First, the bad news: I’m writing this blog post from the
side of the road at 3:30 am. I hit a deer with the semi and it took out the
radiator, and the bumper, and the grille. Another driver is on his way to get
the trailer and a tow truck is coming to take the tractor. And hopefully, they
arrive in that order. Since the other driver is my ride back to the terminal,
I’d really like him to get here first. Otherwise, I’ll be sitting on the side
of the freeway—literally—or, standing, I suppose. In any event, with no
vehicle, the freeway doesn’t sound like a fun place to be.
I could have gotten a ride earlier but company policy says
the driver must remain with the vehicle until it is picked up. That way if
someone comes along and runs into the truck, the driver will be sure to be
injured! (Yeah, it doesn’t make much sense to us either). But if the tow truck
hasn’t arrived by the time the next driver gets here, I’ll be leaving the
tractor sit all by it’s lonesome.
Now, the good news: It was the semi that got damaged, not my
pickup, and I’m still getting paid. So, I hit a deer and get three hours of
extra pay! Not a bad deal. Only thing is, I have to sit here with nothing to do
for, well, three hours.
I’ve hit deer before but it never really dawned on me that
my job description included hunting! I should do this more often! It’s a much
cheaper way to hunt. Unfortunately however, there will be no venison going in
my freezer. Deer do not tend to fare well after being run over by a semi and
from the looks of the right side of my trailer, I got him with the full length
of the truck.
Oh, just got some great news! I’ve been informed that I have
about another forty-five minutes to wait. So, with nothing better to do, I
think I’ll take a nap. Maybe. As long as nobody runs into the back end of my
trailer!
Bruce A. Borders is the author of more than a dozen
books, including: Inside Room 913, Over My Dead
Body, The Journey, Miscarriage Of Justice, and
The Wynn Garrett Series. Available in ebook and paperback on iTunes,
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Smashwords, or at www.bruceabordersbooks.weebly.com.
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Bruce A. Borders also serves as the Vice-President of Rave Reviews Book Club.
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