Ever since stumbling upon an old railway battery bunker full of smashed battery jars I've developed a minor obsession with finding a battery jar in one piece. Yesterday I was trying to kill time in a small town by walking the tracks when I spied a battery bunker. It had many smashed jars but a few that are almost whole. I wasted no time retreiving the jars and shards and was so engrossed in this activity I did not notice the railroad police sitting there in his truck observing me.
When I finally glanced up I saw him and he wasn't wearing his happy face.
"Hi", I said, putting on my best smile. He did not respond. I pointed to the obvious. "Battery jars!", I said. He didn't reply. I realized I was dealing with hardened cinical railroad police, so I resorted to impassioned begging for the jars. "OK", he said. "But don't get hurt on our property. It's our biggest liability." "Oh, I won't! The train already went by", I replied enthusiastically. He looked at me a little more skeptically it seemed. I prayed he wouldn't notice my cut up hands from the broken glass. I knew that if I pulled a dumb-ass move like hiding them behind my back I would only call more attention to myself.
Now I have 3 almost whole jars on the table. I have to go back and get the rest of the shards.
When I finally glanced up I saw him and he wasn't wearing his happy face.
"Hi", I said, putting on my best smile. He did not respond. I pointed to the obvious. "Battery jars!", I said. He didn't reply. I realized I was dealing with hardened cinical railroad police, so I resorted to impassioned begging for the jars. "OK", he said. "But don't get hurt on our property. It's our biggest liability." "Oh, I won't! The train already went by", I replied enthusiastically. He looked at me a little more skeptically it seemed. I prayed he wouldn't notice my cut up hands from the broken glass. I knew that if I pulled a dumb-ass move like hiding them behind my back I would only call more attention to myself.
Now I have 3 almost whole jars on the table. I have to go back and get the rest of the shards.
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