Trouble And Money #26
The next file that he came to belonged to a new driver. He noted that Gavin Smith was not married. He was a new driver, and he recalled Claire mentioning that she thought he was "gorgeous". That sealed Gavin's fate.
In Life, Human Nature Is In The Driver's Seat. Ralph liked Claire's ass So You Know...Michael Lee, Author
Clifton Go West Logistics - A Trucking Company - Danvers, Massachusetts
Taking the call yesterday was easy, but Ralph Clifton found choosing a "possibly dead duck" driver challenging today.
He went through the HR files on the computer and skipped over drivers for assorted reasons. He has kids. She is six credits from earning a degree. He takes care of his mother; He plays second base on the company softball team...
Ralphie stopped at the following file and thought to himself 'This fool owes me $20.00 but he has an autistic kid'.
The following file that he came to belonged to a new driver. He noted that Gavin Smith was not married. He was a new driver, and he recalled Claire mentioning that she thought he was "gorgeous".
That sealed Gavin's fate.
As far as Ralphie thought, Claire's ass was his, but she didn't know it yet."
Ralph punched in a few changes to the new guy's schedule, which caused an immediate email to go out to Gavin.
Ralphie was not without heart but the company needed the extra $20,000.00 to meet the next payroll.
Maybe Gavin would survive the pickup and delivery, and Ralph would give him a premium run, just as long as he kept his eyes and hands off Claire.
Ralphie leaned back in his ergonomic vibrating heated office chair and stated chuckling while scrolling through cat videos on X.
A Metal Warehouse In Southern New Hampshire - The Ponderosa
The gang unanimously decided to make this the last job. After that, they would sell the Ponderosa and split the proceeds.
All of them had had enough of New England. High taxes and the fact that there were Dunks in just about every state now tipped the scales in favor of following the sun.
Lisa laid out "the last plan" to her brothers and sisters to get input.
The design was simple and as good as it could get.
"The Helpless Distressed Woman" always worked.
They would stop the truck about a half mile from its destination, an industrial park off the highway. Then, Scott would drive the truck three miles down the road and check the car and cargo for tracking devices.
The women (Hoss and Little Joe) held the driver for seven minutes and let him go unless he acted up.
Lisa reminded the gang to leave their phones, watches, or other tracking devices at home.
After unloading the cargo, Travis would make the truck disappear.
Lisa started planning the next run, Cocktails in Florida.
(Isn't it funny how human nature can alter the course of a person's life? If Claire never said she thought Gavin was gorgeous, Ralph might have skipped over him. - Happy Weekend, and thank you for your support.)
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