Truckin,’ got my chips cashed in; keep truckin’ like the doo-dah man
Tue, 2017-07-18 20:03
News Staff
12 used trucks for $1.44 million?
By G. Romero Wendorf
Hard as it is, it’s almost impossible to write this story without the Grateful Dead’s song, Truckin,’ coming to mind, part of which (the opening lyrics) was stolen to write the headline to this news story:
“Truckin,’ got my chips cashed in; keep truckin’ like the doo-dah man.”
There is also a lyric to the Truckin’ song that is pertinent to what The Advance is in search of: why did Hidalgo County pay $1.44 million for 12 used trucks and vacuum trailers that its four precincts don’t use on a regular basis.
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