New York City, Ash Wednesday 2013, AP.
This morning, in an unexpected protest observed by questionable sources, truck drivers parked three frack tanker trucks in front of the courthouse in Manhattan. NFW’s roving correspondent caught up with the drivers as they climbed down from the big rigs. They would only give their names as Billy Bob, Billy Bob Jr. and “Tater.” All three trucks had Texas plates and warning signs: “Frack Waste. Back the Frack Off.”
NFW: “What’s going on here ?”
Billy Bob: “What’s going on here is Mr. McClendon told us to park these rigs rat ‘chere in front of Governor Andy Como’s house and leave them, till he come out.”
NFW: “But this the courthouse. The Governor’s Mansion is in Albany. And he lives in Mt. Kisco.”
Tater: “Don’t make me no never mind. Orders is orders, this is the address he give. Mr. McClendon and Mr. Ho is plenty steamed at Mr. Andy Como.” He spat a wad of chewing tobacco at a curious pigeon. “Ho says Andy Como done trick-fracked him big time on them permits. Them permits was due today. If Ho don’t have them permits by Memorial Day, he says he’ll harvest that ‘sumbitch Como’s body parts. ”
NFW: “Mr. Ho ? ”
Billy Bob Jr. “Damn straight. Frak Kin Ho. The Chairman of Chinapeake Energy. Mr. McClendon’s new boss. That’s who owns these here frack . . . ”
Billy Bob interrupted:, “Shut the frack up Junior.”
Billy Bob, Jr., in sing-song: “Black is beautiful, tan is grand, but yeller is the color of the big boss man.”
Billy Bob, scowling at Jr.: “Somebody’s sure ’nuff cruisin’ for a bruisin’. . . ”
Tater, eyeing a policeman walking our way. “Mr. Ho paid good money for Mr. Andy Como. Almost as much as he paid for that feller Corbett back yonder in Pennsylvania. And when he bought Mr. Andy Como, he ‘spects him to stay bought until the gas is on them tankers to Shanghai.”
Billy Bob, chucking. “Or he can forget the damn Ovule Office, know what I’m sayin’ ?” Looking at the policeman. “Boys, we best hoof it.”
NFW: “Where you headed”
Tater, scrambling into the cab: “Got to take this load out to Long Island and dump it. Adios.”
“The Hamptons or bust !” hollered Billy Bob as he drove off into the winter sunlight.
Photomontage by Mark Ohe and Ruth Hardinger
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