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Is it rare to stay out for so long?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Albert Wesker, Oct 11, 2011.

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  1. Oct 11, 2011 #1
    Albert Wesker

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    I originally planned to stay out on the road for years, but before that I would stay for at east 6 months to see if I can handle it, I mean I'm not married so no real good reason to go home.

    Are there a lot of people who stay out for 6 months? Even a year or couple of years? Or stay out on the road their whole life, as if they got no home/house?
     
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  3. Oct 11, 2011 #2
    SheepDog

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    This will be an interesting thread...
     
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    :biggrin_2559:
     
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  5. Oct 11, 2011 #4
    rogueunh

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    Out on the road for years is my definition of a nightmare.
     
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  7. Oct 11, 2011 #5
    Albert Wesker

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    Well I told my dispatcher about staying out for 6 months and he seems pretty happy about it, it's like this: I was in the office and tell him that and the other dispatcher sitting across from him started laughing as soon as I said I was going to stay out for 6 months, and my dispatcher was like:"What are you laughing at?"
    I wonder what it all means
     
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  8. Oct 11, 2011 #6
    tirednaz

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    Are you pulling our leg with this?
     
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  9. Oct 11, 2011 #7
    Albert Wesker

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    No, this is real, I'm planning on staying 6 months for now, I mean recently I switch my old truck in for a newer one, and it's got an APU on it so it will make life a lot easier, you see, all I need is a computer and video games and I'm good to go, I'm kinda like a video game addict.
     
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  10. Oct 11, 2011 #8
    Albert Wesker

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    say, what's the longest you guys ever stayed out for?
     
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  11. Oct 11, 2011 #9
    JohnCooperWorks

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    One of my close friends stays out 8-9 months at a time,but he teams with his wife.
     
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  12. Oct 11, 2011 #10
    Okieron

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    A kid I worked with in the oil fields had no home and lived in his truck. so yes its possible but in my opinion it would get old staying out that long. 3 weeks or so and I was ready for a break 6 weeks and I was ready to kill.
     
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