Drivers don't look like drivers anymore

Going back and reading my post, I agree on the poor choice of words. Should have been more clear on the trend, of what most drivers at the time were wearing. I drove around to a few local places when I was 19, had a class 1 license less than 20 hours, and no experience except driving my uncles truck a few times with him in the cab coaching me, and then a road test with a government examiner. Third place I stopped was a gravel pit, and a small fleet of gravel trucks, I walked in and asked the woman at the desk if they had any openings for drivers. No resume with me, nothing, wearing shorts, sneakers, and a Tshirt. She asked me a few questions, and then said can you start right now. Turns out the woman and her husband owned the place and just fired a driver. Her husband showed me to the truck, didn't even open the hood, just started it up, told me to get in the passenger seat, we asked on the radio what product, were told drain rock, he drove us there and parked, said put the box down with this lever, this is locked tailgate here, the loader arrived and loaded us, we swung around to the scale and he pulled on, i jumped out and ran inside, grabbed the scale ticket from the same woman I spoke to and back into the truck. We drove to the address on the weight ticket, delivered it, drove back to the pit, he called for what the next load was, pitrun, drove over and got loaded in that area of this huge pit, and back to the scale where he got out of the truck, and said go deliver it. Well several loads later I was told to stop for a break, and upon seeing the other drivers, all in jeans, plaid shirts, boots, and ball caps, I felt out of place, for about a day. That became my normal.
I taught myself how to spread a load, other tricks, and basically was shown nothing.
About a week later i was asked for my full name and address and to see my license. I had no idea a log book was needed, or anything else. I would watch drivers to learn everything about the job, asked a few questions on the radio. A few weeks later I was told to hook up the pup, and deliver a double load of lime rock about a 3 hour drive away. I figured out how to hook it up, how to dump it by jack knifing it, and more. Stopped by a commercial vehicle safety guy one day was how I discovered I needed a log book lol.
I did everything wrong, learning by making mistakes.
Never dressed like other drivers, and never went to driving school. It was 1987 in a northern BC town, different times than now. I'm still not a stereo typical truck driver. Grace of God kept me alive for the first few years, but I wouldn't change a thing.

 

i stopped at that Petro in the cornfields west of chicago about 20 years ago.
for some reason i bought me a nice pair of cowboy boots
i kept replacing the cowboy boots as they wore out
really feels great the glock in the ankle holster in the cowboy boot
not sure if i got the big bunion from all the cowboy boots but still wear them sometimes
now its wide wolverines which last forever and Nikes off duty

 

I'd like to buy another pair of cow patty kickers but they seem to fit so well anymore. The craftsman low cut boots have been working well and easy on the wallet.

 

I don’t wear cowboy boots when I drive, but I do love my Ariats.

 

I think cowboy boots are comfortable but can get cold in the winter

 

Some are available with Thinsulate insulation to keep your feet warm.
Ariat Workhog Wide Square CT WP Insulated at Zappos.com