What would you do if you can't do CDL job any longer, and you ain't young no more?

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  1. Boondock

    Boondock Road Train Member

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    Maybe I'll take some time and find the lost Dutchman's mine once and for all.
    After that I'll locate the missing Civil War gold or Blackbeard's treasure. And then for the grand finale I'll get definitive proof of the existence of Sasquatch.
     
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    Got any warehouses in your area?? See if they're hiring and sit on a forklift loading and unloading trucks.
     
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    Not technically a no. If you have a valid prescription have the doc write a letter saying it won't effect your ability to drive. One of my friends has been on it for years and he's been driving for 10 years.

    "There is an exception: the prescribing doctor can write that the driver is safe to be a commercial driver while taking the medication. In this case, the Medical Examiner may, but does not have to certify the driver."

    What medications disqualify a CMV driver? | FMCSA



    He has bad add. You can be talking to him and sometimes he won't even register you've said anything, just off in his own world. Then when he starts talking you can't get a word in. And other times he's normal
     
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    ive done gate guarding when i was younger. it is mind numbing. of course now we can watch our cell phones.
     
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    Im with you. im getting back in, late in life. my wife and I cant get along. ive always had jobs where im out of the house alot, fire dept, 2 out of town jobs. i need to get out.
     
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    alot of rich old ladies needing companyo_O
     
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    how about astronaut, call elon! or brain surgeon.
     
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    heh,heh. he said semen.
     
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    eff that. i just retired after 12yrs from a maint job with the national park service. paid great but doing all kinds of outdoor stuff in south texas was enough for me.
     
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    Well it's Texas soooo. ;)