Good lord first trip back and im reminded how simple minded the people out here on the river can be we have a call watch man who had no idea the running lights which he has carried out for the last two weeks at night to put on the barges had to be charged . he keeps calling the capstan line a capsule line. we actually had him looking for the basement to go get some peanut oil to grease the ratchets ummmm there is not basement on a towboat. yet this is the idiot who keeps trying to tell me what to do because this is my first trip back good lord i been off the water almost 6 years and know more than him this is his fourth trip. it really fits into one of those people ya just want to ask them whats it feel like to be a fuckin idiot? as sad as it is he says he wants to get into the wheelhouse i have at least 14 days left on this trip lets see if he makes it or not more to come as this comedy show unravels.
