Holy Hell Batman

Okay, so this has nothing to do with trucking. But I thought I would share this incident with y'all because frankly; it scared the crap out of me. I deliver pizza's for a certain company of a certain name of a parent you have. I went to this gated multi-million dollar homes with their own private golf course community to deliver dinner. I pulled into this crescent drive way and park beside a beautiful Lamborghini Murcielago on my passenger side. I step out of my 98' GT Mustang and and shut the door. Next thing I hear the unmistakable sound of a RATTLE SNAKE. Now growing up in Oklahoma and having to deal with these unforgiving creatures of Satan, I have knowledge and know how on what to do. THe problem here is I am literally between my car and bushes with roughly 1.5 feet of clearance. My first thought was "boy that sounds like rattle snake." My second thought was "Holy hell there is rattle snake around me somewhere."

Before I could move back into my car or over my car, it strikes. The unforgettable hissing and rattling sound they make when they strike sends chills down my spine, even as I type this post. The thing that I attribute my luck to is my front driver tire. They see infrared (heat signatures) and I honestly believe that if I had not been standing next to my tire, it would have struck me. It literally missed me by near inches. I believe that it couldn't tell me from my tire. As soon as it struck I ALMOST ****ed myself and backtracked as hastily as I could, because rattle snakes can strike multiple times. And I didn't want to give it another chance to get me.

I ran to the door of my delivery and asked (or blurted out really) if they had a rifle, pistol, shotgun, machete, or anything of that nature. He looked at me with the utmost confusion. I told him what was going on and he just left. I thought he said to hell with it and left me on my own. He later appeared with a Glock 23 .40 cal. I showed it what bush its in, and he hands me a broom to "sweep it out into the open". I did, and what we saw next horrified us both. It was 4'9" long. We measured after we put a hollow point in its head. He informed me that he has a 5 & 7 year old that were not 30 minutes ago playing in the drive way where I was parked. We killed it, he kept the rattles, and I received a $150.00 dollar tip on a $32.59 order because I "saved his kids".

Thanks for letting me tell this story.

Chris (a.k.a.) Deweykid

Sounds as wild as a day in trucking can be :)

Did that come with Extra Cheese.

Man I love a good story. So you went from pizza delivery to driving a truck. Or you are getting ready too. Now lets see. If that rattler was 4'9" and you were in a Mustang GT, how big would a rattler be when you are in a BigRig? Average car is 12 ft long so; a 53 ft trailer plus another 15 ft for the tractor that equals 68 ft. That rattler was 1/3 of your car and 1/3 of tractor trailer length is just a little over 23 ft.

My advice to you Deweykid is to not haul pizza stuff. Because a 23 ft rattler..... Is going to make you do more than dance. "First You Say It, Then You Do It". Sounds like you know that too.

Good story though. And a nice tip.

I currently deliver pizza's trying to get into trucking.

Did that come with Extra Cheese.

Man I love a good story. So you went from pizza delivery to driving a truck. Or you are getting ready too. Now lets see. If that rattler was 4'9" and you were in a Mustang GT, how big would a rattler be when you are in a BigRig? Average car is 12 ft long so; a 53 ft trailer plus another 15 ft for the tractor that equals 68 ft. That rattler was 1/3 of your car and 1/3 of tractor trailer length is just a little over 23 ft.

My advice to you Deweykid is to not haul pizza stuff. Because a 23 ft rattler..... Is going to make you do more than dance. "First You Say It, Then You Do It". Sounds like you know that too.

Good story though. And a nice tip.

Shippers and receivers are the rattle snakes in trucking