Geri Roskopf’s Blog

As a child, do you remember sitting in the backseat of the car on your way to grandma and grandpas and it seemed like it was taking forever to get there? Remember asking your mom and dad, “are we there yet?” for the 100th time? That’s how I feel right now about going to the…

When you were a kid, I’m sure you were asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Kids today will tell you they want to be someone such as a firefighter, ballerina, professional athlete or even a gamer. I don’t think many – unless they have grown up in the towing business…

Ernest Holmes, Sr., was born on January 17, 1883, and the reason to celebrate his birthday is because he was the inventor of the first tow truck. In 1916, his friend John Wiley needed help recovering his Ford Model T, which was off the road and upside down in a creek bed. Holmes eventually got…

I can always hear the exasperation in a customer’s voice when they call needing a truck towed. While having your personal truck down can ruin your day, if a truck used for business is down, that is distress that turns into stress. Not only are you looking at the downtime and the cost of towing…

I was on a Zoom meeting and one of the participants said she didn’t have time to sit down and read her Tow Times magazine. She said there were about six issues sitting on her desk and that she much preferred scheduling time to read digital content. Another meeting participant agreed, and said statistics show…

My three-year-old granddaughter was so excited to tell me she had a secret. Then she giggled and said she couldn’t tell me it, because it was a secret. I babysat her this past weekend, and she proudly presented me with about 20 little pieces of notebook paper, folded in half, and closed with princess stickers.…

When Thanksgiving arrived, I immediately turned on the local radio station that plays Christmas music. My husband said, “bah humbug.” Not so much to be like Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol, but for him, it was too early to hear Christmas music. Not for me. While I like listening and singing along to songs…

I was opening the wrapper for a Hershey’s milk chocolate bar (you know me and chocolate) and on the back of the wrapper was a suggestion to spend s’more time together. S’mores is a campfire treat consisting of a toasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two graham crackers. I liked the way…

Once again, I’m amazed at the Tow Times 2021 Shine ‘n Star winners. The graphics on these tow trucks are incredible, and they are rolling billboards for those companies. While I know the owners took extra care to paint, wash and polish their trucks before taking a photo and sending it in to the contest,…

“How are you? How is it going?” People ask me this all the time, and my response is, “fine.” But am I really fine? Most often I’m tired, stressed and wondering where the day went. Life in towing is not easy. It takes a toll on your mind, body and spirit. The following poem is…