Episode 276: Obvious Wisdom

A truck carrying newly felled logs from an operation north of town stops in front of The Brew. The driver climbs down from her cab and walks up to the counter. Don’t mean to rush you, she says, but I need some coffee, quick, or I’ll be asleep at the wheel in five miles. Can’t have that, says Mazolli. He pours a cup, the driver takes it. Thanks, she says. She puts a couple of dollar bills on the counter. Be seeing you later. Drive careful, says Mazolli. The driver nods. Drive careful, she says. Yeah, I like that.