[rescue] 2 masters degrees, 25+ years experience, and LAID OFF

[joshua d boyd]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 06:59:50AM -0700, Ken Hansen wrote:
> We have discussed this before, but long-haul trucking
> is far from a simple, blissful job with long stretches
> to really think through your problems...
> 
> Besides, it gets *quite* noisy in a Semi tractor - you
> are sitting on top of a *massive* engine, and you have
> what, about an inch of insulation to deden the sound.
> And let's not even think about the joy you will feel
> in your backside when you spend that much time on such
> a large, vibrating surface.
> 
> It takes a special kind of person to *enjoy* that kind
> of work...

Interestingly, I was recently talking to a friend who is a trucker.  He
was commenting that he likes it much better now that he knows where all
his stops were.  So, I asked if this means he now has a lot of time for
thinking.  He said that he doesn't really think much.  Apparently driving
time is just blank time.

I on the other hand thought about all sorts of things on my trip back from
Laurel this weekend ('cept I went to a different Laurel that Brian and
Linc did).

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd