Profile For Klink
Klink's Info
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Location:
Canby, OR -
Driving Status:
Preparing For School -
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Joined Us:
4 years, 6 months ago
Klink's Bio
I'm 52 years old and retired from my first career last year (2019). I took a 6 month break to do nothing and to think about what I'm going to do now that I'm grown up. I decided I wanted to do something that was totally different and completely unrelated to me previous job. My father and his father were both truck drivers. When I was about 12 years old I started riding with my grandfather during the summers and other extended school breaks and after a while he started paying me about $20 each time as his helper. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world and my friends thought so too. I've always loved driving and travelling, and I'm not much of a people person so I recently decided to enroll in a truck driving school. I stumbled across this website while searching for CDL practice exams and have loved everything about it so far. Unlike a lot of other forums, everyone seems friendly and positive, and willing to help the new guys rather than flaming them for asking a dumb question. So brace yourselves, I'm about to start asking some dumb questions. : )
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Posted: 4 years, 6 months ago
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What did you do before becoming a truck driver?
That about sums it up Mr. C. I'm going to start using that when people ask me if I miss it.
I retired from 26 years in law enforcement six months ago. My last 10 years were in computer forensics dealing with internet crimes against children. Because I had a lot of specialized training, certifications and experience I always thought I would continue to consult or teach computer forensics in retirement. But after six months of decompression I have realized how much stress dealing with that crap was causing me. So I've decided to go a completely different direction with something completely unrelated to law enforcement or the legal system. My grandfather was a truck driver and my dad drove truck for about 15 years after retiring from the Navy and I've always admired the independence and self reliance that truck driving requires/offers. I just had my DOT physical yesterday and registered at a private truck school today. With this whole COVID thing DMV can't get me in for my permit test until July 20th so I'm scheduled to start class July 27th. I'm itching to get going, but at least I'll have time to study and prepare more.
Newbie. First post.
Ken