DAY 10
Aug 8 2018,
What an AWESOME AWESOME Day today, nailed down pre-trip with out using any of our study guides, still little shaky on the wording but that will come over next week or so. Got into backing, and for some reason I still can't get around the stupid trailer, in the alley dock, again but again PRACTICE PRACTICE haha seems to be a repeating thing here. First group went out driving, and on the way back to the yard, they happened upon a motorcycle accident, and Johnny on the spot blocked them in so they sat there for a little while, and of course EVERYONE Assumed the BIG RIG was involved some how, civilians. My partner and I went out driving, they started out great, then something happened and I saw it in their eyes the minute it clicked and struggle most of the drive, they got frustrated and I get it sometimes, we all get frustrated at times, just have to remember to be calm, we get an adrenaline dump, we just have to learn how to work through it. We got back to the yard in time for lunch, after lunch started thundering and by the time I walked from the class building to the truck, and closed the door, BOOOOOOM Torrential down pour, just my luck. Instructor said we are gonna stretch your drive time a little bit. We left town went out on some great roads, up shifting and down shifting, breaking and accelerating. Was a great day, felt really good and calm not as nervous as I use to be, so I guess that is good. We got back to school after driving 54 miles, I know that's not a lot but you consider yesterday I drove 18, that's a big jump.
Really loving class and the friends I am making in the class, they are all great people and progressing nicely, I remember the first day of class when he went over the pre-trip and said there are 91 items you have to identify and memorize, their location and condition. Now one advantage we have several different Brands of trucks, so yet we learn where they are on the class truck but also on non class trucks so we can find and identify things on any truck, and now we look back just a few days and say WOW we got this. I am pretty sure they are all feeling confident. It won't be long before we can look back and go Remember when?
Any ways I'm getting sleepy right now, so excited that the kids start back to school tomorrow, a 6th grader and 10th grader, and then Friday Afternoon the kiddos and wife are coming for a visit AND Bringing my puppy.
Thanks for Traveling with me
Safe travels
firemedic2816A
What an AWESOME AWESOME Day today, nailed down pre-trip with out using any of our study guides, still little shaky on the wording but that will come over next week or so. Got into backing, and for some reason I still can't get around the stupid trailer, in the alley dock, again but again PRACTICE PRACTICE haha seems to be a repeating thing here. First group went out driving, and on the way back to the yard, they happened upon a motorcycle accident, and Johnny on the spot blocked them in so they sat there for a little while, and of course EVERYONE Assumed the BIG RIG was involved some how, civilians. My partner and I went out driving, they started out great, then something happened and I saw it in their eyes the minute it clicked and struggle most of the drive, they got frustrated and I get it sometimes, we all get frustrated at times, just have to remember to be calm, we get an adrenaline dump, we just have to learn how to work through it. We got back to the yard in time for lunch, after lunch started thundering and by the time I walked from the class building to the truck, and closed the door, BOOOOOOM Torrential down pour, just my luck. Instructor said we are gonna stretch your drive time a little bit. We left town went out on some great roads, up shifting and down shifting, breaking and accelerating. Was a great day, felt really good and calm not as nervous as I use to be, so I guess that is good. We got back to school after driving 54 miles, I know that's not a lot but you consider yesterday I drove 18, that's a big jump.
Really loving class and the friends I am making in the class, they are all great people and progressing nicely, I remember the first day of class when he went over the pre-trip and said there are 91 items you have to identify and memorize, their location and condition. Now one advantage we have several different Brands of trucks, so yet we learn where they are on the class truck but also on non class trucks so we can find and identify things on any truck, and now we look back just a few days and say WOW we got this. I am pretty sure they are all feeling confident. It won't be long before we can look back and go Remember when?
Any ways I'm getting sleepy right now, so excited that the kids start back to school tomorrow, a 6th grader and 10th grader, and then Friday Afternoon the kiddos and wife are coming for a visit AND Bringing my puppy.
Thanks for Traveling with me
Safe travels
firemedic2816A
I am so thankful you had such a great day and are doing so well!! Enjoy your family this weekend....
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