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Back in the Saddle?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by TROOPER to TRUCKER, Jul 25, 2016.

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  1. Jul 25, 2016 #1
    TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    I may be going back to drive local home every night for a branch of Circle S Ranch with round trips taking feed to the farms. Week after next I'm gonna way them all out and decide. I do like driving so this is very very tempting.
     
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  3. Jul 25, 2016 #2
    Stormy 69

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    That home every night will drive you nuts till you adjust to it
     
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  4. Jul 25, 2016 #3
    TROOPER to TRUCKER

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    Nah don't miss OTR with a sick wife and kids. Being at home since January has drove me nuts Just got my new med card and this retired sitting at home is for the birds.
     
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  5. Jul 25, 2016 #4
    MACK E-6

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    I'd have to agree with him.

    Once you've ran the road for awhile, the last thing you want is to be shackled to the house. I'd be climbing the walls after a couple days.
     
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  7. Jul 25, 2016 #5
    TROOPER to TRUCKER

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    In climbing the walls just sitting around being retired. Trust me I don't miss OTR.
     
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  8. Jul 25, 2016 #6
    KillingTime

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  9. Jul 25, 2016 #7
    superflow

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    I don't think I will ever miss the OTR lifestyle....
    It's not for everyone that's for sure and I would never ever recommend it to anyone that's married with kids , ( especially young married couples)
     
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  10. Jul 25, 2016 #8
    ‘Olhand

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    I dunno ol buddy.....I'd stay at the house in a heartbeat after all these years.....jus can't afford the pay cut....and the few local gigs that could come close.....bout kill a 25 year old kid.....I'd be dead in a month.....lol
     
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  11. Jul 25, 2016 #9
    rachi

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    Give it time, lol. But you might try regional where your home every week.
     
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  12. Jul 25, 2016 #10
    snowwy

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    That's about the truth too. I took a $500 cut in take home pay just to stay home. For a tanker gig. Anything else wouldn't have been worth coming home too. And yes, 2 months and i'm still adjusting to sleeping in my own bed. at night. Putting in a long 11 hours but for the first time in my life i get 2 days off. IN A ROW. A shower and teeth brushing every day. WITHOUT 55 million truckers using it. And a toilet ONLY used by me. Home cooked meals again. etc. etc. etc.
     
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