If I had to do it all over.....

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  1. ncmickey

    ncmickey Road Train Member

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    If I had it to do all over again....

    ...I woulda become a truck driver 30 years ago...

    I love this job!
     
    ncmickey, Jan 6, 2016
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    If I had to do it all again, I'd be doing exactly what I was doing now, with no regrets. Oh, wait . . . I am.
     
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    If I had to do it all over, wouldn't change the bad for good. Made me the driver I am today. Starting 8 years ago I made some dumb ### mistakes and look at me today. Found a company I can tolerate and I'm real smooth these days.

    Wake up, pick her up, grind a gear, and set her down over there. Repeat.
     
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    I wish I started trucking business earlier, like 2009-2010
     
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    What an experience that was! Right up there with the Queen's Jubilee!


    That's about the time I left trucking, for a while, times were tough then.
     
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    The growth of the drone industry will likely come to a screeching halt now that the FAA wants to start regulating them by requiring them to be registered. Pilot licensing is on the horizon as well. The govt cant leave anything alone.
     
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    Because too many stupid people do too many stupid things with drones
     
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    If I had it to do all over again I wouldn't change a thing . Every move I made is what got me to where I am at today .

    I am one guy that loves my job my life and my wife and kids .
    Trucking has been a good life .
    I am not saying it has been a easy life but it is a life that if you are willing to put in the work you can still make a good living .

    I know that it is not what it used to be . But nothing is the way it was 35 years ago .
    I am thankful I got to see some of the good times and some of the bad times but all in all it has been and continues to a good life for me and mine .

    I must admit though that I not one to look back!!
    My future is in the windshield not the mirrors .
     
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    I probably would have gotten my CDL 10 years sooner, and slaved myself away at the oil fields when oil was at its peak.
     
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