Feeling Really bad…..
I feel horrible. I’ve got a child on the way….I only get 4 or 5 hours sleep per night….I’ve gone back to working two jobs…..really long hours….I’m busting my fucking ass and it’s still not enough. What the hell am I supposed to do? Monday to Friday I’m a truck driver….7am to 5:30pm. Friday and Saturday nights, I manage a nightclub til 2 or 3am. Sundays are the only day I have to relax…and they’re usually spent getting things done around the house. Cleaning, laundry, whatever. Or, we’re out and about. Like I said…I’m busting my ass and have nothing to show for it. It’s so overwhelming. I feel like I’m failing as a husband and a soon to be father. On top of it all… I can’t get my wife anything for her birthday. Not even dinner. I’m an idiot.
Enough of my whining. Today I almost killed a man. Not intentionally. I was driving my work truck….about 60 km/ph, crossed over an intersection and there he was….not looking and talking on his cell. He pull out of a parking lot and right in front of my truck. I had to act fast….I pulled my air brakes and found out what “locking them up” means. Fucking crazy. I came within a foot of hitting him right on the drivers door. He was diving a Toyota Camry. Peterbilt Vs Toyota….I win. Point being….watch where you’re driving and get off your phone. I don’t want to be responsible for killing you. Remember… large trucks need more room to stop.
Quote of the day: They say hard work never hurts anybody, but why take the chance.
I hear you on the “busting your ass” thing. I’m the breadwinner so the wife can stay home and keep the kid and so forth, which works great for us, but yeah — the burden ends up being entirely on me. And even though I have a decent job and so forth, I still find myself doing extra work to try to make up the difference, and even still — I can’t get ahead. Some months I’m ok. Some months I’m so behind I’m surprised nobody shows up at my door.
The truck driving stories are really interesting; you should write more about that, and you’re right — considering how huge and dangerous they really are, it’s amazing people try the crap they do. But then again, it’s amazing who is allowed to carry a driving license at all.
Nathan Pralle - July 20, 2009 at 7:46 am |
More truck driving stories?? Ok. I’ve got lots.
bigdaddy81 - July 20, 2009 at 10:15 pm |