A Truck Test

Quite a few years back, our city had a 5 screen cinema complex. I think it has been closed now for 3 years, and recently, the building was leveled. Sad that we couldn't support it.

Now, their parking lot is being used for obtaining driver's licenses, from motorcycles, to cars, to school buses, to these big semi-trucks.

I pulled in, and spotted the truck tester.

"Yes sir, I'd like to get my BHTDL."

"I'm sure you would, but I don't even know what a BHTDL is."

"That's a BIG HONKIN TRUCK DRIVERS LICENSE."

"Notice you don't see me smiling? You must mean a CDL...commercial drivers license. People go to school for months and years to learn how to drive these rigs. Then, the company they want to work for does more extensive training with them. Do you seriously think you could just drive in here, and get a truck license?"

"Whoa Bubba! Back up just a little! How hard can it be? It's still forward and reverse, and I already know how to say..."10-4, good buddy. What's your 20? Plus...I can sing the song Convoy...word for word!"

"You look a little old to go through the school and training, but...I'll tell you what, you go through the preliminaries...then come back and see me. As for now...get your #$% out of here. I'm busy!" OK then.

That's not exactly how it went. I snuck into the lot, and stuck my camera out the window. Evidently, he didn't like me taking pictures. As he yelled..."HEY", I showed him my truck driving skills...driving away.