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"You read the bible, Ringo?" (Also, MFF info/Level up)
10 months ago
Give me fuel! Give me fire! Give that which I desire! I'll do the MFF info first and give the story that inspired that quote from Pulp Fiction for the title.
Yes! I am once again going!
Going to be staying at the Double Tree across from the convention center this year and will be there from the 4th to the 9th.
Now, I also have plans to go up there a few days before and possibly crash with an old friend and do some tourist things. One of which would be to make a trip up to the Illinois Railway Museum. Other than that? Not sure.
But other than that, I will be going out to eat a couple nights. Likely going to China Town Wednesday to get some yummy hotpot. Then Thursday will be the annual trip to Morton Grove to get the best pizza in Chicago, that of which being at Burts Place.
For the rest of the days there, I will likely get something to eat at places in the area.
It also helps I'm a Shiny Sponsor so that means I'll have a few meals I'll be able to eat at the hotel.
That's all I can think about currently for MFF info, but if something changes I will update this journal.
Oh! And if you're going, let me know! We might do something! Be sure to follow my Twitter/X link below to keep up with me when I go.
https://x.com/_BenSaintJames_
As for the level up part, that is just a fancy way to say I had a birthday on the 2nd and am now 31 years young. :B
Now...Onto the news.
Devine intervention is something I do believe in. Although not being the most religious man, I do believe in a higher power. Agnostic I've had people call me, which would be a fair assumption.
The reason this topic comes to mind today is because I got a call from an old friend, one I've had since middle school, last night asking if I would able to be tow a car for him.
This same friend I've probably towed upwards of 12-15 cars for. However this time, the car was his step sons. At the time of the call, he was on the way to pick him up and we decide to get it in the morning.
Morning comes and I get my truck and trailer hooked up. Head out, get diesel, and arrive at the meet up spot. He takes a bit longer than the "scheduled" time but eventually shows up. We hit the road and head to the car which had broken down out of town, roughly 45 minutes away.
All goes well, other than the occasional rain shower, but we eventually drive up to where the car is. Upon doing so, we see a Tennessee state trooper behind it with his lights on. At this point, I'm thinking they're just putting a derelict car sticker on the back glass. However, when we pull up along side, we see the rear drivers quarter, part of the rear driver side door, bumper, and left wheel wheel mangled!
It had been side swiped while sitting there...
Once we pull over and I back up to the front of the car, the trooper greets us and asks if the car is mine or my buddies. Apon letting the trooper know it was my friends steps sons car, he let out a sigh of relief and told us "Man, y'all just made my job a WHOLE lot easier." He then informed us that the car had been hit by a drunk driver that was actually sitting in the back of his squad car.
After getting paper work with him squared away, I start working on the car to get it loaded. Although wrecked, I was still able to get it loaded. As we were loading it, the rollback that had originally been called by the trooper shows up. Being we had the car already though, he took off shortly after.
We get the car strapped down, we bid farewell to the trooper, we hit the road back home.
The trip back to his home was lackluster for the most part. We get to his place, I unstrap the car, and he pulls it off the trailer with his SUV. He then pays me, we shake hands, and I head back home.
Not five minutes after leaving his place, the bottom practically FALLS OUT of the sky. So bad that even at the highest setting on the windshield wipers you can't see anything!
Once I got home though, it had let up to a light drizzle.
"But where does Devine intervention come into this story?" I hear you saying.
Here's how.
After mulling it over today, I can't help but think everything happened at the perfect time.
What would have happened if we went a little earlier? Would we have been loading the car about the time that drunk came by which would have caused not only damage to the car, but my trailer, truck, and possible me or my friend?
What about later? Later the wrecker company would have got it and charged who the hell knows for towing and storage fees.
Not only that, but would have been caught in the torrential downpour.
What about the drunk? What if that trooper hadn't have caught him? Would that have left my friends step son up a river being he has only liability insurance?
I'll let you be the judge on that, I suppose.
Regardless, I just wanted to share that being as it was brooding around in my mind.
Remember, praise the lord and pass the ammunition.
Love peace, chicken grease y'all.
Yes! I am once again going!
Going to be staying at the Double Tree across from the convention center this year and will be there from the 4th to the 9th.
Now, I also have plans to go up there a few days before and possibly crash with an old friend and do some tourist things. One of which would be to make a trip up to the Illinois Railway Museum. Other than that? Not sure.
But other than that, I will be going out to eat a couple nights. Likely going to China Town Wednesday to get some yummy hotpot. Then Thursday will be the annual trip to Morton Grove to get the best pizza in Chicago, that of which being at Burts Place.
For the rest of the days there, I will likely get something to eat at places in the area.
It also helps I'm a Shiny Sponsor so that means I'll have a few meals I'll be able to eat at the hotel.
That's all I can think about currently for MFF info, but if something changes I will update this journal.
Oh! And if you're going, let me know! We might do something! Be sure to follow my Twitter/X link below to keep up with me when I go.
https://x.com/_BenSaintJames_
As for the level up part, that is just a fancy way to say I had a birthday on the 2nd and am now 31 years young. :B
Now...Onto the news.
Devine intervention is something I do believe in. Although not being the most religious man, I do believe in a higher power. Agnostic I've had people call me, which would be a fair assumption.
The reason this topic comes to mind today is because I got a call from an old friend, one I've had since middle school, last night asking if I would able to be tow a car for him.
This same friend I've probably towed upwards of 12-15 cars for. However this time, the car was his step sons. At the time of the call, he was on the way to pick him up and we decide to get it in the morning.
Morning comes and I get my truck and trailer hooked up. Head out, get diesel, and arrive at the meet up spot. He takes a bit longer than the "scheduled" time but eventually shows up. We hit the road and head to the car which had broken down out of town, roughly 45 minutes away.
All goes well, other than the occasional rain shower, but we eventually drive up to where the car is. Upon doing so, we see a Tennessee state trooper behind it with his lights on. At this point, I'm thinking they're just putting a derelict car sticker on the back glass. However, when we pull up along side, we see the rear drivers quarter, part of the rear driver side door, bumper, and left wheel wheel mangled!
It had been side swiped while sitting there...
Once we pull over and I back up to the front of the car, the trooper greets us and asks if the car is mine or my buddies. Apon letting the trooper know it was my friends steps sons car, he let out a sigh of relief and told us "Man, y'all just made my job a WHOLE lot easier." He then informed us that the car had been hit by a drunk driver that was actually sitting in the back of his squad car.
After getting paper work with him squared away, I start working on the car to get it loaded. Although wrecked, I was still able to get it loaded. As we were loading it, the rollback that had originally been called by the trooper shows up. Being we had the car already though, he took off shortly after.
We get the car strapped down, we bid farewell to the trooper, we hit the road back home.
The trip back to his home was lackluster for the most part. We get to his place, I unstrap the car, and he pulls it off the trailer with his SUV. He then pays me, we shake hands, and I head back home.
Not five minutes after leaving his place, the bottom practically FALLS OUT of the sky. So bad that even at the highest setting on the windshield wipers you can't see anything!
Once I got home though, it had let up to a light drizzle.
"But where does Devine intervention come into this story?" I hear you saying.
Here's how.
After mulling it over today, I can't help but think everything happened at the perfect time.
What would have happened if we went a little earlier? Would we have been loading the car about the time that drunk came by which would have caused not only damage to the car, but my trailer, truck, and possible me or my friend?
What about later? Later the wrecker company would have got it and charged who the hell knows for towing and storage fees.
Not only that, but would have been caught in the torrential downpour.
What about the drunk? What if that trooper hadn't have caught him? Would that have left my friends step son up a river being he has only liability insurance?
I'll let you be the judge on that, I suppose.
Regardless, I just wanted to share that being as it was brooding around in my mind.
Remember, praise the lord and pass the ammunition.
Love peace, chicken grease y'all.
Also, that's a damn good song.
And which song is that?