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FYI and update on whats happened over the past year or so
15 years ago
for those of you who wonder, a lot has happened in the past year. I got fired and hired at a much better and far more dangerous and stressful job, but it pays easily twice as well and pays based on how hard I work, not how much they feel I am worth(which with walmart, was always absolute crap).
Also, fair warning, there will be cursing, as this is part rant, part update, part commentary on all kinds of stuff.
Im now a truck driver, and all the fun shit that goes with it. I spent 2 months in fort wayne, IN busting my ass to get certified to drive the damn thing, then spent 3 months in a truck with one of the most offensive pieces of shit imaginable. imagine a man who has a spectacularly hot girl, abuses her over the phone calling her all kinds of shit, argues with her over the use of his truck after he let her use it after she got into several DUIs and because of this, lost her own vehicle. He gave her a brand new truck knowing that she would likely get smashed and do plenty of smashing with said truck. So, when she got drunk and took it on joyrides, and he finds out, he argues with her for hours while im supposed to be sleeping so I can drive all night. After this, he puts me in the drivers seat and periodically wakes up so he can bitch at me about all manner of things clearly taking his anger out on me. He even had the balls to tell me that the reason he was such a total ass was simply "because he was italian" and apparently according to him "all italians are like that" I honestly never new racism existed in one's own gene pool, but apparently this is living proof that anyone can be racist about anything. Also, he insisted that almost all of the maintanence on the truck didnt need to be done, and regularly refused to teach me how to do pretty much anything, claiming that "because I wasnt going to become a truck driver, I didnt need to know anyways". He was thoroughly convinced that because I was a bit of a geek, that Im gay, and therefore too dumb to drive a truck. he even told this to my face.
I could go on for hours about this asshole, but ill stop there, because other stuff happened and im sure you all get the idea that driving with him was pure hell and since then, ive learned that Im too damn good to put up with crap from people I barely know. Everyone should feel this way about themselves, but years ago, if someone walked up and made fun of me, id just sit there and take it. Now, I have a lot more self esteem. I suppose thats one thing he did for me I can be thankful for.
next, in the middle of all this, I started dating someone. Halo_rising, or halo for short. Shes probably got more energy than a spidermonkey on crack sometimes, but shes cheerful to my dark spite. A yin to my yang if you will. Im currently pushing her to get out and do stuff other than on her computer *pinches her when she reads this* Oh yes, and im a cancer, so I pinch, and shes a taurus, so apparently I pinch her and she impales me on her horn. I naturally giggle and tell her she doesnt have a horn cus I havent bought one for her yet :P /end dirty thoughts XD
Im still a truck driver for PAM, and now im getting a hazmat, which means ill be hauling all kinds of toxic crap all over the place. Plus im already on a dedicated route, which means im home almost every weekend and I get a steady stream of good money and I regularly drive the same roads, generally from northern Ohio to Tupelo, Mississippi.
My debts are being paid off slowly, im signing up for debt management on one of my credit cards to get the interest rate lowered so I can handle it easier. Im also slowly checking houses on the market trying to find a good one and when my debts are paid and ive about 10-20k in the bank, Ill make a down payment on a house and Im gonna look into getting a job with Airgas or some other driving related job where I can be home regularly and make use of my hazmat. hoping I can get away from driving a tractor trailer as its quite stressful. Id get a house now while the market is good, but with my current debt, I figure if I pay stuff off, my credit score will go up, and I can get a better loan, plus ill be able to handle particular loans better. besides, im out on the road most of the time, so there is no point in having a house if I wont even be sleeping in it but one or two nights a week. FYI to those of you youngins, living with your parents is a pain, but trust me when I say, its a heck of a lot cheaper, and eventually it will pay off, with having your own place sooner than if you spent a lot of money on rent.
Overall, now that im through with training, im doing pretty good. I just have to get rid of my debt and make some other decisions in life, personal decisions that id rather not discuss in public atm.
Also, fair warning, there will be cursing, as this is part rant, part update, part commentary on all kinds of stuff.
Im now a truck driver, and all the fun shit that goes with it. I spent 2 months in fort wayne, IN busting my ass to get certified to drive the damn thing, then spent 3 months in a truck with one of the most offensive pieces of shit imaginable. imagine a man who has a spectacularly hot girl, abuses her over the phone calling her all kinds of shit, argues with her over the use of his truck after he let her use it after she got into several DUIs and because of this, lost her own vehicle. He gave her a brand new truck knowing that she would likely get smashed and do plenty of smashing with said truck. So, when she got drunk and took it on joyrides, and he finds out, he argues with her for hours while im supposed to be sleeping so I can drive all night. After this, he puts me in the drivers seat and periodically wakes up so he can bitch at me about all manner of things clearly taking his anger out on me. He even had the balls to tell me that the reason he was such a total ass was simply "because he was italian" and apparently according to him "all italians are like that" I honestly never new racism existed in one's own gene pool, but apparently this is living proof that anyone can be racist about anything. Also, he insisted that almost all of the maintanence on the truck didnt need to be done, and regularly refused to teach me how to do pretty much anything, claiming that "because I wasnt going to become a truck driver, I didnt need to know anyways". He was thoroughly convinced that because I was a bit of a geek, that Im gay, and therefore too dumb to drive a truck. he even told this to my face.
I could go on for hours about this asshole, but ill stop there, because other stuff happened and im sure you all get the idea that driving with him was pure hell and since then, ive learned that Im too damn good to put up with crap from people I barely know. Everyone should feel this way about themselves, but years ago, if someone walked up and made fun of me, id just sit there and take it. Now, I have a lot more self esteem. I suppose thats one thing he did for me I can be thankful for.
next, in the middle of all this, I started dating someone. Halo_rising, or halo for short. Shes probably got more energy than a spidermonkey on crack sometimes, but shes cheerful to my dark spite. A yin to my yang if you will. Im currently pushing her to get out and do stuff other than on her computer *pinches her when she reads this* Oh yes, and im a cancer, so I pinch, and shes a taurus, so apparently I pinch her and she impales me on her horn. I naturally giggle and tell her she doesnt have a horn cus I havent bought one for her yet :P /end dirty thoughts XD
Im still a truck driver for PAM, and now im getting a hazmat, which means ill be hauling all kinds of toxic crap all over the place. Plus im already on a dedicated route, which means im home almost every weekend and I get a steady stream of good money and I regularly drive the same roads, generally from northern Ohio to Tupelo, Mississippi.
My debts are being paid off slowly, im signing up for debt management on one of my credit cards to get the interest rate lowered so I can handle it easier. Im also slowly checking houses on the market trying to find a good one and when my debts are paid and ive about 10-20k in the bank, Ill make a down payment on a house and Im gonna look into getting a job with Airgas or some other driving related job where I can be home regularly and make use of my hazmat. hoping I can get away from driving a tractor trailer as its quite stressful. Id get a house now while the market is good, but with my current debt, I figure if I pay stuff off, my credit score will go up, and I can get a better loan, plus ill be able to handle particular loans better. besides, im out on the road most of the time, so there is no point in having a house if I wont even be sleeping in it but one or two nights a week. FYI to those of you youngins, living with your parents is a pain, but trust me when I say, its a heck of a lot cheaper, and eventually it will pay off, with having your own place sooner than if you spent a lot of money on rent.
Overall, now that im through with training, im doing pretty good. I just have to get rid of my debt and make some other decisions in life, personal decisions that id rather not discuss in public atm.
Love, Halo