Vignettes

There's nothing quite like carefully backing into a dock, trailers parked close on either side--and hearing a loud hollow metallic noise.

It turned out to be a yard dog* four docks down, backing under a trailer. Or was it a forklift clanging across a loading ramp? In any case it wasn't me. But your heart takes a moment to get the message...

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I still think Summer Shade, KY should be something more...something. In a movie it would be.

Oh, well. Skullbone never had a pleasantly scary feel, either....
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*YARD DOG:
A truck driver who specializes in moving trailers from one part of a warehouse complex or terminal to another. Also, a semi-tractor specially built for such work--usually more maneuverable, having more visibility, and equipped with a hydraulic lift that allows the driver to move a trailer without raising its landing gear.
See also, YARD JOCKEY, HOSTLER, SPOTTER