’The foreman is impressed. He puts the truck in motion and stops again about a mile down the road. He points at another tree through the passenger d...oor window and asks the same question. This time, it’s a bigger tree and of a different class.‘Lord tunderin’! Dat’s yer Douglas Fir and she got 690 board feet.’ says the Newfie. Now the foreman is really impressed. The Newfie has answered quickly and got the answers right without even using a calculator!One more test. They drive a little farther. Most nurses are insufferable bitches and she was no exception. She was the type that ordered people around and then trash-talked them when they walked away. However, she didn't see me as a threat because our jobs barely had any overlap. I thought she only viewed me as a nuisance until one night when things slowed down at about midnight she came up and started talking to me. She was surprisingly friendly, she asked me about what I was doing in school and if I liked my classes. She seemed to ask. "I said, "It looks like it rains a lot here, so if we can make things to collect rainwater then we won't go thirsty." There could be a magic lake in the middle!" Amy said, excitedly."That's nice for movies but I would be surprised if we found such a place." Oh," she sadly."We'll explore when we have a chance. Who knows what we'll find? A freshwater lake or stream would be nice." Amy's spirits seemed to brighten. "The rain will solve our water problem. Now we have to prioritize building a. I even got you something.??A gift?? I asked.?Not really. Just something I thought of today.??Cool.? I had no idea what it might be, but I was legitimately curious about the possibilities.?We’ll see how ‘cool’ you think it is tonight.? Now I was even more curious. She slid her plate to me and let me eat her leftovers.We spent the night much the same as we did the night before. Then at about 9, she told me it was time for bed. So I got up and followed her to the bedroom, where she told me to.
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