Time to move on...

Having been local for 25 of my 26 years, it’ll be easy enough for me to fall back into the pattern, and the hourly pay will make the possibility of sitting in traffic easier to bear. Paid to sit in traffic? Okay. Paid by the mile and sitting in traffic? I’ll pass, thanks!

Each one of us has different needs, different aspects of this life that we enjoy and thrive under. As I said, I have a new appreciation for you folks that can live in the truck and thrive. In a way, I’m a little jealous that you’re able to do it. I enjoyed pounding out mile after mile, enjoying the scenery as it passed by. And lo and behold, away from the I-5 corridor, people actually use their radios to communicate! Being a chatterbox by nature, I was grateful for that. As far as the pressure of traffic volume and getting to my destination, I never really sweated that before, in fact I used to thrive on the pressure. While I may not necessarily thrive on it anymore, I certainly don’t let it bother me. I’ll get there when I get there. What I’m looking forward to is being in my own bed at night, and if I’m sick, I’m where family and friends can get to me and help me if needed. Being sick in the road is a very lonely place. And when I get sick, I’ve always tended to go down hard.

 

One of my favorite songs. Three Dog Night.

 

I can’t speak for Portland, but out of the Tacoma WA area, I think they start at $20.50/hr, and go up based on experience. I was told I would start at $25.50, but since I have heavy haul experience I’ll get an extra dollar an hour, so $26.50.

 

Possible we may have passed, although cruising by you could have only been possible going downhill... dang slow Wilson trucks.