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Ya know...when you talk about doing whatever it takes to get into trucking, I guess I'm a poster child for it. I worked a job for the government that paid 70-80k a year, full benefits etc,etc. I owned a small hobby ranch, bred quarter horses and Rotties. But in the fall of 1996, I tossed it all in a bucket....sold the ranchette, all the equipment, the horses, the dogs, quit my job, put what I wanted to keep in a 28 ft trailer, went to a 4 day cdl school, and bought a used 379 peterbuilt, and reefer trailer. And off down the road I went. It was tough, I had to learn otr on the fly. I'd driven alot of truck in Oregon, so that wasn't the issue. But I found out every state had their own weird exit ramps, scale houses, truckstops, etc. I wasn't a good person to be around for the first 6 months. I can safely say that I wouldn't have made it with ANY trainer, period. We had to roll, we had truck payments and trailer payments to make. I thank God everyday, that TSB was man enough to put up with this raging redhead, cuz during that time, I didn't even like myself. But the basic premise of this is....I gave it ALL up on a dream, an adventure, a total life change. And looking back, it was really rough, but I wouldn't change much of it. I was burnt out at my fancy job, I didn't fit in with the politically correct co workers..And at an age when I was looking at a comfortable retirement, and a settled lifestyle. I took a roll of the dice. So don't ever sell yourself short. If you want it, you CAN make it happen. May take a little time...but sometimes thats all you have....