All revved up and no place to go. All of today was spent in the trucks. Janice our class room instructor had some commitments that kept her away from school today, so we spent all day practicing in the trucks. Some of the class got to go on road trips and the rest of us just spent the time working on our shifting and backing.
Most drivers will tell you that some days, they just can't back for anything. Well today was that day for me. Past two days, my backing went very well. Today, I could'nt hit the slot if you made it two trucks wide.
Andy, a former Crowder student that was here two classes ago came by for a visit. We took him to lunch and picked his brain about every thing we could think of. He has finished up with his trainer and been out on his own for two weeks. He was issued a Kenworth T-600 and invited us to climb in a take a look at it since that is what we will be assigned also after getting on the road. Andy is sort of a neat freak and had every thing in it's place. He had his truck looking really good. It was a two year old truck, but looked like brand new. I am looking forward to getting one of my very own.
Monday we are supposed to learn how to parallel park an 18 wheeler!! And unlike your car, we must learn to parallel park it both on the right side and the left side! Maybe they can teach an OLD dog new tricks.
I left Crowder for the weekend and am home to spend a few days with my wife. Posts will continue again Monday when I return to school.

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