Geri Roskopf’s Blog

I have had many fellow towers tell me they don’t turn on the news anymore. The weather seems to be about the only thing they want to keep up-to-date with. I don’t blame them. My own blood pressure goes up watching the news. Along with the disturbing local and national news (Is it even reliable…

I read an article titled “Balancing Act,” which referenced the economic growth in a neighboring county where the goal is to mix new development with the county’s history and agriculture. It’s like a balancing act of having fast-paced growth while not losing what attracted people to the area in the first place. When I saw…

I just received another notice of tow industry events being cancelled: the Tennessee Tow Show and the International Towing Museum’s activities, including the induction of the Hall of Fame Class of 2020. I was honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2018. It was a very humbling and exciting weekend, so…

I looked up the definition of the word “firework,” and it’s a “device containing combustible chemicals that cause explosions or spectacular effects.” The plural of the word, fireworks, is as an outburst of passion, especially anger. This past week there was a different kind of fireworks at my office. It was a combination of hot…

Singers Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett sang a song titled It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere. It’s popular to those who’ve been working hard and need a break. Those in the towing and recovery profession 24/7/365 certainly are hard workers, and when you add in what our lives are like now, we definitely need to take some…

I believe most people have heard the saying “strong as an ox” or “steady as on ox.” Like horses, oxen are draft animals used for, among other things, plowing and pulling carts or wagons. An ox is actually nothing more than a specially-trained dairy or beef steer. These beasts can weigh 1,500- to 3,000 lbs.,…

Running a towing and recovery business in normal times is a challenge for sure, but with all the events happening over the last few weeks and months, my life seems like I’m on a merry-go-round and I’m asking myself how can I make it stop. My head is spinning with trying to keep everything straight…

My job description says I’m a tow truck operator. I can winch you out of the ditch, change your flat tire, give you a jump start or tow your disabled vehicle to a repair facility. But do you know what else I can do? I can be a husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, sister…

How many times has a kid told you a knock-knock joke and while you groaned at the punchline, the kid just laughed and laughed? Most often, knock-knock jokes are just plain annoying, but on the flip-side, the great thing about a knock-knock joke is it’s interactive. You have to respond to get the punchline. I…

When you go to the emergency room or doctor’s office you’re asked to rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10 — zero being no pain and 10 being the most severe. My question to you today is not so much about physical pain, but what about your mental pain? When you own…