How i got into the time share business part 10

One of the dumbest errands ever. This big shot was flying somewhere and he became friends

with his seat mate who claimed was very ill and needed help to move a shipment from a dock to his house. Obviously no one is to know that this mercy mission will be on the company clock.

So i rent a truck, enlist a friend and look for the dock. Its 1/2 ton of moss............gimme a break.

It barely fits in the truck and im thinking-moss- used in dioramas, flower shops, and the locals

pass it off as puna butter pakalolo (pot) to unsuspecting tourists who if they make a scene

the police would book them under bunko squad. Anyway im thinking im going to deliver this

to the moks (local no-goods) and im not happy. I lose about 10 bags on red hill, a steep 5 mile

hill (i once had a 454 cu. buick and used 1/2 the tank going up) We have to start going up the foothills of the koolau range and the trip is going to the boonies. Finally we get there and after quite a while this old and frail japanese man tells me to put it behind a large shed. On an overlook is an amazing view of the whole leeward side of oahu and surrounded by acres

of lilies dafodills and mostly orchids. I estimated the orchid crop at $50,000. the beauty

of it all dissolved our anger. I mentioned i normally dont do favors for a friend of a friend i dont know, trying to get some compensation at least for my buddy who volunteered.

Maybe because of the wind he didnt hear me--then i saw it, about 40-50 pickled duck egg containers. These are fired clay containers, about 25 gal. capacity decorated with dragons

doing their thing going around. They are used to ship duck eggs that ferment for 3-5 up to 20 years in mud in the containers and are quite a delicacy for orientals. The only store that i knew
of that sold them on hotel street wouldnt sell them. They were very desirable items, many were stolen from front yards of houses. Like a pickle jar. Using a lie that had worked before, regarding buying antiques, i said- hey, can i have some of those, my mom had one and i broke
it horsing around as a kid she never forgave me...he said you can have as many as you can put in truck...my buddy had seen me in action before and kept a straight face he even made faces due to the extra work. We were able to get 14 onboard. 2 broke, i mended them later. All told i made
over $500, some i used as tipping points--take the lamp-i'll throw in the vase.