Days 6 & 7

so im combining these two bc i forgot to post yesterday......LONG day....so here is part 1!

Day 6: we learned how to parallel park an 18 wheeler! Its actually quite simple once you get the hang of it and get to know the physics of an 18 wheeler :) So thats pretty much all we did on saturday, practicing parallel parking....not much to talk about, sorry, its been a very repetitive weekend.

So Day 7: Sunday, we began practicing for our Class A CDL license test. This entails doing a pre trip inspection, an in cab inspection, a 4 point brake check, the maneuvers that i've been talking about the past weekend and then an on road examination. So today we worked on the actual maneuvers, the straightline and offset backing and parallel parking all in a row. Tomorrow i actually get to go OUT ON THE ROAD!!!!!!! So excited! We got our truck assignments for the week with our on road instructor.....i cant believe im actually doing this! And the fact that i've managed to stay here for a week, its a big accomplishment. our class started off with around 36 non cdl non permit people (otherwise known at CR England as "SC's") to 10, and we've most likely lost 2 more after they were not able to get their maneuvers down. The thing about this company is that you have to work hard and you have to want it. You cant cruise through this school doing the bare minimum. If you dont get your permit by saturday, you're done, and by then its even too late really. They wouldn't have enough time to learn all the maneuvers needed to pass the CDL test. Im just really proud of myself  because i've managed to last this long, its only been a week but it feels like a month! So much has happened in this past week i cant believe that its only been ONE week. The new class came in today and thats when i realized that its been that long since i was in the same position.  Oh and btw i got a new roommate because the hotel has to consolidate rooms, yea he sucks, his snoring is so loud it wakes me up at night and keeps me up, blegh my sleep has been suffering majorly from it! and he just keeps on talking alllllllll the damn time!! aaahhhh!!! other than that im as happy as a clam here :)

Goodnight Friends
Turnpike Trgovac
Over and Out