Few do like we in towing do.

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There is a drastic difference between the normal person does or the dedication to task or industry they are involved in and us in towing. We who brave weather, frustraited cops and even not too happy drivers are probably the most dedicated and of praise than just about any profession except maybe the military. In 1985 the first movement towards this indeed revitalization of our industry came from writer/publisher John Hawkins the 3rd. Who with wife Grace Hawkins publishes the towing publication Tow-Times. Years back that too was the bible of towing. As the header read the magazine we read. At the time few in our industry believed in training, and image improvement. Many others in our industry at the time had little compassion for customers and many truly sclaped the motoring public. Today the scene is much different, but there is still much more to do. Besides being clean, uniformed and well trained ethics and proper treatment of both vehicle to be towed as well as those who own what is being towed is at the top of most of our thoughts. Today though sadly there is little in the concept of Tow Brothers. I was greatly honored and thankful that one who I will now compete with streched out a handshake of welcome rather than byte my hands like one in Chubbuck did in March of this year. The thing I believe is we are all in this industry together. While we compete for every tow job, still the better we treat each other the more change to the betterment of our industry we can make. If I get called to a scene that involves another towing person, many times I will offer my services for free or just for fuel. I'll cut my labor charge. Thought being, someday I might need that guy or gal myself. While our industry in Utah is way over taxed and way over regulated, heck ya'll got to spend $15,000.00 just to get legal there before you make yur first tow buck. Idaho and Wyoming has not yet thankfully not became that regulated. Although there are some even in our state are trying to make it tougher for the small independent towing professional to make a dollar. But even with all that I felt a certain brotherood albeit limited but Phils Interstate Towing, Intermountain Towing and a few others came to my rescue on many occassions with extra equipment when I needed help. Most of the time it was we'd either split the tow fee, or I'd buy them dinner or a meal after. Not the way it was last March in Pocatello. I stopped At the fab Green T went in had a great meal, came out only to find that the fuel pump on my small service truck had gave out. It's A Friday no parts stores open and my own rig was 70 miles away. But getting help from a fellow tower there was like pulling teeth. Although they were paidand all its that kind of back byting that makes it ruff for the rest of us smaller towers. In Idaho we have few although I could be wrong here but few women are involved in towing as the person running the truck. The question becomes why? I am not one who will say or would say a woman can't run a tow truck or work a recovery as well as a man can. In fact one of the best that I have seen is Lynn at Intermountain Towing of Bountiful Utah. I have seen Lynn work circles around most male towing corpuscles. The big question many have asked me why I moved from Utah is simple. Money. I just did not have the money to compete with an older piece of equipment when you hae 200 plus towing pro's to compete against plus the money it takes to adhere to regulations. I had to make a choice drown or get out of that water. So I got out of that pool. If that had not been the case I would have stayed put. Although I'm as much and from many comments am more of a southern bred confederate thinking redneck tow pro in the North, and trust me if I could afford to live down south I'd be there faster than you can say U-Haul. South in Georgia or Arkansas or such would be my peace on earth. However and although this may be argued, the southern grit is live in Idaho. At least western Idaho. And for those that woul say that Idaho was not a state during the Civil war etc. Ask yourself, why if not our confederate kin folk were not here, why is there communities like DIXIE, Idaho, Atlanta Idaho or a old silver mine named the Confederate Star Mine, out near me here in Glenns Ferry and Elmore County Idaho? Having said all that would you like it if during your favorite NASCAR race that a few of those folks calling the race would just shut up? Having Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and others just squawk all the time makes me just want to say shut up. Then there is our wonderful TV reception here. Not pissing and moaning but several times CH-6 of Boise kept getting cut off from their satellite signal. Question is why? Surely the Boise area could do better TV work than that. don't ya'll think. Being thankful for rural America and Rural Idaho, I really am. Dig this, when I got here I purtty much sank most of my monthly income in both moving and getting a shop and all. No food, for two weeks and so on. The difference between the big city and here in Glenns Ferry, is that sweet Cindi over at the corner market here granted me the ability to charge some food, snuff and gas. Think I could get that in say Pocatello? Anywhere in Pocatello? Or any big city? No. Say what you will but I am very happy to be where I'm blessed and all fact is I am home.

Later Taters