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BART

HI MARK,
I’D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY TRAVELING COMPAINION,BART.I’M A LONG HAUL TRUCKDRIVER AND HAD STOPPED AT A TRUCKSTOP IN BARSTOW,CA WHILE ON MY WAY TO LONG BEACH,CA.I CAME OUT OF THE CAFE AND SAW A SMALL,SCARED LITTLE PUPPY JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR.I BENT DOWN TO PET HIM,THEN WALKED OUT TO MY TRUCK TO HEAD DOWN THE HILL.I UNLOCKED THE DOOR AND LOOKED DOWN AND THE PUPPY WAS LOOKING UP AT ME AND WAGGING HIS TAIL.A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I HAD TO HAVE MY DOG PUT DOWN,AND I REALLY DIDN’T WANT ANOTHER,EVEN THOUGH I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG DOG LOVER.BUT BEFORE I COULD THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT,I PICKED HIM UP AND PUT HIM IN THE CAB.THAT WAS IN LATE OCTOBER OF 1989,AND WE’VE BEEN TOGETHER EVER SINCE.WHEN I GOT HOME TO VIRGINA AND TOOK HIM TO THE VET,THE DOCTOR FIGURED HIS WAS JUST UNDER 1 YEAR OLD.WELL,NOW HE’S ALMOST 20 WITH OVER 2 MILLION MILES ON HIM ( I HAVE OVER 3 MILLION,BUT THIS IS ABOUT BART).HE’S GONE BLIND,AND HAS ARTHRITIS IN HIS LOWER BACK,BUT HE STILL GETS AROUND QUITE WELL,AND HIS DOCTOR IS ALWAYS AMAZED WHEN SHE SEE’S HIM.HE JUST HAD CHECK UP,AND ACCORDING TO THE VET,HE STILL HAS ALOT OF MILES LEFT.WE’VE BEEN ALL OVER THE U.S. AND CANADA,AND WHILE HE CAN’T SEE WHERE WE ARE,HE’S HAPPY TO BE ON THE ROAD.ONE REASON I’VE GOT SATELLITE RADIO WAS SO WE CAN LISTEN TO YOUR SHOW EVERYDAY.NASCAR WAS THE MAIN REASON,BUT YOU WERE A CLOSE 2’ND.

Steve from VA