best friend and is a nineteen year old male. This employee quitting nearly brought SMc to tears. SMc lives at home with his folks and his social life is almost absolute nil. I don't fault him. I fault his parents. They have handicapped him in this way. Luckily, his brother, also a SMc, met someone and left the nest even though he was over thirty as well. Today was no exception as OMc had to handle things for his forty year old son. This family would have made good Nazi's. Talk about brainwashed. They will try. They think George Dumbya shoulda been pope! The only way is their way and any other way is wrong. They don't believe that there are two sides to every story. They are brow beat by OMc from start to end of day and try as they might they are all beginning to show perverted character traits like him.

Wednesday afternoon late, DO delivered me to the front door of the Mc's business in Abilene. I would implore you, DO NOT DO BUSINESS in Abilene WITH this company in ABILENE that does TRAILER SALES. Crudola, my keyboard is spazZing, I think my cap locks key is broken! If you feel you must, please remove your valuables or anything that is not nailed down. One of the selling points to KO on this truck was what was in it. I told him it was my stuff but if he wanted it he could have it, if he didn't want it I wanted it back. I knew that this truck would be stripped clean. I was prophetic. These wannabe Christians are thieves through and through. I know we aren't suppose to judge but this isn't judging, they are flagrant, they ought to have it tattooed on their foreheads! Caution, I am a thief! I could make a stink, but obviously they need this stuff worse than I do. Their business must not be doing as well as they boast. It may be that repeat traffic isn't repeating. I can't fault the customer. I am even suspecting that in addition to lifting many items from this truck, from ratchet bar to ratchets and straps, to light pigtail (which SMc already owed me one) that they siphon fuel. These people are pros!

Back to the story. Once DO delivered me to the front door, I got out, armed with my Diet Coke, and walked in the door. All the sudden everyone was busy. LMc had her head down and was frantically trying to look busy. SMc#2 was busy as well. OMc was headed to the shop and I walked to the counter. OMc waved me into the shop area which was posted employees only. What the heck, I don't care. I went back and he asked me if I had my key to the gate? I pitched it in his hand and he gave me keys to KO's truck and said, "It's in the back".
"Thanks, O", I said.
"The truck is in the back," he replied.
I said, "Thanks O".
And he replied, "No thanks for you!"
To which I replied, "Many thanks to you" and I walked out of the shop. SMc must have found a hole because he was no where to be seen. I will admit, I left a dust storm behind me when I drove through the yard. Heh, heh! Kill 'em with kindness. They have been wanting to be mad for so long it is pathetic. It is a lot like "You can't be my friend if you are his friend." Add to this RRF's decision to sell out and they think they know it all. You know what, I don't need the hassle and I certainly don't need friends (??) like this. These folks are control freaks who want people on their turf so they can try to control things. I know them well enough to know that they didn't like the fact that I would walk right through the front door. These people are always looking at everyone else and talking. The only way you know they aren't talking about you is if you happen to be in their company but the minute you leave all bets are off! This has always been a character flaw of theirs and everyone knows they talk about everyone else. Most of their friends simply try to overlook this and accept it as a sad situation and let it go in one ear and out the other. In the past I have defended them but it finally gets to the point that there is no defense. At this point, all the rumors and rumblings concerning them would appear to be true.

Now I am trying to decide how to proceed. I know enough to ripple their waters. They have in their possession a competition pulling vehicle that does not belong to them. RRF and SMG took this tractor to Louisiana a number of years ago and "never returned it". I may request it be delivered back to Roscoe in the same condition it left there, or pursue legal remedy. I also have information that on the property of their business, there happens to be a very old buried tank. Did I happen to say that their place of business used to be a service station and on the premises is a very, very, old buried tank? I thought all these old tanks were supposed to be dug up and environmental clean up done? Now I am trying to be bigger than them, but it sure is hard when I have this kind of ammunition and they want to play roulette. I can imagine the Mc's '05 Christmas card in stripes with matching bracelets! Thieves and environmental terrorists!

LORDY, I am having a hard time with this. This could be sooo much fun!!!!!!!! (If I want to stoop to their level!) I think I will let them pick the tune and then we will dance! Money's in the jukebox. Your choice. I ate my spurs for breakfast!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a baaaaad man!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of crooks, what about those fuel prices? Six dollars a gallon in Atlanta. Absurd. I think there is some gouging going on. This has been way too quick. I was east of Abilene late yesterday and watched as a station changed its gas prices from 2.659 to 2.999.

Looters in the Big Easy have armed themselves. What is this world coming to. Some people refused to leave New Orleans prior to the hurricane and now they are making demands? It is sad. It is alarming that bodies lie on the ground or float in the water as rescuers try to aid others. A catastrophic health epidemic in the making. Katrina, the storm that keeps on giving.

We had a call from our core customer and they are trying to prepare a convoy of twenty trucks loaded with bottled water for hurricane relief. At first that sounded like a lot until you think about it. It is a small drop in the bucket. A lot of need by an enormous number of people. I cannot fathom what these people must feel. I am totally numb.

I think that in the future if someone says evacuate, I will simply ask how far?

Late Wednesday KO and I had loaded up in big blue to go pickup a travel trailer he had purchased to use on a jobsite. We arrived and began assessing the situation and hooked up. We then did a quick tour of the trailer and I immediately began to think how so many in the hurricane area would love to have a temporary home such as this. A small slice of heaven.

I guess the good LORD knows what he is doing by not letting me be wealthy because I would probably give it all away. Quickly! I would rather give to relief efforts than give it to the gas stations!

So many displaced people. If they leave to begin again, do they lose any disaster assistance? If they are displaced for an extended period will they want to return? Florida is a good example of adding insult to injury, it could all happen again. I have heard rumors about if New Orleans would survive, if it would be rebuilt. My only response is roots and tradition. Many people live there because their Pappy did and his Pappy's Pappy and so on and so forth. I think it will be a long process but the gulf coast will rebuild. People will "go" home over a very extended period. I would like to go on record as saying I really like the governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco. I like the fact that she is compassionate, almost to the point of tears when talking of the wide spread disaster and yet solid and down to business when she talks of the people looting. I feel this woman will be the Rudolph Guliani of Katrina's aftermath. People are sometimes thrust into the role of greatness.

I have absolutely no idea what will transpire at work today. KO is scheduled to go out on a truck. That usually adds a "twist" to my day. If there are any maintenance issues they will find their way to me. Only the more major ones will be forwarded to KO for his input. The upcoming holiday has us stretched pretty thin. The core customer was calling wanting every available truck for product loads. Problem is this is a full week of can bodies as well. We will need a three day weekend after this build up to it.

Well, let's get to it. Be the real deal!

FATHER, thank YOU for all the blessings I enjoy. I thank YOU for removing me from situations that are not good. Help me to not be sucked down into the melee, help me to rise above it. I ask for focus, I ask that YOU keep me centered. I continue to ask for healing. I pray for Krl. Thank YOU for her and I ask for her healing and renewal. I pray for Addie, Memama, Pepa, Hag, Bets, B., Lillie, Aimee, Jennifer, Ashlyn Kate, Jess, Dr. Mackie, Jeanine, Verlin, S.T., and Karen. I ask for YOUR gifts of healing and care for them. I ask that S.T.'s procedure be under YOUR watch and care. I pray for its success and her healing. FATHER, I pray for all those displaced and suffering from the hurricane. I pray for the relief efforts. I pray for the relief workers. I ask that the measures taken be swift and effective. FATHER, I pray for those sad with loss, comfort them. I pray for those of us who struggle to follow YOU. I pray for those whose faith is wavering. I pray for our spiritual family and our leaders. I pray for the efforts being made to expand YOUR kingdom. YOUR love lifts me!

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home