Greetings,
Chieficionados!
If you've been following our story -- and why
wouldn't you
be? It's all about The Chief (tm)! -- then you know that The Chief (tm)
was recently down in the Greater Ontario / Fontana, CA Metroplex,
receiving training in the art of driving a tractor-trailer, for the
purpose of acquiring his CDL Class A license.
Recalling,
as always, that the
i Ching tells
us to learn one new thing each day, know this: The Chief (tm) took the
Class A test this past Freitag and passed the *heck* out of it, indeed
acquiring said license and thus becoming an employee of the Swift
Transportation Co., LLC. To put a cherry on top, he then immediately
hopped on the motorcycle and rode it 440 miles in 100+ degree heat back
up to Folsom, a trek which was far more arduous for him than for the
bike, word is bond. (i.e., "Dying" --
Ed.)
The
good news: for those of you who have demonstrated brutal recklessness
with your finances, choosing to provide The Chief (tm) with, uh,
liquidity assistance -- or motorcycle ramps --- this means that your
lendings now stand an excellent chance to be repaid, and probably even
within this decade.
The
bad news: tomorrow (Monday), The Chief (tm) flies back down to the
Greater Ontario / Fontana, CA Metroplex and buttons up some paperwork.
On Tuesday, he climbs in to a waiting Volvo VNL 780 (
https://www.volvotrucks.us/trucks/vnl/vnl-780/)
with his Driving Mentor, setting out for all corners of the entire USA,
working towards 200 driving hours in four weeks. After the 200 hours,
pending a satisfactory Mentor Assessment, he goes up to the Lathrop, CA
truck terminal, picks out his own personal VNL 780, and is
on
his own.
(God
help us all --
Ed.)
Why
is this bad news? Because for those four weeks, The Chief (tm) is
unlikely to be able to maintain the customary level of e-communication
excellence, the manna by which most of you use to endure the
relentlessly crushing dullness that is "life". Begging a million
pardons in advance! OTOH, upon return, and upon learning the
intricacies of using vacation & non-driving time for highest
benefit, plans *will be put forth* to try to get to the various cities
and towns and pay a proper visit to each of you.
So,
starting in a few days, if you happen to see a Swift truck out there,
you may want to check the cab and see if it's your boy The Chief (tm)
at the helm! And rest assured he wants to see you all as soon as he can.
-- Sincerely,
The
Chief (tm)
a.k.a. The Pacific Standard (tm)