My new adventure with PTL

If you're young with good balance, flatbedding would be great. Even if you're out of shape, the exercise is super. Heck in 3 months, I went from a size 40 waist to the shorts I'm wearing as I write this, size 32! But I'm 67 and it is definitely not an old man's job. I no longer have the muscle mass to develop (you will lose yours starting about 50, too) and fell off the bed twice. Fortunately, I didn't get seriously hurt either time (I still remember how to fall from my karate training early in life the first fall and there was a bunched up tarp the second time) but I also recognized the risk of serious injury is always there.

And this is the "good weather" time of year. I didn't want to find out what doing tarps in snow and ice was like...!

 

I seriously considered Prime and, honestly, I can't remember why I didn't go there in the beginning. I still think their training program is superb and so is their equipment; I just made another choice.

As to the 'career progression' thing, that's the secret. This isn't and never was a career for me. I had one in aviation, 45 years of it, the first part as a professional pilot (anyone remember Piedmont Airlines?) ending with 27 years working in the regulatory and compliance division of the FAA ( you think the FMCSR is complicated? Hah! Compared to aviation regulations, they're simple...and logical!) This was a 'bucket list' item for me and when I've checked the box, I'll be done.