Trucker Chokes on Pork Rind, Crashes
Finally, an office where you don't have to worry about the boss catching you on Facebook.
The truck cab isn’t exactly the most clean cut of offices. The list of stereotypes is a mile long.
Your average long haul trucker is a far cry from your cube mate Donald, who spends his evenings clipping cat food coupons. Just find the nearest U.S. interstate and stop at the first truck stop you see, or watch Ice Road Truckers to get a good taste of what goes on in those cabs.
Why am I throwing truckers under the…truck? Well, it’s rather easy because of guys like Edward Sutherland:
As he neared the exit, Sutherland began choking on some spicy pork rinds he had bought at a store, Leary said. The choking caused Sutherland to lose control of the truck, which veered from the southbound lanes of the freeway and crossed the median into the northbound lanes. The truck jackknifed and came to a stop in a muddy ditch…
Honestly? The Onion couldn’t make that one up. It’s too perfect. The story said he suffered a sore foot and back but did not require hospitalization. The story did not report on the condition of his heart burn or cholesterol.
I imagine Edward is having a tough time at the Flying J this Monday morning. The last thing truckers need is a fellow comrade throwing them further down the stereotype well.
Nothing says "weigh station" like pork rinds.
So if you woke up with a little case of the Mondays, take a deep breath and be glad you’re not sitting in the corner of the Pacific Xpress Truck Stop in Tukwila, Wash. casting a shadow over every other trucker in the country because you lived a stereotype.
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