Comments on: RV Tales #4 – San Diego to Portland

By: African Americans

African Americans — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:40:06 +0000

Hey Jason, how close did you say you were to South Central? This is what probably what really happened: RV’s are large targets. Most likely a sniper, who saw you coming from a very long way off, took a bead on your tire and Boom!! shot it out. You manage to swerve and fish tail over to the shoulder. You are alive! This is an important factor in the plan, because if you would have died, it would have screwed up the whole business venture. When you call it in, this particular area of highway is exclusively serviced by the person who came out to help you. The highway authority sections off the highway by miles. The sniper was not shooting randomly. He was positioned on that section of road because his friend, the one who came out to service you, pays him for the cost of his bullet and gives him a percentage of the money made on the road call. Capitalism is wonderfully at work here. This sniper team actually creating business for themselves and reaping the rewards of their efforts.
Ain’t capitalism grand?? To be honest Jason, I just made this whole scenario up based on what happened to me a few years ago. I attended a huge New Year’s Eve party. A few hundred people. When the event was over we all piled out to find that every car within a two block area had, not one flat tire but all four tires were flat on every car. Everybody panicked. It was freezing cold out. Who should drive down the street (at three a.m.) but a tow truck with a huge air tank on the back. We attack the guy begging him to help. He says “I hope your tires haven’t been slashed because then I will not be able to help you” He gets down at the first car and immediately says “Oh look whoever did this to you only loosened the stems so the air would come out. All I have to do is tighten them up and fill them with air. The charge? Five dollars per tire. $20.00 bucks a head. The guy went right down the street from car to car raking it in. Later we found out that the guy is notorious in the area for hiring young guys in the neighborhood to loosen the stems and just happens along in his tow truck. He kicks them back a percentage of what he makes. (a small percentage) Creating business where there is none. What a capitalist!
Only In America huh? bob

By: Jason Moffatt

Jason Moffatt — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:15:16 +0000

Yeah Scottie, look forward to meeting you man.

By: Jason Moffatt

Jason Moffatt — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:22:40 +0000

Thanks Margaret. I did a ton of research myself before taking off. Unfortunately I think nothing replaces real experience. What a long strange trip it’s been (and it’s just started).

By: Margaret Wagner

Margaret Wagner — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:24:23 +0000

Hey – Jason!

I’m taking notes – I want to do an RV trip myself. Note to self: do research before I leave home. Reading your story I’m thinking, gosh, I wonder if I could have pulled out of that mess as well as you did?

Looking forward to more of this adventure – keep the patter going.

Margaret

By: Mark Vann

Mark Vann — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:02:57 +0000

Hey Jason,
Now thats a great story! Life can get very interesting on the road, but its great! Be safe!

mark

By: World Wide Weller

World Wide Weller — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:32:31 +0000

Dude I’m hooked……more videos more videos!!!

By: Scottie

Scottie — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:23:17 +0000

Hey Jason,
Scottie here, I’m one of Randy’s good buddies here in LV, sorry to hear about your early mishaps, hope everything going smoothly now. Randy has told me alot about you and is very excited that you guys are joining up. I’m excited myself you guys seem to share a common goal. Well I can’t wait meet you myself when you get to sin city, we shall party it up!

Scottie

By: Queen F

Queen F — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:40:25 +0000

I have the same kinds of adventures at the fart factory:

http://www.fartsfromtheheart.com

By: Marshall Wayne

Marshall Wayne — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:26:18 +0000

Jason, this stuff is great! Ha! What an adventure just starting out. Rock n roll. Rock n roll.

By: Brett Jarvi

Brett Jarvi — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:36:29 +0000

Hey Jason,
Life on the road is refreshing, you just never know what cool random adventure is next. I spent half my life as a nomad carpenter. Kind of like a modern day cowboy. I still feel the urge to wander. As soon as business starts booming, I am going to at least cruise out of Minnesota for the winter.
On a sunny beach somewhere poking at my laptop, sipping on a cold one…

Keep living the dream and leave a light on for me.