Dry-Docked
It was intended to just be a quick stop-in to pick up a small item I'd previously ordered from a warehouse. But the wait turned out to be longer than expected... on a hot summer day with no AC. As I sat waiting for my order to be brought out, watching the customer service staff work the phones and the desk, my eyes drifted outside to the junk yard located across the street. That's Alaska for ya... one of the premier furniture and home stores in the state backs up next to a junk and repair yard in the heart of the city. You gotta love it and smile at that one, I thought. But then I noticed a boat in the junk yard that had seen better days and I couldn't help but laugh... because the boat's name was Lucky Lucy . Poor Lucy didn't appear to have been so "lucky" in recent days (or years, depending on how long it has sat there) and I wondered what the story was behind it. Was it dropped off or sold off for parts and no longer sea worthy? Was some...
