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  1. Wreekster

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    120 miles south of tampa .. Fort Myers area.
     
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    called my recruiter today they said they will let me know tomorrow if i get accepted they still haven't called my last employers.

    fingers crossed i get good news!!
     
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    Prime's hiring area is north of I10, but will sometimes take folks from Tampa. Its an issue of not enough available freight to guarantee your home time.
     
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    I can appreciate that Ironpony. Funny thing.. couldn't care less about hometime... I'll keep looking.
     
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    Anyone starting prime orientation on november 3rd? I will be there. Anyone ever drove there? I am going there from CT. It takes 18 hours.. thinking of driving or taking the bus. Bus ticket is only $100 + train fare from ct to nyc.
     
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    I drove in, did most of it in about 13 hours, then I stopped because I was dead tired and had never driven in snow before (and it was one of those 'storm of the year' storms) - and I was on US 60, not a particularly nice road at 2am in snow. They'll reimburse you something like 10 cents per mile, which basically covered gas for me. Theres plenty of long-term parking at the terminal on a secure lot and all that good stuff.


    It was handy during training, but now it kind of sucks when I go home and have to steal a car to get a round, at least until I get around to fixing my motorcycle.
     
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    That was what I was worried about... how to get it back home lol. Guess its the bus for me...
     
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    Check your airfare from up there to Springfield as well. They'll reimburse you the price of the bus ticket after you arrive.
     
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    No regrets here though, I got held up* after the first week and didn't get an instructor until the middle of the next week so I had about 5 days with nothing to do.. The cafeteria is convenient and the motel is loads of fun, but I'd rather have some wheels.. (*didn't get cleared, couldn't go to the practice pad or the terminal as I did not have a badge)

    And later (long after PSD) on I learned, there's a store in town that has a great selection of craft beer.
     
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    Which is real nice AFTER you're completely out of training. Show up at the Campus Inn loaded, and you're gone.