Roofers, truckers and dirt farmers

One thing I love about staying in cheap hotels in America is having breakfast with the working people- the roofers, the truckers and the dirt farmers.

I love to talk to the salt of the earth that frequent the same hotels as I do. This morning I awoke at 5:45 to hit the road for Ronnie's. Down in the hotel kitchen I met a roofer and we talked gas prices. He said "I don't know why we have to go to war with the Saudi's and then I have to spend my hard earned money to rebuild their country. Why don't we just go over there, tell them we own their country and tell them to get out!"  I finished my waffle and coffee stood up and said " Hey man stay up on the roof, eh! He answered " Y'all do the same, buddy!" We say "eh" and they say "y'awl!"
He was up at 5:45 to go to work. He works hard and I understand his kind. The more I understand that there are 3 sides to every story the better the stories I collect.
This week I will be with a couple of professors, a librarian, a doctor, a Phd in Philosophy and some great liberal students from the university. 3 different sides to the story and better stories.
I'm at Ronnie's and the kiln is loaded and we spark it up in the morning.