And she did not move ...

Got some positive feedback from my mentor yesterday ... he is eager to drive as a team and rack up some miles. He did provide some constructive feedback too ... like staying in the far edge of the lane when hitting curves ... he admitted my tires never left the pavement and stayed within the lines but he would like to see me stay away from the edge, he is right and the comments were appreciated.

He did say I was very good on safety issues which makes him feel more comfortable. Yesterday we made a tight left turn into a narrow side street ... I needed all my lane and a portion of the left turning lane to make this turn ... a lady had set up in the left turn lane and did not move ... since I was already committed to making the turn I went as far as I could and then stopped with my back trailer tires 5 feet from the front of her car ... she got the idea and backed up ... I was not going to run her over but I needed her to move too. Silly girl.

Tight space

Backed in one of the tightest spaces yet ... I am sure there are tighter areas to back into but this one was the tightest space I tired ... we did have to stop traffic so I could set up for the blind side 90 ... no damage and everything went smooth. Nice to know you can get in and out of tight areas quickly!!!!

This job is going to work out

I believe this job will work out. I was frustrated in the last job (did not like the direction the company was going in last year) and need a change of pace ... I think I found something I can be happy with for some time to come. Once I am debt free, I should be able to make my tractor feel like home (like satellite radio, satellite tv, mini refg, etc etc etc).

Weather is getting bad

Weather is getting bad in some parts of the US ... we should see some snow or freezing rain.