ODD Transport

Q - How to transport an unlicensed bbq trailer across 2 state lines without using a pickup truck?

A- Flatbed truck.

This is a picture I took late this afternoon with my camera phone. (Neat little feature that camera! I never thought I'd use it.) Of Course there is a logical explanation for something of this nature, but for me, the picture says it all!

THE STORY

Okay, okay. Here's the scoop. I sold my husbands pig roaster today. YES I had his permission. It seems that there is a very lucky person in Illinois that will be receiving this as a gift from his employees next week. So the wonderful lady who made the shipping arrangements, calls me and says she has a driver heading through my area this afternoon, is there any company locally that could forklift it up on a flatbed. Luckily enough there was one just a scant 1/2 mile away. They kindly agreed to do the deed for us, and off we all went to meet up at the 'yard'. The driver pulled in late due to a 20 car pile up on I76, and we all took a look at his current load. There just happened to be about 10 very large I-beams on his truck already. After some discussion, it was determined that the best location for the pig roaster was atop the I-beams. So, I watched with crossed fingers and baited breath while the forklift operator picked up the 9ft long Roaster (on a trailer) and gently laid in atop the I-beams. It was at the precise moment when I let out my pent up breath that I remembered my new camera phone. Knowing that the givers of this gift would all get a kick out of seeing their present perched atop a load, I quickly took 3 pictures of the sight.

As my step-dad and I were leaving, I asked him if in all his years of work at a trailer fabrication company, he had ever seen a sight like that. He chuckled and said no. If I recall correctly, my exact words before we got back in our pickup truck were " I've never seen any shit like that before!" while laughing hard enough to pee my pants if it hadnt been so darned cold out.

So, I hope the new owner doesnt read this before he gets his present, but HE SURE MUST BE A GREAT GUY TO WORK FOR!

MERRY CHRISTMAS