This Trucker Fights Back

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Whoa, it's clean here.... You must've cleaned the diary to organize a huge celebration for your success?!? :rotflmao:
Congratulations! There are no words to describe the magnitude of your achievement. :)
Juliette
 
You missed *MY* joke? awww come on ive been so slow lately not posting anywhere .. i thought id make it a good one lol.

I hear you about the whole schooling thing. I made the same choice at about 25. I wanted to work, i tought myself in 6 months what a collage would have tought me in 3 years and charged me an arm and leg. I then worked for free in exchange for proving myself and experiance which got my foot in the door.
Within a year of starting i was a well known name in the industry and getting job offers often. It was a gamble that paid off.. though with my determination less of a gamble than usual :)
It also gave my ego a boosting that i could do such a thing which is why 7 years later i decided if i could do all that i could loose weight too ... and quit smoking, and other things.... totally changed my life for the better.
If Trucking makes you happy - then by all means go back to doing it. Just dont slip back into bad eating habits (as if you would anyway) for me :)

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Congratulations on being certifiable! Heehee Seriously though, that's an amazing accomplishment and I'm very happy to hear you're in good health. :D
 
Mornin' Trucker. Way to go, I see you're down to 211...how wonderful! Have a great Holiday weekend. I'm heading off to Florida on Tuesday, so I'll check in when I return. Take care!
 
Randy,

Good morning and congratulations on the DOT certification and the 211! You are very close to your goal! That is GREAT! For me, being stagnant is very frustrating. I have to have a direction to go in. Glad you feel good about your direction and are doing something that makes you happy!

Don't let the 47 thing fool ya....I look at my parents (who are 73 and realize that is 23 years away for me...what will I do with my life between now and then....think back...remember being 23 and thinking 46 was over the hill....it's all in your perspective (remembering a recent discussion in Steve's diary)...hope I didn't lose ya in that one...I almost lost myself...but I think you get the gist of what I mean. :)

Have a good Friday, T!
 
T2 Trucker said:
I feel good about my decision. I love driving those big trucks and until you do it, you'll never understand it. It was what I was meant to be, I believe. I worked hard to get back to what I loved. Though I'm not at my 'goal' weight, I feel I've come full circle. To me there is no bigger success than what I did today.
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HEY! Rep to you--i have to spread some around before I give you more, but KUDOS! That's so great! And I know what you mean: )
 
Are you going to be a trucker again? I am missing so much. I am moving out of state and I have about 2 months if things work out and our house sales, so I am way behind because I have so much going on!! Glad to hear you are feeling good about your world and I am trying to keep up it's just hit and miss right now!!:)
 
This thunderstorm is ghey'n my dsl bigtime, I had everyone multi'd and the power went out. I'm not sure I have jam to repost all that stuff again *super sigh*
 
Pa. is at its best right now, green, lush and the breweries are running full tilt ;) We also have wine producers here too. Pull up a futon and cop a squat and I'll tell you a bunch lies while we sample home vintage.
 
T2 Trucker said:
Big day for me.

I took my D.O.T. physical. I'm certified by law having met ALL health requirements to return to the industry that left me in dire health - check that, that I left myself get into poor health.

I closed a couple doors by taking the leap of faith. I pretty much entered a paper trail that says I'm no longer disabled. I'm pretty much committed to seek out the real world like the rest of you now that I pulled the parachute cord.

This may very well say I'm not considering school anymore either. I wish I could say why I won't take this opportunity because it did seem enchanting - for awhile. It's just not where my heart is leading me though. Time is not on my side. 27 or even 37, I'd probably jumped all over this - 47 changes things considerably. The one thing that school can't change is my need to be an earner much more sooner than 2 or 4 years from now.

I feel good about my decision. I love driving those big trucks and until you do it, you'll never understand it. It was what I was meant to be, I believe. I worked hard to get back to what I loved. Though I'm not at my 'goal' weight, I feel I've come full circle. To me there is no bigger success than what I did today.
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That is incredible news, T2!! I'm so proud of you for following your heart. The only way to find happiness in your job to do what you love. So many people are not so lucky. And I'll have to agree with the others, 47 is not old. As good of care as you are taking with your health now, you'll have another 40+ years to re-evaluate any decisions you want, if you ever want to. In my eyes you will always be a success just for starting the journey rather then the finishing of it.

Have a lovely weekend.
 
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