god bless

The super-classy Fresh Fish van I drive for work has the ability to attract all types of people and the capacity to haul many things and beings; like large totes of fish, big boxes of frozen fish, and loads of people! I was driving out the road the other day, just about to pass Sea Mart when I saw four unfamiliar desperate souls with their thumbs stretched out in the road. They were obviously hitch hiking.

Everytime I see hitch hikers, I look at them, begin to slow down, swerve over a bit, get nervous and swerve back into the road and speed up. And then I look back and think, "Dang it, I should have just picked them up. They look harmless." But on this particular day, some alternative power convinced me to pull over right away and welcome then into my fine mobile of transportation. They climbed in after struggling with the front door, sliding door and back door that usually requires a crow bar to open and continuously thanked me for picking them up. I got the warm fuzzies and asked them where they were headed. "Oh, we're headed to the ferry terminal. Our ferry leaves at 1 pm."

It was presently 12:35. -They never would have made it to the ferry terminal in time. It must have been some higher power that created such a perfect coincidence. I asked the three girls and one guy where they were from and what they were doing in our neck of the woods. Their homes were scattered all over the U.S. and it turned out that they were on a Christian Mission! They were out to spread the word of God! At this point I had to purse my lips from gleaming a big sarcastic smile. They continued to tell me that they were on a mission to visit 50 states in 50 weeks and had 13 more states to go. Their next state would be Hawaii. Supposedly, they started on January 8th. Anyway, when we finally reached the ferry terminal, it was 12: 47 pm (lucky for them, walking never would have got them to the terminal in time).

They awkwardly climbed out of the big, ol' stinky van, thanked me, repeatedly murmered "God Bless" and handed me a business card that included their webpage in case I ever wanted to look them up at www.thewaveusa.com. I'm tellin' ya, the Fresh Fish van really knows how to pick up the keepers...