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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tierael, post: 8478617, member: 241185&quot;]<font face="Courier New"><font size="5"><b>Trainco Day 07</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4">So today was the first day we got some drive time on the road. We spent the first part of the day in class and got to hear about the 5 out of 6 people in the graduating class failing thier pre-trip exam. One guy in particular missed it by 5 points. I feel for the guy but I know I won&#039;t have that issue. I am extremely solid on my pre-trip and I have a great flow. My nerves won&#039;t get to me either because I know how to approach this kind of thing. Plus I have done these pre-trips so many times on Forklifts during my previous job and the general process is the same in my mind. The only thing that is different is that it&#039;s a different vehicle with different part. </font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4">My road time was less than stellar though. It was a bit of a shock to my system and even though I actually drove very well. I made everyone in the cab very nervous with how nervous I was. They about kicked me out of the driver seat and I got a good lecture about it. So that was fun, not. It felt like driving my car for the first time again and that was exactly the same thing. So I got a giant black spot on me now because I am the only one who had this issue. My anxiety and nerves got the better of me because I take driving extremely seriously especially now that the vehicle is much larger and a much more deadly weapon. </font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4">We were driving bobtail so there were many notable differences between this thing and my car. For one this thing picks up so much faster than my little car. Getting used to the acceleration was tricky. My braking was smooth but the controls were all more sensitive than I am accustomed to. Plus driving and more so turning with two hands took some getting used to. </font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4">The main lesson I honestly learned today was that none of these people are my friends nor will they be understanding of anything. So it is my fiance and I against the world again as usual. So I am walking back into this tomorrow with that mindset. I have to play my cards close to the vest. </font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="4">My fiance on the other hand did much better. When we got range time though she struggled with the parallel. I showed her a time or two that I had it down. She got a little frustrated but I told her to relax as she probably has a mental block that is stopping her from doing it. From my perspective all the maneuver is, is a offset back but into a box. I think she is letting the fact that she&#039;s never parallel parked a car get into her head. </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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