Hey, "Acranger", i don't know the original poster of this message to save my life, but look, not all of us have your same ideas on what it is to be a man. You're telling me that since i drive local, and have done so my whole life so that i could be close to my wife is not the manly thing to do? This guy is a single dad, therefore your advice is to just "man up" and leave that daughter for weeks at a time just so he might have some hope of a better future, what about the time he's missing out on? It's these ideas of just "manning up" that can be the downfall of a good truckdriver, some folks just aren't cut out for OTR, or might actually have concerns about the family's they leave at home when they're out there on the road. I've plugged my way up from making 350 a week at my first local job, to consistantly bringing home over 600 a week, in my opinion that's "manning up" at it's finest, all the while paying my dues at a not so great paying local job just so i can be in the position i am today, home every night and off on the weekends. What it comes down to, is OTR isn't the only answer to a better life, take your time and find a start at a local company, and good things will come. I thank God i don't have your same philosophies on what it is to be a "man", cause i'd be divorced right now, and who knows where else!!!!!
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