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Azi Demonica

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Hm, place seems to be dead for now. I'm always willing to create a new RP or continue an existing one, but if neither are possible, oh well.

In other news, has anyone heard of Jordan Peterson's new school? It only costs sixty-five thousand dollars a year. Ironic, seeing as he criticized collectivism yet he relies on it himself. Not sure why people like he and Zizek are considered intellectuals nowadays. As much as I disagree with gender studies/feminism studies, at least they're not as expensive as $65,000 a year (at least as far as I know).

Another issue is this idea of transgenders destroying women's sports. Like, did anyone not notice that a vast majority of female athletes are cisgender? And a vast majority of women who win women's sports are cisgender? Another thing to note, that men who transition to feminine actually have a more difficult time building muscle than natural-born women, as HRT (or whatever it's called) basically destroys muscle-building hormones (or something like that).

A popular example was Mr./Ms. Fox, an MMA fighter, a man who transitioned into female, who then used steroid-like substances to build big muscles. Fox defeated five natural-born women who were low-tier fighters, but lost to a mid-tier cisgender woman despite being vastly bigger and stronger. Fox retired afterwards, evidence of being a total pathetic bitch. Although strength is never to be underestimated, it's not everything, even in martial arts.

14-May-2019 18:52:57

Azi Demonica

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In other news, I begin my Class 1 training this Tuesday, as I was accepted. Only took FOUR MONTHS of bureaucracy. But meh, at least I get a five week course for free. So, ya, once the course begins, I will but unavailable for RPing, as I must dedicate all my time for the course.

Nevertheless, I am hoping to finish the next part for Omega, at the latest, on Monday.

20-May-2019 03:54:54

Gunslinger Z

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Good luck brotha, I'm actually planning on starting up on Class A CDL training within the next three months. Wasn't really anticipating doing it so soon but my current work conditions have become somewhat unbearable and I'm burnt the hell out. Probably going to end up going through one of the big three down here [J.B Hunt, Swift or Schneider] and have them finance my training if I sign a contract to stick with 'em for a certain amount of time. Another local company offers an 8 week training/onboarding program all paid for although if you don't continue to drive for them you have to reimburse the associated costs. Hoping I can get the ball rolling very soon.

You planning to do OTR or regional?

20-May-2019 08:08:38

Azi Demonica

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Thanks Gun, I wish you the best, too, brotha. In USA, trucking accounts for about 60% of industry, one way or another, so it's a great career to have until automated trucking comes along. 'Cause yeah, labor just isn't worth it; I've did seven years of it, I'm done, it's time to move on. But ya, if you can find a company who finances your training, that'd be awesome.

Hm, I'm not sure. I'll legally be able to drive semis, ambulances, and most heavy machinery, but I'd like to focus on trucking first. Or, if I get hired by Black Water mine, or any mine, that'd be cool too. A rock truck is easier to drive than a tractor-trailer, anyways, and a much less chance to die in an accident. If I can't get work in the mine, I'll probably start with anything I can get, probably transportation of material. Lomak pays well for just transporting wood chips.

Alternatively, my older brother does logging trucking, so maybe I'll do that. I already hopped into my brother's semi with him to help him with the logs, and pressure washing, and setting up the chains around the logs and tire chains, so I do have a bit of experience there. I just 'go with the flow' and hope for the best. I'll start with whatever job I get first, then see what happens.

Apparently, the first six months are the hardest, and the first year is the most difficult. But, if I can handle seven years of labor, with sleep deprivation, I'm pretty sure I can handle trucking. Besides, I drove up to sixteen hours a day driving to Texas two years ago. It's just about getting used to it, that's all.

Besides, I love big trucks, and I love driving, so it's a win-win no matter what. Ha!

21-May-2019 02:22:45

Gunslinger Z

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Manual labor is really grating nowadays. Hell I'm only 25 years old and I already feel like an old man hobbling around after work. Sciatica flare ups, my left shoulder is screwed up, my knees and ankles are pretty well fucked. Been lifting heavy shit for a living since I was 11 or 12 years old basically. I'm getting the feeling that it's about time to retire from that nonsense before I end up seriously injured or unable to get around at all. It sounds odd I guess. Most people I mention this 'burnt out' feeling to are just like "suck it up" or "you're too young to feel like that" but then most of these people work office jobs and don't get it. Office jobs might be stressful but you're not pounding your entire body into the dirt every single day the way manual labor/blue collar work does.

I've realized recently how much I love driving and I spent most of my Summers and Springs as a youth in my dad's International box truck with a reefer. It's nice to see something new every single day you work rather than the same shit over and over again. Plus there's a sort of 'romance' to the trucking life in the US. There are entire genres of music based around trucking stories. Of course this probably doesn't hold up in reality and it's a difficult job without a doubt, but I think it's a great fit. I have no family I keep in touch with really other than my mom and dad, I've basically been a monk for a year and a half in regard to romantic relationships, and in general there isn't anything here I couldn't leave behind. Kind of thinking of essentially just living out of my truck and not paying rent/bills anywhere for a place I hardly see anyhow, and that'd be a fine way to save up a good amount of cash. Just living on the road sounds great to me and being paid to do it? Sign me up I say.

For a long time I was adrift but now I feel genuinely passionate about this, really. I think the clarity of the mid twenties has finally kicked in.

21-May-2019 08:54:11

Azi Demonica

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Labor isn’t worth it anymore; fourteen bucks CDN an hour for working with timber just wasn’t worth it, especially when the mill hetas up to like thirty eight degrees Celsius/a hundred Fahrenheit. Hard labour when everything is a freakin’ sauna is brutal, I don’t think I could handle it anymore. Constant dehydration and sleep deprivation were the worst.

Dear God, Gun, looks like you really overworked your body! I should be grateful I only screwed up the tendon in my left arm; my knees and ankles are still pretty good. Yeah, heavy lifting since such a young age can’t be too healthy; I felt burnt out for a few years and grinded on, then got angry at my supervisor, a foreman, and then the plant manager, got fired. Would have been better to just quit. When you’re burnt out and stressed out, you’re a ticking time bomb, so you gotta know when to quit and move on. Don’t end up like me; at least in British Columbia, if you are fired, you lose half your pension, so my pension is just a hundred and fifty five CDN now. Heh, I’ve never seen an office worker do my work. If they did, I guarantee you, they’d be burnt out after a few days.

Yeah, US trucking is quite diverse; Canadian trucking tends to be repetitive, but trucking for both countries starts simple and with shorter hours, so you’re not gonna get paid well for the first year. But ya, this romance is the love of the roads and driving. American roads are fun to drive because they’re made so well. Canadian roads are winding, have holes, are uneven, and at times a nightmare to deal with, especially in the Rocky Mountains. Ha!Living in your truck; you could pull this off in USA, as there’s lots of Walmarts/superstores/gas stations open 24/7, so there’s always food, drink, and a bathroom available. I’m also basically a monk, with no family or friends, and with no reason to settle down nor anything to leave behind, mleh, might as well work and live in work.

22-May-2019 01:52:08

Azi Demonica

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“For a long time I was adrift but now I feel genuinely passionate about this, really. I think the clarity of the mid twenties has finally kicked in.”
Same! Though, my mental clarity came now that I am twenty seven, a bit late for me, though I was usually a late person. I also feel passionate about trucking. I always loved long distance driving. Moreover, who needs a hotrod when you can drive a mighty eighteen-wheeler beastly king of the highway!

Anyways, I finished my first day at the trucking training institute. All I did was wait and do paperwork and nothing else. The real training begins tomorrow! Best of all, the $7500 was paid for by the government, so that’s awesome.

22-May-2019 01:52:33

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Annie1227

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Congratulations Azi!!!

Post will be coming soon for omega. -Dances-

23-May-2019 23:58:18

Azi Demonica

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Thanks, Annie!

For a change, this time, you didn't post as quickly as I expected, ha! But np, take your time, there's no race.

Anyways, first class was just filling out three sheets of paper, to learn to do logbooking. After that, it was just chatting for a few hours. Now, I need to wait for the course instructor to phone back when he sets up the next part per individual. So, I have up to two weeks off. To make things better, I'll be getting about $340 every two weeks, as I somehow was accepted for additional funding for transportation and living costs. Not sure how or why that happened, but OK, I'll take free money from May 20 to June 29!

So, ya, since I must wait for the instructor to phone me once he sets up our next, I have spare time again.

24-May-2019 00:31:22

Azi Demonica

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Annie1227 said :
Congratulations Azi!!!

Post will be coming soon for omega. It's been seventeen days since I posted, and Annie and Atarashi are....gone... But, more importantly, they're probably preoccupied with a more active RP site or with real-life, and that's alright.

Anyways, my Class 1 is going alright, but it's very difficult because I lack retention, comprehension, and memorization. This air brake pre-trip inspection is a freakin' nightmare! Oddly enough, watching a YouTube vid about it made more sense than doing it in real-life. Even odder, although I failed the pre-trip inspection three times in a row in one day, the instructor, a Texan dude (a Texan in British Columbia? whut?), passed me anyways. He's quite a cool guy, had lots of cool and fun, funny stories. Hopefully, I won't let him down and I'll pass my air brake written test at the service centre! I wrote eleven pages of notes by hand to remember better.

So, ya, that's all for me. I hope ya'll are doing well!

28-May-2019 07:46:13

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