Tom Jaynes
A Tense Moment
When a man boards one of these fishing vessels he doesn't know what to expect or what might be found, so he is all keyed up as he looks under all the tarps, and removes the top of a rice basket.
The air is electrified in moments like this. Everybody is all wound up. These conditions breed fear. All hell can break loose in an instant. All it takes is for someone to accidentally knock something over, to drop something, or even cough.
Fear is a built in safety valve, the thing that keeps you alive. Men can be killed in an instant, and it can't be recalled or done over a different way. My assignment with this arm of Market Time told stories of men doing their jobs and staying alive. That's a good story. Nobody got hurt today. Tomorrow would have its own ending. Let's hope it also has a good ending.
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A Tense Moment
When a man boards one of these fishing vessels he doesn't know what to expect or what might be found, so he is all keyed up as he looks under all the tarps, and removes the top of a rice basket.
The air is electrified in moments like this. Everybody is all wound up. These conditions breed fear. All hell can break loose in an instant. All it takes is for someone to accidentally knock something over, to drop something, or even cough.
Fear is a built in safety valve, the thing that keeps you alive. Men can be killed in an instant, and it can't be recalled or done over a different way. My assignment with this arm of Market Time told stories of men doing their jobs and staying alive. That's a good story. Nobody got hurt today. Tomorrow would have its own ending. Let's hope it also has a good ending.
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