Wow, I can't believe that it's been this long since I've made a log entry.
Needless to say I've been busier than a one-armed man at a Spanking
Festival. ::rolleyes:
I've been picking up some slack cargo jobs for both BMM and Bowex lately.
These are jobs where there is excess cargo that wouldn't quite fit into their
big Transports but still need to get somewhere to meet a contract.
It's quite nice really, usually following a transport or two to their destination
with the excess. It's nice and cozy flying in the shadow of a transport with
8 or 10 turrets to work with when a band a Crims appears.
Best of all, this major surge in work finally allowed me to retire the last
Startracker in our little "fleet" and purchase the Anki freighter I've been eyeing. I finally have my own 500 unit ship!!
Shelton had been flying the old Startracker on local ore and scrap hauling runs
but with my purchase of the Anki, I've kicked the old Rhino down to that task and
we've now more than doubled our combined capacity. This should help us pick up
some steam, especially since it allows me to grab larger unit count slack jobs than
I had been. Shelton is happy with the Rhino and it's roomier cockpit, since he's definitely
gained a stone or two lately.
Meanwhile, we continue this high-wire act and try not to look down.
