It's The End Of The World As We Know It, And I feel Fine! R.E.M.
Hi! My name is Moot. I own a 2004 Chevrolet cargo van. I am leased to Panther Expedited Services. Also known as Panther 2, Panther ii, Panther II and most recently Panther 11.
I am 53 years young. Pretty cool me throwing in the "young" thing. Eh! I think I read about that in a magazine or a Hallmark card. The "eh", I picked up in Winnipeg. Got a problem with that hoser!
So, eh, I have been reading here on Expediters Online about the demise of G.M., Ford and Chrysler and how it will lead to the end of the world. I've got to tell all of you, or as they say in Florence; you all, that I am an American. I was born an American. And except for 13 years with an LTL company where I was sometimes referred to as comrade, Boris or an anarchist I am still an American.
I have never purchased a foreign car other than the 1973 Mercury Capri I purchased used. I meant to say previously owned. And that I attribute to youthful indiscretion. Hey, it was the 1970's. I also owned 3 motorcycles during the 70's. All of them the Japanese kind. Nippon Seiki forever!
During the 70's most American made motorcyles (read H.D.) were p.o.s. For the money, they still are. If I were in the market for a scooter, it would be a BMW. Yea I know you can't find a black tee shirt that says BMW; Turdville, Georgia, but I can live with that. Most of my tee shirts are blank canvases with some sweat stains and food dribblings.
So as they say on NPR: "I digress." Wow, how cool is that, um, ah. Since I just digressed, should I say excuse me. Or maybe, who stepped on a frog?
Back to the end of the world as we know it. So the American people and their government say no to G.M., Ford and Chrysler as far as giving them boat loads of money to stay afloat. Of course this is the death knell and all three companies immediately shut down.
No more Escalades, Pintos, Hummers, Corvairs, and (sob, sob) the venerable Chevy van. It's the end of the world as we know it. Chuck Darwin had something to say that applies to this current situation. But why bring science and pithed frogs into this?
Being that I am leased to Panther, freight dries up. Panther has never heard of Honda, Nissan, or Toyota. Now I become a statistic. One of the 50% of the expediters who lose their job. I have never been a statistic. Well except for that brief period of my life that I practiced dentistry. I responded negatively to a survey that stated 9 out of 10 dentists recommend flossing once a year. Um..ah..um I digressed again. Please excuse me. Maybe N.P.R. would ah, hire me, actually.
Okay, I'm out of a job. Nobody is buying cars because the big 3 shut down. Let's for the sake of this post not even consider the 50% of people that buy Nissan, Honda, Toyota and European cars made in this country.
If by some miracle I didn't lose my job how would I keep my Chevrolet running? Can I retrofit Sprinter muffler bearings? How will I know how much blinker fluid to add when it comes in mililiters instead of ounces?
As you can see this is certainly the end of the world as we know it. It is time for me to join the rest of you in bungee jumping with an E-Track strap.
No, wait, it may be the end of the world as we know it, but I feel fine!
I'm going to keep on keeping on. I'm going to persevere. I'm going where no man....
I going to live to see tomorrow and say no to G.M., Ford and Chrysler. Say no to drugs, the heart break of psoriasis, escrow, world hunger, racial strife, Jap cars, cheap freight and of course roast goose.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and be thankful you aren't employed by Panther, Honda, Nissan or Toyota.
Hi! My name is Moot. I own a 2004 Chevrolet cargo van. I am leased to Panther Expedited Services. Also known as Panther 2, Panther ii, Panther II and most recently Panther 11.
I am 53 years young. Pretty cool me throwing in the "young" thing. Eh! I think I read about that in a magazine or a Hallmark card. The "eh", I picked up in Winnipeg. Got a problem with that hoser!
So, eh, I have been reading here on Expediters Online about the demise of G.M., Ford and Chrysler and how it will lead to the end of the world. I've got to tell all of you, or as they say in Florence; you all, that I am an American. I was born an American. And except for 13 years with an LTL company where I was sometimes referred to as comrade, Boris or an anarchist I am still an American.
I have never purchased a foreign car other than the 1973 Mercury Capri I purchased used. I meant to say previously owned. And that I attribute to youthful indiscretion. Hey, it was the 1970's. I also owned 3 motorcycles during the 70's. All of them the Japanese kind. Nippon Seiki forever!
During the 70's most American made motorcyles (read H.D.) were p.o.s. For the money, they still are. If I were in the market for a scooter, it would be a BMW. Yea I know you can't find a black tee shirt that says BMW; Turdville, Georgia, but I can live with that. Most of my tee shirts are blank canvases with some sweat stains and food dribblings.
So as they say on NPR: "I digress." Wow, how cool is that, um, ah. Since I just digressed, should I say excuse me. Or maybe, who stepped on a frog?
Back to the end of the world as we know it. So the American people and their government say no to G.M., Ford and Chrysler as far as giving them boat loads of money to stay afloat. Of course this is the death knell and all three companies immediately shut down.
No more Escalades, Pintos, Hummers, Corvairs, and (sob, sob) the venerable Chevy van. It's the end of the world as we know it. Chuck Darwin had something to say that applies to this current situation. But why bring science and pithed frogs into this?
Being that I am leased to Panther, freight dries up. Panther has never heard of Honda, Nissan, or Toyota. Now I become a statistic. One of the 50% of the expediters who lose their job. I have never been a statistic. Well except for that brief period of my life that I practiced dentistry. I responded negatively to a survey that stated 9 out of 10 dentists recommend flossing once a year. Um..ah..um I digressed again. Please excuse me. Maybe N.P.R. would ah, hire me, actually.
Okay, I'm out of a job. Nobody is buying cars because the big 3 shut down. Let's for the sake of this post not even consider the 50% of people that buy Nissan, Honda, Toyota and European cars made in this country.
If by some miracle I didn't lose my job how would I keep my Chevrolet running? Can I retrofit Sprinter muffler bearings? How will I know how much blinker fluid to add when it comes in mililiters instead of ounces?
As you can see this is certainly the end of the world as we know it. It is time for me to join the rest of you in bungee jumping with an E-Track strap.
No, wait, it may be the end of the world as we know it, but I feel fine!
I'm going to keep on keeping on. I'm going to persevere. I'm going where no man....
I going to live to see tomorrow and say no to G.M., Ford and Chrysler. Say no to drugs, the heart break of psoriasis, escrow, world hunger, racial strife, Jap cars, cheap freight and of course roast goose.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and be thankful you aren't employed by Panther, Honda, Nissan or Toyota.
