Livin’ the Diesel Dream

Authors Note: this short essay is about a great quote from the book “Rules of the Road”, and why I think it is important to the average person.

When you see the Big eighteen wheelers on the I-80 Interstate, you probably wouldn’t be thinking about how they are possibly afraid of driving a rig that could run somebody over like a mouse. You most likely would only be awing at the custom paint job and all of the aftermarket chrome.

          The person driving that semi probably wasn’t ordered to drive it. They possibly were told that they wouldn’t drive a car for 5 days without crashing. The Burning student was so mad that she wanted to prove herself and that bully that she knew how to drive. So 7 years later, here she is driving a big rig like a pro still living up to what she said in high school.

          This story has a lot to do with the quote “driving makes you a trusting person”, because for example if you where at the White House and they wanted you to drive Obama around, would they just hand you the keys and drive away? No! They would look at if you have a clean record, test you, and question you. And based on that, they would decide on if you are capable for the job.

          What I just said probably came across in a way that is confusing, but if you take your time reading it, it most likely will make more sense. To make it more clearly, you wouldn’t trust a person without a license to transport valuables items! You would find somebody that has experience driving big vehicles and with nothing bad on his record.

          So now your back on the interstate and you see a big rig hauling some tractors, this time don’t pay attention to all for the aftermarket accessories on it, but give your attention to the driver. And if it is a girl, honk your horn in a congratulating style to show your appreciation towards her courage to be with all of the guys runnin’ round’ the states 24/7.                  

Driving With a Pain

Authors Note:  this is a short write up for the book “Rules of the Road” to show what the main conflict is and what I think is going to happen.

                The Biggest Conflict in “Rules of the Road” is the main issue that the whole book is about. Jenna, the main character, Has had her Drivers license for 6 months and is working at Gladstone Shoes so that she can afford a car. One day Mrs. Gladstone stopped in for her last check up, because she is retiring shortly and handing down the company to her son, who has no idea what the shoe market is about. Mrs. Gladstone confronted Jenna during her last visit about being her driver for a 16 week drive across the country.

                Now on the bad side for Jenna, the only car she has ever driven was a used Honda civic and Mrs. Gladstone wants her to drive a behemoth Cadillac. Now that would be like in her case a average Joe attempting to fly a Jetliner. On the amazing side, she beat the odds and drove that car like she has been for five years. But now Jenna Has to prove Herself Across the whole U.S.

                I think that If Jenna does come through and impresses Mrs. Gladstone, that she will think that Jenna is a responsible young adult and quite possibly give the Company to her or ask Jenna to be her all-time driver because Mrs. Gladstone Said to her Driving Makes you a trusting person.

An Opportunity to Succeed or to Fail

Authors Note: This was a piece that I wrote for in the future when I feel like I am ready to move away from my parents.   

            Just about every 18 year old and/or young adult has a dream of moving out of their parent’s establishment.  It can be an opportunity of a lifetime or their worst decision of their life.  People can move away from their parents household at any age, but the longer you stay, the more attached you get and the harder it is to leave.

            In the past few years, the economy has been in the vinegar and is not as good as it could be.  I myself have predicted that it is going to get better by the time I am 18 years old.  Currently, I am taking an investing class in 8^th grade which has really taught me a lot about the economy and how it works.  I enjoy this class and I am planning on taking it again in my years of high school.

            I am currently 14 and when I am 15, I am going to work at my father’s bowling company full-time during the summer.  This opportunity will give me the earnings that I could use for the first couple months of renting an apartment or financing for a truck that I would need for my job.

            My plan is when I am 18, I will be out of high school and plan to go to a tech collage and get a degree in mechanics and/ or my C.D.L.( commercial drivers license ) so if the auto area isn’t doing so well, I could work for a local shipping company.

            As much as I love living with my parents, I feel like I have the ability to go off on myself. I plan to rent an apartment or condo with my friends for around two to three years or until I start thinking of investing in a house. I hope that everyone is ok with the idea and that you have hope in me.

Andrew Westenberger