Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Oh is that what those bars are for?!? You are talking about those long bars that hang about two inches off of the ground and are suspended by a chain on each side? I always wondered what they did but always forgot to ask when I got home.

Learned something new today.

 

Hello gents,

I kinda wanted to check in. Usually I am very active on here but the past two months have been anything but normal. Been dealing with the collapse of my company, which now feels like a distant past. It did trigger a massive depression for a few weeks but I also managed to pull myself together. I quit drinking and despite my doctor's order not to do it cold turkey, I went ahead and did it anyway. It proved to be nearly fatal for me. But I have more luck than common sense, so here I still am.

I received a call from my old Holland colleague and he talked me into working with him driving a cement truck. It was either that or work at a tire plant. To my shock, the job isn't bad at all. It's actually fairly laid back and I make almost as much as with Holland, albeit the benefits aren't nearly as good. Super small company ...how small? Despite two locations, my employee number is 65. The guy training me is #2. Boss is super nice and caters lunch every two weeks. I am in the deep South so they promised me year around employment with a guaranteed 40 hour paid work week, even if the rain shuts everything down several days.

Best part is, I am on a list to take over a Class A position when the next guy quits or retires. I was also told that my front end loader experience is giving me a leg up on everyone else to eventually help run the plant, a prerequisite to becoming plant manager. That process would take two or three years. Right now I am just happy I found something that is giving me a sense of normality and a much needed break from the hectic LTL lifestyle. Life is looking up.

Hope everyone else is doing well. Thanks for everyone's support. I hope all my other former colleagues landed on their feet.