Tyche
Copyright© 2020 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 130
The commander of the airbase lost interest. He was used to dealing with American tourists. To no one in particular, he said, “Locos, todos y cada uno de los bastardos. Niños universitarios en particular.” He said it with feeling, and the words gave him satisfaction. Spring break was a great burden on his soul and his church.
I chuckled. “De hecho, son una carga. El dinero que gastamos ayuda.”
He looked shocked. “¿Me lees la mente?”
“No senior, tu cara, tus ojos, incluso tu lenguaje corporal, eres apasionado.”
He looked indignant.
“No juegues al póquer, mayor.”
“nunca gano!”
I switched to English, “We are leaving tomorrow. I need a crew to sail my boat to Houston. Do you know...?”
“You need an attitude adjustment...”
“Look ... I know I’m an asshole ... but you didn’t need to be mean about it.”
“No,” he said. “You need a delivery crew ... like the one in San Deigo. There’s a group in Cancun who do that. I’ll call and ask.”
He did.
I was shocked when he told me.
“Fifty five hundred to move my boat?”
“For the safety of your delivery crew ... you must have had a professional surveyor recently survey your boat ... and I know you didn’t ... because we have lunch every Wednesday ... and he said you didn’t.”
Now I know I couldn’t say, ‘Seven told me it’s a good one.’ And I also know that I couldn’t tell him I’d used my watch and traveled to the future so I knew I still had the boat ‘then.’
Nope ... that wouldn’t work ... but ... since I’d traveled to plus twenty and knew I still had the boat ... and the Skyraider ... I must have paid.
So ... I did.
“Well ... that was easy,” he said as he pocketed five hundred.
“Hey!”
“Service Fees,” he said.
We had to stay one extra day for the survey and to pay the half down to the delivery crew ... we also had to pay the provisioning chandler to stock the boat. I didn’t mind that ... it’s only a four day shot to Houston ... how much food could three people eat in four days?
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