Geri Roskopf’s Blog

Doing One Thing

I’ve always known that members of the towing and recovery industry are generous and giving when asked to support a great cause, and that was evident in the following email I received from a special tow lady. “I am like many women in this industry, I not raised in it, but married into it. As…

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Who Are You?

If you were asked, “Who are you?”, what would your answer be? A dispatcher, tow operator, business owner or mechanic? Or does your identity go deeper? Think about the many roles you have in life. For me, I’m a wife, mom, sister, aunt, daughter, cousin — and that’s just some of the roles I have in…

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Bad Moods, Bad Jokes and Sunsets

“Bad mood” doesn’t really describe how I’ve been feeling lately. I don’t even like myself right now. I should warn people by putting a DO NOT DISTURB note on my office door. You know when you’re in a bad mood and people try to get you to smile with a bad joke or corny statement? You…

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Children and Trust

The word “trust” came up in a conversation the other day. The person I was talking to said everything in life is held together with trust. While I agree, I would also add “love.” What comes to your mind when you think of trust? For me, it would mean that I have faith and confidence…

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Just Slow Down

There was a horrific incident in Milwaukee this past Monday involving a tractor–trailer and a flatbed tow truck. It was caught on a police squad’s dash cam. I felt physically sick as I watched the tow operator start to open his door, and then close it as he saw in his mirror, the tractor–trailer coming…

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Bad Moods, Bad Jokes and Sunsets

“Bad mood” doesn’t really describe how I’ve been feeling lately. I don’t even like myself right now. I should warn people by putting a DO NOT DISTURB note on my office door. You know when you’re in a bad mood and people try to get you to smile with a bad joke or corny statement? You…

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Children and Trust

The word “trust” came up in a conversation the other day. The person I was talking to said everything in life is held together with trust. While I agree, I would also add “love.” What comes to your mind when you think of trust? For me, it would mean that I have faith and confidence…

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Doing the Right Thing

In the television show What Would You Do?, hidden cameras are used as the show host observes and comments on how people behave when confronted with dilemmas that require them to either take action or just walk away and mind their own business. Various scenarios are created that force people to make split-second decisions such as…

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Red Means Stop

My four-year-old niece was learning about symbols, so when I was in the car driving with her I would point out the golden arches and she would say, “McDonald’s.” Then we would stop at a stoplight and I would say, “red is for …” and she would say “stop.” Then I would say, “yellow is…

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Blame It on the Weather

I haven’t gotten anything done on my to do list today. Frustration has set in and I just want to go home. Not sure who or what to blame so I am blaming it on the weather, which is in the 90s with humidity so high you just sit and sweat. If you’re in a state…

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