Alas, The "Seasonal Layoff" Hath Arrived!

Ahhh, the witch of November! The month where many construction related trucking jobs go dormant. Since I'm a new (again) driver with less than 1 year (recent) experience, my question is this;

To work, or not to work, that is the question: Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer *Top Ramen for 4 months~ The Slings and Arrows of outrageous *non-Fortune,*as per Oregon Unemployment checks~ Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles *like Netflix Silverlight & WIN8~ And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep, *or go drive all 48 for peanuts until March.

What doest thou recommend?

Very nicely worded..willie would be proud..I think it would be better to drive for peanuts than live on noodles and unemployment..but that's just me..good luck with whatever you decide.. Farewell, sweet princess...

it would be better to drive for peanuts than live on noodles and unemployment

That sounds like "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey" from Saturday Night Live...or was that the Dalai Lama?

What doest thou recommend?

Hard to say. Gets painfully boring sitting around with no money, that's for sure. If I could afford to stay home and pursue some hobbies like snowboarding for a few months I would consider that. If I knew I would be broke and sitting around watching Oprah and Jerry Springer I'd much rather be out on the road.

Once again you guys have delivered well on how to handle this. I shall subsist on "Deli-Llama" Ramen (haaaa) and chase it with organic, locally sourced, artisanal beer (it is Portland OR after all). Good times. *burp*. And to stave off boredom I'll check out 'Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey via SNL' which I'm already sure I'll love. And to keep my hand in things, I can work 1 or 2 days/week at the job and watch my thin pencil line of seniority ascend, according to the dispatch office. The paltry offering of the OR unemployment will cover the beer and ramen. (All other overhead is covered by gov pension & my newly named "slumlord rental" i.e. my old house not close to ANY job ) This is worth sharing because this might be the common reality of many really sweet local jobs that require those 4 months of real pain during that first year. That first year that you guys do NOT want to quit on. I know that the senior drivers are working, so there is hope for the future. Stay flexible my friends! Sounds like that guy on the Dos Equis ad.... ^-^

Deb...if you want to drive pretty local...you may be able to !!! I see "drive local" jobs on Craigs list all the time...and its from Central....you have nothing to lose...recent driving locally....give 'em a call !! The worst they can do is....hire ya !!! Let us know what they say.....