Looking Forward To Change

Old Shool I am looking forward to this. As far as working inside of a prison one really learns how to start reading people. And yes it does make you jaded to a point. The one key to it is to never take your work home with you. By that I mean I just tried to forget what had happened at work during my drive home each day. And when my wife asked me how my day went I just told her that it went.

Once in a while I would go home with a bruise that I had to explain. When she asked I would just give her the minimal info and call it good. Like well I had to help break up a fight. The two best years I had at this job was doing inmate transport. Drove a little over 100k miles and never left the state. At one time I could tell you exactly how much longer my trip would take on I-44 just by looking at a mile marker. Doesn't make me close to being a truck driver by a long shot. But I can honestly say I don't mind driving for hours on end. I did have a couple of marathon days of driving where I sat behind a steering wheel for 20+ hours.

I guess that is when I decided I would like to try trucking after I retired. With all the changes that have been happening there lately and not getting a pay raise for the last 7 years made my decesion to leave and pursue a driving career fairly easy. Well enough of my rambling. I look forward to the great adventure and life style that trucking is.