And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Oh, I don't know. If you own your own truck you have no boss, you get to watch the sun come up every day, usually in the mountains, and you have the best seat in the house for wildlife viewing. An added benefit are the aromas of the woods. All in all, not a bad way to make a living.
I worked construction one summer, and all those guys could talk about was women (usually in vulgar terms) and then sit around at lunchtime and run down loggers because all they wanted to talk about at lunch was hunting and fishing. That's why six months was enough for me. Then it was right back to the woods.
There was a time when if you were driving on Washington Highway 14 between Goldendale and Washougal you did not want to see something like that coming up behind you. Your best bet was to find a place to pull over, because they were going 10-20 mph faster than you, and you didn't want one on your bumper. If you were on the side of the road, though, it was pretty cool to watch them go by.
Fall, years ago I was trying to line up a job hauling logs in the spring. The company was very slow in the Winter. I was green but they allowed me a ride along with a friend that worked there. The Boss said I could drive when we got out of the steep hills. Uneventful haul by me to the mill bu when I saw our gross weight, I was pissed. Felony range. I was called in the Spring and was told my truck was ready. Had to pass as I already picked up a gig that I eventually retired from.
Driving before sunrise to sunset, 6 days a week doesn't seem worth it.
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't know. If you own your own truck you have no boss, you get to watch the sun come up every day, usually in the mountains, and you have the best seat in the house for wildlife viewing. An added benefit are the aromas of the woods. All in all, not a bad way to make a living.
DeleteI worked construction one summer, and all those guys could talk about was women (usually in vulgar terms) and then sit around at lunchtime and run down loggers because all they wanted to talk about at lunch was hunting and fishing. That's why six months was enough for me. Then it was right back to the woods.
There was a time when if you were driving on Washington Highway 14 between Goldendale and Washougal you did not want to see something like that coming up behind you.
ReplyDeleteYour best bet was to find a place to pull over, because they were going 10-20 mph faster than you, and you didn't want one on your bumper.
If you were on the side of the road, though, it was pretty cool to watch them go by.
Fall, years ago I was trying to line up a job hauling logs in the spring. The company was very slow in the Winter. I was green but they allowed me a ride along with a friend that worked there. The Boss said I could drive when we got out of the steep hills. Uneventful haul by me to the mill bu when I saw our gross weight, I was pissed. Felony range. I was called in the Spring and was told my truck was ready. Had to pass as I already picked up a gig that I eventually retired from.
ReplyDeleteI remember as a kid in western Washington in the 1960's seeing one log loads. Those were some big trees and pretty impressive even then.
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