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Tow Trucks in PR have the greatest philophosophical menageries on them. Here is the first document in an on-going series.


I saw a GREAT red tow truck with Tun-Tun written all over it in thunderbolt yellow letters. Alas I was in a precarious traffic situation and this was the only shot I got. It looks like a mirage which, in a way, I suppose it was.



My goal is to someday reconnect with Papitín, a fellow who stopped to assist me when my car broke down on the side of the road about 3 years ago. His mantra/slogan: Papitín is Back Again. He said this to me several times during the time we spent together. Like when he saw that I was stressed out about the car he would say "Don't worry about it. Papitín is Back Again" even though we had never met before, so for me he had never left, and what is that supposed to mean anyways?

Here is his tripped out business card:



Not only is the word propietario written incorrectly, but he also instructs you to wait Espere

When I asked he explained that it used to be Papitín is Back, but then, after making it through some hard times he found it more appropriate to refer to himself and his truck and the whole thing as Papitín is Back Again. Of course he is also one of the tangiest looking people you could ever hope to meet. A scruffy tow trucker with a definite feyness to him with some s & m accessories to boot. I've seen his truck on the road again but never with my camera on hand. Somehow I know we will cross paths again.