My New Life

I've decided to blog any funny, weird, interesting stories from my new job at Washington State Ferries in case I want to write a book someday. Today in training for WSF the quote of the day is: We're dealing with the public and the public is not stable. Expect the unexpected."

Some form of this quote will probably be my book title.

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