And with a squeal of brakes two overloaded trucks, each pulling a double trailer, pull into the parking lot.

"Where do ya want 'em?" asks one driver. "They's a gift from the Idaho Catters. Spuds and lentils. Got 28 tons of each, and if you don't have a place for 'em we're gonna dump 'em right here. We got schedules to keep." And he spit a wad of tobacco juice onto the gravel.