The rescued waif, Henry, a tiny "rescue dog" puppy with a gammy leg, found at a squalid cesspit near a
truckie stop in Saar more than a year ago, and the subject of letters and columns in the GDN, has at last found a home.
Tipping the scales at 31st, the
truckie would stop at garages for food on the go.
The backing for McGhee began to grow more audible and, taking a lead from the
truckie, an insightful taxi driver stopped to give his righteous opinion.
Perth-based former roofer and
truckie Renae Wauhop explained why she chose to ditch the road and enter the beauty contest.
Holly/Solace introduces us to an interesting cast of supporting characters: from her previous life at secure unit Templeton House, her beloved Miko 'pronounced my-co', mates Grace and Trim, foster parents Ray and Fiona--'the kind of person who dresses poorer than she is and saves the whales'--and, on the road, from Oxford student Chloe to vegan
truckie Phil.
The child wrapped it in a baby blanket, cuddled it and cooed: "Don't worry, little
truckie, everything will be all right."
The new rig--to use
truckie talk--is a Daf LF55 E18 cab chassis, and the pantec was also built by SVM.
And Blakemore is brimming with confidence that his paint-sprayer, carpet-layer, three plumbers, teacher, road-digger and stripping
truckie will give the Coca-Cola League One side the fright of their lives.
'Driving in the Outback is not for the feeble,' declares a
truckie parked up on the outskirts of Burketown.
The charming gentleman behind the makeshift desk looked out from underneath his oil-stained
truckie cap and informed us that the next plane was the following day at around midday.