So Dig This...

I love that saying. A co-worker of wife D's says that shit all the time and she's got a THICK Brooklyn accent. Yeah, close your ears and listen for it. It's quite funny to hear it, and is definitely my new fav saying. But, I digress.

That is not the purpose of this post. It does tie in though. See, my wife is a school bus driver. For those that follow, you know that I've had a mental malfunction that was almost a complete shut down. So, what do I do? I decide I'm leaving retail to become...wait for it...a school bus driver. What the fuck? No, really.

I love driving and here is an opportunity to get paid to do it. That's how this all started out. Wife D has been saying for a while that I should get my cdl (commercial drivers license) and drive something. I never thought that would really be my bag as I was in retail management, and thought that was where my future lay. Guess again! LOL

So I decided that I was going to embark on the mission of getting my cdl. It started with driving a charter bus. You know those buses that take people to like NYC, or Atlantic City, run people back and forth from the city to the suburbs, stuff like that. I started looking around at places for jobs and of course, no one was hiring. Wife D's boss said that there was always a spot for me if I wanted it. Well, it seemed that was the course I was going. So, instead of charter bus service, I'm getting my cdl with a passenger and school bus endorsement. So, yeah I'm becoming a school bus driver. WHAT THE FUCK?!?

Ok, so no offense to any school bus drivers out there. You just have to understand that I never saw myself doing this. I was heading down a different path with my life, and then literally overnight that changed. My whole way of living has really changed thanks to my departure from the Bad Place. Some would say that I'm nuts, but I don't care. I'm slowly realizing what's really important to me. I still have my struggles with that, but it's better than where I was. Oh, yeah my nickname is, That Guy. Why? Because that's exactly who I am. That Guy! So that's why changing my lifestyle is such a big thing for me.

Back to the school bus thing. Here's the thing about it right. I like it. I actually love driving the bus. Is that nuts or what? I went on a trip today with my wife so that I could get a taste of what it was like to be on the bus with a bunch of screaming 5 year olds. (I realized yet again why I don't have kids...just not for me no thank you) I can't drive the bus with kids on board, but I was able to drive to the day care, and back to base after they were done. It was a freaking blast.

The first time I went out, I was scared out of my head. And had a whole new respect for wife D. She handled that bus like it was a sports car. I was impressed. Anywhoo, I was scared senseless and wasn't sure that I really wanted to do it. Then I went out my second time, in a different bus, changed a few things up, and realized that it was actually kinda fun. Then I went out again, and again and now I have a blast anytime I get to take the bus out.

It's like I said to the girls when they were leaving earlier. I think it has to be a boy thing. I think it boils down to the fact that all boys like driving big things. When I was a kid I had all kinds of Tonka trucks. Big trucks that would hurt someone if they ever got in the way. Sturdy toys, you know the back in the day joints that were made of metal. None of this plastic bullshit. So really I think that's why I like driving the bus. I'm bigger than just about everything else out on the road, and the other things that are my size or bigger, well if it's gonna be a crash, it's gonna be a good one!

Anyway, I enjoy driving a school bus. Let's see how long that lasts before I get bored of that and have to go up to either charter buses or bigger yet, trucks. MMMMMMM LOL Thanks for reading folks!!