JUST THE FACTS MA'AM

I don't have anything clever to write about today. After making this trip to Pharr as often as we have the past year, there isn't anything interesting left to say, so I am left with Sgt. Joe Friday ringing in my ears..."Just the facts Ma'am." So sit back, enjoy, and read on.

We did make it into Pharr early Friday morning to drop off the trailer. As we drove by the Motel we stay at, we normally check to see how many System trucks we can see. We were surprised to count at least five. What we also didn't expect when we signed in at the Broker's yard was to see that eleven other System drivers had checked in with their trailers in the previous two days. That doesn't even count the drivers from two other companies that Brunswick contracts with that had also been there. I began counting the empty boat trailers in the yard and I counted eleven. We were both thinking the same thing.... we just might be here for a few days.

After leaving the yard we decided to run a few errands. First stop was Wal Mart, then to Home Depot so Craig could find something to McGyver a trailer fender which had lost its pin. It was only 9am and it was already 90 degrees, so off to Starbucks for something cold to drink. We ended up at Circuit City to purchase a new cell phone for Craig. His had decided it would check out, but not before I was able to forward his calls to my phone. Feeling as if we had accomplished a lot, we headed to the motel to check in. There we found several other drivers milling around, and Craig engaged in what I call "housewives talking by the clothesline" gossip and chit chat.

We decided to take in a movie, Lucky You, (mixed reviews from us) and dinner, Craig's favorite, Chinese buffet and we called it a night, but not before calling the Broker and finding out to our delight, that our trailer was on its way back to the yard. We told them we would be there first thing in the morning to pick it up.

On our way to pick up the trailer we pass by this dealership just as we have every previous time in Pharr. Craig and I have both laughed because of the name. So I ask you, would you buy a vehicle from a dealership with this name? You have to wonder if the owner couldn't think of some other line of work to go into other than car sales both new and used. But then, it doesn't sound good with anything...Boggus Tax Returns....Boggus Photos.....you get the idea.

We stopped just outside of Pharr to fax the Customs paperwork to the Broker dealing with our border crossing into Canada. Then it was off towards our fuel stop in Waco, where we stayed for the night.

The story you have just read is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.