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Deeply sad, but beautifully written. Thank you for this; it conveys a vivid impression of what the experience was like.
Absolutely horrific! And they wouldn’t test him? My heart goes out to you, Tony. I’m so sorry for the loss of Birdie. I hope you stay well & one day find peace and closure. I”m sure it was painful & difficult to retell the story, but people need to know. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Absolutely horrific! And they wouldn’t test him? My heart goes out to you, Tony. I’m so sorry for the loss of Birdie. I hope you stay well & one day find peace and closure. I’m sure it was painful & difficult to retell the story, but people need to know. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Everyone should read this. As a veteran rental car person for many years of my past professional life, I understand clearly what Birdie was exposed to. Any automobile or rental vehicle would be the absolute hardest thing we all use every day to get clean or even close to sanitized. Perhaps a new process, such as using a sort of ultraviolet light device.
A rental car transporter, commonly called a “shuttler” in the industry, is hard work, long hours, lot’s of isolated times driving roads that are boring, repetitive and many times dangerous. My hat is off to all of the then and I have know a lot of them. RAC does not operate without them. Nothing is more important in RAC than having “that” car in the exact place it has to be for the customer arriving for who knows where.