The Pre-Trip Logbook
"Check your air lines. Count the leaks."
I. THE PRESSURE TEST (Air & Seals)
1.
The Alarm Clock:
Is the first voice in your head someone else's?
2.
The Fuel Gauge:
Are you burning fuel for someone else's engine?
3.
The Blind Spot:
Is there a topic you are "not allowed" to look at?
II. THE CAB (Internal Checks)
4.
Mirror Check:
Do you see a "trainee" instead of an owner-operator?
5.
Warning Light:
Do you feel "doom" if you don't comply?
6.
The Logic Loop:
Are you defending things that don't make sense?
III. THE CARGO (External Drains)
7.
Social Static:
Have you trimmed your guest list to just the group?
8.
Resource Leak:
Is a "cause" draining your time or money?
9.
The Ghost Noise:
Do you feel watched even when alone?
IV. THE FINAL INSPECTION (Authority)
10.
Exit Strategy:
Would walking away feel like your life is over?
11.
The Glad Hands:
Are you only connected to the world through the group's "couplers"?
12.
The Audit:
Would an inspection show a free person or a prisoner's log?
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