French class in high school lasted an hour a day for our entire youth, we were forced to do two things, conjugate every verb on the planet and read the book, “La Dynamite”. ‘La Dynamite’ was about these guys who had to transport TNT over an old logging road to get to the job site. The previous drivers died on the way because the truck hit a pothole and the TNT exploded.
One fall day my wife and I found ourselves driving home with two pet carriers full of skunks in our back seat. Yes we were holding our breath for fear of setting one or all of them off. Sparrow the wild life rehabilitator promised they would not spray. I wasn’t sure how she could make such a promise, after all they are wild skunks, but she promised and we trusted. Sparrow failed to mention, (and we didn’t know enough to ask) that skunks stink even when they don’t spray.
With the windows open and the air cranked, we cringed at every stop light, turn and bump on the road. As the skunks chattered away in the back seat I thought about those two guys in ‘La Dynamite’ and really, they were idiots! Why the heck didn’t they just keep the blasting caps separated from the TNT?
Wow! At release time, were you able to get a count on how many rode with you and Denyce?
I believe there were five in total. And they are so cute.
I saw a movie like that many years ago, It was a black and white and I think it had subtitles and was called “Wages of Fear” We sat on the edge of our seats during the whole movie. I bet it was the same one. You’re both brave! The skunks are cute.