Tests are like doctor visits......

I am trying to keep this updated by posting every other day but I have fallen a day behind. The last three days have been very hectic and they have just flown by. I think a lot of it has to do with starting so early. We are all out there and ready to go at 5 am, but I don’t really wake up until about nine so there are about 4 hours everyday when I just don’t know…..

Ok, on Thursday we spent the day practicing the ‘alley dock’. Which is a maneuver in which you back into an alley at a 45 degree angle BUT you have to start with the truck in an odd angle. That actually went pretty well for me but two of the guys just couldn’t seem to get that one.

On Friday we move to the parallel park. It is not executed like you would in a car but I guess the end result is pretty close to the same. We were to spend the day doing this but the five of us all got it so quickly that our instructor let us go back to practice the serpentine.

Today, Saturday, we had our range test. It was the test to see how well we have mastered the five maneuvers we have spent the week doing over and over and over……. Anyway, the five of us all passed but there were some scary moments for all of us. You lose one point for every violation of whatever course you are on and you can only miss 12 points and pass the range. When all was said and done I only missed two points on the whole thing! I would love to brag but truth be told my group had an excellent instructor. When I think about what I’ve learned in the last few weeks it really is incredible! I mean going from no experience to almost no experience--but I am able to do tricks. Out of my group the worst score was –5 so we are all pretty proud. I don’t know how the rest of the groups got along but I didn’t hear of anyone failing.

So now we have tomorrow to just practice and brush up on the things that were difficult for us last week. Starting Monday we are going to be hitting the road for some local deliveries. The class ahead of us was making runs to Tucson and Flagstaff for Target. Fun stuff.

Ok, so in closing it was a very fast paced week. Lots of repetition but no accidents, I don’t think I even had any close calls, and now we should be ready to share the road with YOU so watch out!! No cones were intentionally harmed during the practice and testing maneuvers!!

See Ya.

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