Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

...because some of it is pretty and some of it is not.

Friday, December 6, 2024

The Moving Van

Had someone chanced to drive by my house late yesterday afternoon, they might have been surprised to spot a U-Haul moving van in my front drive. Frankly, I was as surprised as anyone else to see a moving van out there. By the time I noticed it, the back door was rolled up, and I could see a young man—a UPS deliveryman—tumbling packages around inside.

“I’ll be damned,” I muttered to myself.

A few moments later, I leaned out the front door, snapped a photo with my smartphone, and then trotted out to the back of the truck.

“You have a funny-looking UPS van,” I called out. “Is this the latest generation of UPS rigs?”

“I guess so,” the young man responded.

“Are you guys short on vans as the holiday season approaches?”

The young man nodded. “I think there are a couple of trucks like this running routes today.”

“Well, it’s unique. We can say that much.”

Eventually, the deliveryman kicked two packages free from the rest and presented them to me. I thanked him and lugged the packages inside my house. The U-Haul van soon crawled away across the prairie.

At one time, I drove to stores to buy stuff. Now, I do this.

UPS Delivery

—Mitchell Hegman

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