Wanting some advice, have some questions

The Lunatic is on the grass, The Lunatic is on the grass,
Remembering GAMES and daisy chains and laughs,
Got to keep the Loonies on the Path,
The lunatic is in the hall, the lunatics are in My hall,
The paper holds there folded faces to the floor, and everyday the paper boy brings more,
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon, and if there is no room upon the hill,
And if your head explodes with dark forbodings too, i"ll see you on the dark side of the moon,
The lunatic is in my head, The lunatic is in my head,
There"s someone in my head but it"s not me
I can"t think of anything to say except.....
I think it"s marvelous............Ha,Ha,Ha..........Had a Floyd moment again...The above is a metaphor..Kidding around is over, Now I"m Gonna go Hard, Sound"s like your games are more important than a serious job where lives could be at stake, time to cowboy up and put the play station down...

 

Apoca, spending hours at a time gaming is more than a hobby, it is more of an addiction. If you wish to become a trucker and have a prosperous and safe career, then put aside the gaming and focus on learning the job as a trucker as your primary focus. We already have plenty of drivers on the road who do not take this job seriously. Many of whom end up in a place they do not wish to be due to distractions ruling their lives.

Keep the toys at home to enjoy on your days off away from the truck.

 

What are you using to game on? If a laptop, you can purchase a stronger battery that will have a longer life. It's a bit pricey (I'm sure you know that) but seems like a good investment for "on the truck" entertainment. That would give you a few hours of play and then you could recharge during the hours you are rolling. Also, if you have a problem putting the game down, the battery dying would ensure you got off after so long! <wink>

Not sure what all the worry is about you doing this. My husband has teamed with a few guys who use their down time to play on line games. All of them used their phones as hotspots. He's not a gamer, but we've invested in ways to give him some entertainment on his down time. Books and TV/DVD. I'm thinking about getting him a handheld game like a gameboy or something as he does like the simpler games. But he has an APU on his truck so he's able to plug up his electronics. I'd recommend making sure you find ways to unplug every once in awhile to mix amongst drivers if you're at a decent driver's lounge, though. I can honestly say that as a newbie, the best way to learn tricks of the trade is chatting with some of the long horns. It's been an invaluable advantage for my dude.

Just what are you other guys doing when you're not driving? Not trying to be sarcastic, just honestly curious about the reaction to this post. What about 34 hr reset?

 

See I don't know, I have zero experience with you as a person and less with you as a poster. So I assume what you could do by your questions and have to because I care about MY safety and the safety of others around you and when I see people speak about gaming, know how addicting that is, you can say what you want to say but I rather stay on the cautious side of things and stick to what I said.

I don't doubt he was doing something, I am not on the investigation team so it may be or something different BUT seeing you are here asking questions that if you were driving you would know, then I can tell you that you never heard anything, it is very possible that someone can play a game that they can't drive safely and drive.

What's this about road hypnosis?

Really?

Good luck, glad it helps.

 

HA!....dude you're showing your age! "That space invaders game!"

 

You never heard of rooting a smartphone?

 

*looks at ya differently*
great explanation..

 

Then keep doing what you enjoy. Leave the trucking to those who are committed to it.