ESNG (AI-Edition) - Running Out of Gas

March 15, 2017

To all the setup techs out there, and maybe a few others,

  My cousin K. was over in Novi yesterday and today working with M. making deliveries. It was K. that brought me news of a certain setup tech (who shall continue to remain nameless) that ran out of gas Monday morning (it is possible that said unnamed setup tech had enough gas for normal weather, but the sudden onslaught of snow with its consequences to the road caused an abnormally higher use of gas).

K. finished the deliveries today around 1pm. Soon after that he said goodbye and headed for home on the West side of the state. Well, it seems too good to be true. Somewhere between Lansing and Lowell, not too far from M-66, he ran out of gas.

There he was, stranded on the side of the road. His family wasn't available until later to help him. Just as K. was about to call M.R. (the hero from Monday), who should pull over in his Ford Superduty pickup truck but James Robert Dunby. He offered K. a ride, so K. climbed inside. As they pulled away, K. almost jumped out of his seat as a large pink pig stuck its nose into the open back window of the cab and oinked a few times. "My friends call me Jim-Bob, and this here is my prize pig Lulu. I'm taking Lulu into town for her monthly manicure and pedicure." Of course K. asked, "Jim-Bob, wouldn't Lulu be getting just a pedicure? Don't you need hands to get a manicure." Jim-Bob's response of "What do you mean?" seemed to put an end to any further discussion on this particular topic.

Though the pig's appointment didn't provide unlimited time to help for Mr. Dunby, he still was happy to drop K. off at his house, which was on the way. He was so kind to K., that K. would not get out of that Ford Superduty pickup truck until Jim-Bob agreed to come by Friday for some smoked beef for dinner. It looks like K. has a new friend.

I am thankful for people like James Robert Dunby and like M.R. who see a person in need and go out of their way to help.

Well, that's done. I hope that you enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed making it up. (K. did help fill in a few of the details of the event.)   ;-)

Thanks,

Marc