George & Wendy Show
Wendy Parker
Finer than frog’s hair
"If you're around and you're listening, Daddy, happy Father's day and thanks for the sense of humor. It has seen me through more heartache than drugs or money and it has remained intact, unlike the flaming go-cart of death you built for us in '82."
Service charges at the pearly gates
"There will be a $4.95 service charge in order for our records to be processed and a heaven/hell decision to be made. You just wait."
The lighthouse for food
On Wendy's missing tooth, and the potential benefits of having just one incisor in an otherwise barren mouth.
Catching flies with honey: A parking firestorm in Minnesota
Following a widely circulated picture posted about the truck-parking ordinance banning trucking parking and passed by Coon Rapids, Minn., last year, Wendy reaches out to the city council.
Cleansing the gene pool
WARNING: EXCESSIVE USE OF HAIRPINS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. DO NOT INSERT INTO BODILY ORIFICES, MASTER LOCKS, OR, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ELECTRICAL OUTLETS.
Getting used to this whole communicating thing
"I'm a visitor in your world, I don't actually drive and I'm not a true part of it, but I feel gratified to have a voice to tell people about it."
The ‘kabang crunch’ wake-up call
"There's absolutely no reason in hell to catch third in a Love's, unless your hair is on fire or a member of the Taliban has suddenly popped out of your bunk with an RPG aimed at the back of your head."
I’ve been everywhere, man
The things you miss -- and, better yet, the things you don't -- driving around the country hauling freight.
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Bypass systems reduce inspection likelihood
Bypass systems work well for carriers with a good safety-performance history to help them avoid the extra scrutiny rolling over the scales gets a truck and its driver.
Watch those post-crash-inspection violations
Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap
Wendy Parker
Wendy Parker rides with her husband, George Parker, an owner-operator who pulls dry van. She chronicles her adventures and observations as a newcomer to the trucking world at her website, thegeorgeandwendyshow.com. She has been published in Funny Times magazine, as well as the online magazines Out of the Gutter, Flash Fiction Offensive and Cracked.
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Wendy Parker
Wendy Parker rides with her husband, George Parker, an owner-operator who pulls dry van. She chronicles her adventures and observations as a newcomer to the trucking world at her website, thegeorgeandwendyshow.com. She has been published in Funny Times magazine, as well as the online magazines Out of the Gutter, Flash Fiction Offensive and Cracked.
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