227. Truck drivers in Australia
Seventeen air-dried wild dog skins hung outside the ranch gates, attracting the attention of the wedge-tailed eagles.
In order to prevent them from being taken away by the eagles, Emperor Wu smeared a large amount of formalin on them. The flavor is very large, and it is believed that the wedge-tailed eagle will not go hungry.
"Wouldn't that be cruel?" said Tex with a frown, standing in front of the door.
Yesterday it was Emperor Wu who thought about this problem, and today it is replaced by him, a veteran.
"To be tolerant of wild dogs is to be cruel to calves, and we have to choose one. Emperor Wu temporarily came up with a reason, at least convincing himself.
"Our van has arrived!" said Uncle Frank's voice over the intercom.
"Okay Frank, we'll go back right away. β
At that time, Emperor Wu wanted to use the money from the sale of the first calf to buy a sports car and a wagon.
As a result, after buying an Aston Martin, I forgot about the truck at all, and I didn't remember it until two days ago when I was carrying bales of pasture.
An old friend of Frank's, who runs a trucking business, couldn't have been better, and bought a mid-size van from him for a good discount and agreed to deliver it today.
At the same time, a brand-new lawn mower was also transported, and tens of thousands of acres of grassland could not be mowed by hand, and these machines were needed to help.
It was a mid-size Volvo with a white front, a truck that could connect more than three containers to a very popular truck in the Australian countryside.
Since there is no highway between the farms and they are far apart, there are only two narrow lanes on the road, and when the two road cars meet, the distance between them is only the size of the foot.
After connecting the multi-section container, because there are many wheels to share the weight, the goods are also relatively concentrated, and it is very convenient to transport cattle and sheep.
The front of the white car is equipped with a large crash bar, and the long-distance transportation of more than 100 kilometers will basically hit a kangaroo or livestock, or even an emu.
The big bird that can't fly, Emperor Wu has only seen it once, and it feels like an ostrich in fur next to a pond.
On the first day a new car arrives, it comes in handy.
On Independence Day, Emperor Wu had a conversation with the youngest son of the bar owner, Maggie, who hoped that his father's ranch was in a bad state and that the bank loan had not been approved.
For Maggie's sake, Emperor Wu decided to send a cart of pasture to them, believing that the old man Shennong's pasture would help them tide over the difficulties.
The newly bought lawn mower came in handy, and Greg drove it to reap while humming tunes, and the wide soft seat was very comfortable, so he didn't have to worry about the sun's rays at all.
In order to prevent grass debris from splashing into the cab and turning the driver into a scarecrow, the lawn mower designers deliberately added two oval baffles next to the cab, so that the entire cab looks like a large goose egg wrapped around it from a distance.
After baling the grass, the cowboys head to Edwin's ranch, sixty kilometers away, Edwin is Cole's father's name, a stubborn and angry old man.
Maggie chose to separate because she couldn't stand Edwin's stubborn temper.
"Alright man, have a great trip!" After loading the last bundle, Turks slapped the iron fence on the right side of the wagon.
The brand-new wagon laden with grass honked twice, and the first transport was about to begin.
Uncle Frank drives, and he is more familiar with the way to Edwin Ranch.
Emperor Wu sat in the co-pilot, this section of the road is not long, only more than 60 kilometers, if it is far away, the two will switch to drive, so as not to drive tiredly.
After getting into the car, Emperor Wu found a booklet on the car and asked Frank what it was for.
Frank laughs and says it's a book of lies.
Emperor Wu didn't understand what it meant.
"As an Australian truck driver, you can never be to a red light district, you can never be to a casino, but you've certainly lied about it. Uncle Frank laughed, his white beard fluttering up and down.
Australia is a vast and sparsely populated country, and trucks are in high demand, and the government requires truck drivers to stop and rest for half an hour every four consecutive hours of driving, and has also issued them this record book, requiring drivers to record their driving time consciously.
So they called this booklet the book of lies, and many honest young drivers lied for the first time because of it.
Emperor Wu understood, and happily wrote a few lines of numbers on it.
There was a peculiar smell in the new car, and Ms. Sandra sprayed air purifier in it, and it smelled better.
To Emperor Wu's surprise, although the truck can only seat two people, there is a small bedroom behind the seat, which can accommodate two people who are not fat lying side by side, and there is also air conditioning and a small Xiaoice box.
Emperor Wu instantly understood why Uncle Frank was carrying a box of Budweiser beer before leaving.
Frank's first job as a young man was as a truck driver, and he was happy to get back behind the wheel today, and along the way Frank talked a lot about driving before.
He said that he often opened for a whole day, and only rested for a short time.
Trucks laden with grass drove up a two-lane highway and overtook in the opposite lane.
"A big problem is that drivers often fall asleep while driving, and the car will deviate from the road and drive out to the grassland or desert. Frank said.
"That's dangerous, and I've seen a lot of reports in China of car crashes and deaths due to fatigue driving. β
"Haha, but this is Australia! Even if the driver falls asleep, he won't hit anything, and he will wake up and drive back on the road!"
βNBilityγ Emperor Wu said lightly.
After driving more than 20 kilometers, sand particles appeared on the road, as if they were blown up by the wind from the desert in the distance.
"Do you see the car next to you?" Frank gripped the steering wheel and pointed to his right.
Emperor Wu pulled his neck and looked at it, there was indeed a red car.
"It's very dangerous to overtake side-by-side, especially on sandy ground. Frank slowed down and let the car overtake.
He said that the truck's wide tires would squeeze the sand underneath to the sides at high speeds, powerful enough to hit the car next to it like a bullet, and that if the hapless guy happened to have the window open, it would be a tragedy for him.
As he spoke, a kangaroo suddenly jumped onto the road from the grass next to it, less than ten meters away.
Frank honked his horn frantically, and the kangaroo flashed lightning and passed by the van.
"Haha, the crash bar almost came in handy, these kangaroos never care if there is a car passing by when they cross the street. β
As they approached Edwin's Ranch, they came across an extra-long wagon, which could no longer be described as a wagon, it should be a road train.
It hauled more than 30 containers, and the entire body was more than 100 feet, like a train.
Frank said the vehicles typically travel thousands of miles a day, transporting a lot of heavy equipment from the Australian outback to towns hundreds of miles away and even further afield to southern Australia in multi-section containers according to a pre-arranged plan.
While overtaking, Emperor Wu noticed that the driver was leisurely smoking a cigar, listening to the DJ, and saying hello to Frank.
If Emperor Wu was allowed to drive this kind of car, his palms would be sweaty.