Help Me Find a New Career

[infinite monkey]

I almost got my CDL so I could work at the wastewater treatment plant.

[footfootfoot]

I took at look at the test booklet and decided to bag it. There is so much big truck technical crap that I didn't want to learn, plus finding a truck to learn on.

Instead I will be a truck driver of men's souls...

[glatt]

CDL?

I drove a tractor one summer. Does that count? Cute little Farmall Cub. At the time, I thought it was a real tractor.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

There is so much big truck technical crap that I didn't want to learn, plus finding a truck to learn on.

Just rent a Class-A RV for a few days, same diff.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

CDL?

I drove a tractor one summer. Does that count? Cute little Farmall Cub. At the time, I thought it was a real tractor.

In HS and college, at the produce farm, I was able to run the forklift up a just wide enough ramp, make a 90 degree turn (with no wiggle room) into a freezer, retrieve a giant crate of corn. Lower enough to get it back through the door, then back down the ramp, move over to the giant crate in the market, get under that door, raise the crate, tell customers to back up for five fucking seconds this corn didn't come out of the field at any different time the other corn did it was just sitting in the freezer...slowly tilt the crate so that the new corn was dumped (read:placed ever so gently) onto the giant customer crate so they could keep pawing over the corn.

I knew of at least two guys who wrecked the forklift and broke the ramp.

I also drove the box van (like picture only it was really old, stick shift, holes in the floor) to a grocery in town to deliver loads of 5 dozen ear bags of corn. Tight squeeze. The grocery guy thought I was the most awesome chick on earth, as another couple guys tore corners off the roof of the market trying to get back there.

I'm goooooooooooooooooooooood.

[footfootfoot]

Clearly you are in the wrong job. You were appreciated as a driver.

[infinite monkey]

I was 17-21 years old!

You are not the only one with a plethora of diverse experience, Mr Artisan.

I'm lousy with experience over here!

[Beest]

I'm reading this

In HS and college, at the produce farm, I was able to run the forklift up a just wide enough ramp, make a 90 degree turn (with no wiggle room) into a freezer, retrieve a giant crate of corn. Lower enough to get it back through the door, then back down the ramp, move over to the giant crate in the market, get under that door, raise the crate, tell customers to back up for five fucking seconds this corn didn't come out of the field at any different time the other corn did it was just sitting in the freezer...slowly tilt the crate so that the new corn was dumped (read:placed ever so gently) onto the giant customer crate so they could keep pawing over the corn.

I'm thinking this.



Sounds like a class 2 rating to me.


This ad for Alpaca ranching was in the sidebar on the weather page.

http://www.alpacainfo.com/#


Have to say, yeah, sounds like driving and stuff is your bag.

[infinite monkey]

Driving was fun 25 years ago. Now, not so much. I'm as jaded with driving as I am with people.

I really like Edward Forklifthands, there, though.

[infinite monkey]

Actually though, my dad ran heavy equipment for years, and I've been on big old dozers and stuff with him. I really do have a knack for it, and good mechanical skills, and good eye-hand coordination. And no one can talk to you easily.

[glatt]

It's true that the roads are more crowded than they were 25 years ago. Too many people!

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Actually though, my dad ran heavy equipment for years, and I've been on big old dozers and stuff with him. I really do have a knack for it, and good mechanical skills, and good eye-hand coordination. And no one can talk to you easily.

What?

[Griff]

Its loud dude! I hadn't thought of that advantage.

[footfootfoot]

What?

[Griff]

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