trvlerbill2's Journal

Hey Guys,

              I've got to share a story with you....

I mentioned in last weeks "Update" that a barge had hit the bridge to the island I live on. Well, 2 days ago it reopened to vehicle traffic and closes for 2 hours each day to allow marine traffic passage.

I had been ridding with the friend I work with at the plantation. I would drive us to the bridge where I'd park and we would catch a small boat that would ferry us across the waterway to the mainland. He had a vehicle parked over there that we'd walk to, then drive to the plantation. Process repeated in reverse on the return.

One day we stopped at Wal-Mart and picked up some necessities. I made sure I only bought what I could carry comfortably in 2 small baags for the boat ride and walks to and fro the vehicles. Carlos (the friend) on the other hand, loaded up with all kinds of stuff...2 whisky 5th bottles, a bottle of Cognac, huge heavy jugs of laundry detergent, 2 liter soft drinks, bags of ice.... and the hugest "jumbopack" of toilet paper. I'm talking like about 142 rolls off the gigantic 2-ply rolls.

Ok, so he drops me off as close as possible to where the boat will dock so we don't have to walk so far from where he parks the car. Instead of waiting for him, I decided to try to hoist all the various bags, bottles and the jumbopack of TP by myself and begin heading towards the dock. I'm struggling, worried that I'm going to drop a bottle and VERY self-conscious of the fact I'm carrying his shit papper.( notice this constant "theme" of shit in most of my journals?...)

Just as I get my hoof on and am managing to make my way, what do I see? Go ahead, just guess.....you'll never guess in a million years. Oh no, I'm not JUST telling you, really, I want you to guess.........

As I near the docking point, I see the cute girl from channel 9 News with her cameraman and as I lumber along waited down with all my "booty", all eyes and camera are on ME. Shit.

I guess  Ms. Channel 9 read my mind, because she came over to me laughing and immediatly told me  she was there to film the kids who were due any moment to arrive by schoolbus and board the boat for the journy across. Whew! What a relief......I just KNEW that I'd be on national TV with that jumbopack of shit papper in one hand and and the bottle of Cognac in the other. Oh Brother.

Carlos arrived from parking the car and we made the last run across before the schoolbus arrived.

Yup, God is mercifull. ((GRIN))