you could do what they did in the movie "road trip" and call in a bomb threat.

 

Never saw that movie....

 

Take the test early.

If the instructor wont let you....pull a Cartman and "kick him in the nuts!"

 

I hate that for you. My father-in-law is a truck driver for the US post office, and he jhas to deal with "those people" too.

I can see how that would get on your nerves more then it should me.

 

I think truckers are to be commended. Some of the most curtious, safety minded, and the first to stop when there's trouble people are truck drivers. There are some carnies out there who drive trucks, but some of the best guys I've ever met are truck drivers. I've always thought if I hadn't went to school that truckin would have been my thing.

 

Stupid drivers don't do that to just truckers. They do that to me all the time. Drives me nuts. They may do it more often to truckers, but do it to everyone.

 

Didn't mean to imply that they do; but, for every stupid thing they do to or around you, the stupidity level goes up exponentially when 80,000 lbs moving at 65-70 mph is involved.

 

Yep.

 

Starts with compliment:


Ends with unintended insult:

 

Nonono....not an insult. My Dad is a truckdriver. Heck I know all kinds of them. I was merely stating that I chose a different path. I do actually know a guy I went to college with who hauls chicken litter from chicken houses and makes a heck of a living doing it. Not saying that theres anything wrong with that, I just chose a different path.

 

A lot of truck drivers have degrees, or have moved on from prior professions. If you are smart about it (Lucky works, too.), there's more money to be made than most "educated" professionals will ever see. You don't have to worry about being replaced by a 20 or 30-something when you hit 50 either. We live with underestimation everyday. As a younger man, it bothered me a little what other people thought. I'm older now. I know my worth and take full advantage of those that are unable to see it for themselves. I didn't even take notice of the slight. No big deal.

 

I know you didn't intend to insult truckers the world over (and chances are you didn't). However, what you said could easily be taken to imply that truckers are uneducated.

Hey, I'm just messing with you.

I was waiting for my oatmeal to finish cooking and had nothing to do. You walked into the crosshairs . . . so it goes.

 

My father is an OO (owner-operator) and he makes sick amounts of money. The biggest risk is getting injured or sick...the insurance for that is very expensive.

 

10-4 good buddy. (nudges Odin's Wrath in the arm)


I have a CDL liscense myself. I have the utmost respect for the profession.

 

I don't care if you went to college or not, or you're blue collar or white collar. Having a degree doesn't make you any smarter in life. Common sense means alot more than book smarts.