Gi-Gi Roxx - The Ravings of a Lunatic

I'd asked for questions and one person sent an email FULL of questions. I also received two other questions via comment which will be answered at the end. So sit back and enjoy! 1. Did you have any trepidation making this decision, knowing that it would take you away from your family, friends and boyfriend? My goodness I was blind at first to the actual reality of what this career was going to entail. I knew I'd be over-the-road but I did NOT realize how much time it took to be over-the-road. I didn't know really how much of my "real life" I'd miss out on. I just wanted to drive a big truck and see the country while I did it. It wasn't until after I'd completed school yard training with my company and was set to meet up with my training engineer (TE) that it sank in. My sweetie still reminds me frequently of how hard I cried the whole drive to meet my TE, I was scared, tired, scared some more, freaking out, and did I mention scared? 2. I assume you and...

It's been a while since I opened the floor to my readers to ask me questions . So, *ahem*.... please take the floor! Send me your questions and I will post a blog after I get enough to make a worthy blog! In the meantime, be sure to check out the newest additions to my WEBSITE . I've added a reading list page which I will add to as I finish reading books. And I've added a new short story! Yay! Enjoy!

I received a comment on a blog post that I figured would be way more fun to publish it as a post, rather than a comment on another post. So here goes.... BTW, Thanks Steve (who ever you are, where ever you are) for a great list of questions! ================================================================== Hi Gi-Gi!! I have followed your blog for quite a while now. I find it VERY interesting! A few weeks (months?) ago you asked for questions from your faithful followers. I'm a little slow but I have some now ... Ready? 1) Is trucking everything you thought it would be? Everything and more actually... I honestly didn't have any idea what to expect from life on the road, but I suppose that as far as my imagination went, I got way more than I'd imagined. I mean, weenie sightings just weren't anywhere in my imaginings. ;o) 2) What do you find positive about trucking? For me the biggest positive is the whole traveling thing. I love to be on the move and this is certainly on...

Some follow up questions from anonymous #1: Have you been able to really (restfully) sleep, while at the same time stay enough on alert to sense when something is not quite right? I do sleep soundly pretty much every night in my truck, no matter where I am or what sort of noises surround the truck. My "bat sense" kicks in when there is a sound that is cause for caution or alarm, such as someone touching the truck. I've actually had someone slip and catch themselves on my cab and it woke me from my sleep. I peeked out to see a very embarrassed older gentleman hanging onto my truck for dear life after slipping on ice. And of course, if you're a frequent reader of mine, you know how quickly I get awakened by lot lizards. haha And does your employer allow you to bring a dog (whether or not you personally have chosen to do so?) ( this question also answers Bijou 's question, indirectly I suppose since I opted to use the words of anon instead ) My compan...

"anonymous #1" asks: 1) Do you feel safe when you're sleeping in the rig? When I got the keys and spent my first night alone in my truck I was nervous. I felt vulnerable . Alone. Afraid. I didn't know how easy it might be for someone to break in, and honestly still don't really know. I had visions of x-ray vision glasses and dangerous sex crazed thugs waiting anxiously for me to drift off to sleep so they could break in and violate me. Thankfully my paranoia subsided and I started taking some simple precautions and began to feel safer with each new night. One tip I have for helping increase your "sense of security" is to loop your seat belt thru the door handles and fasten them. Now this does not prevent someone who really wants to get in from getting in, but it does at least provide a hindrance to a criminal, giving you critical time to arm yourself with something and to call 9-1-1. Generally, the criminal would need a knife and narrow, strong arms to...