AIT Trucking Refresher wk 4

Well to start with, it was a really rough week. On Saturday, I received notice from the Nevada DMV that they were planning to suspend my license that Thursday. Why? The only change that I had made was to sell my truck and cancel the insurance. To me, it seemed the DMV had made an error.

So on Monday, I jumped on a bus and stood in line at the DMV near Sahara and Eastern. Since I was early, the wait was not so great, but I was told that since I had my license suspend previously for not having insurance, I was required in this state to show financial responsibility for a period of no less than three years (SR-22). Even though you follow the instructions on the Insurance Verification Program (IVP) web site about surrendering your license plates “before you cancel or drop the liability insurance on any vehicle for any reason“, if you were previously suspended and are required to have a SR-22, it ” must be maintained for three years from the date you reinstate your driver license “.

So I was in a pickle, I no longer had a vehicle, but I had to have my license. You can just imagine what I did next. Since I was taking a bus, I was given a pass to skip through the DMV line and then walked directly down the street to the nearest insurance place (L.A.insurance) and bought the minimum necessary. This cost me $170 right up front cash (no check or CC), and then it’ll take $43 each month until this coming March. I know this sounds a bit ridiculous, but it’s true, and it was money I really didn’t have. To me, it’s taxation no different that when the King imposed the stamp act way back in the founding father’s time. I’m not saying that anyone should take up arms about this one, but I’d love to see someone throw a little tea party.

Well as it is that time of year, we actually had a little flooding on Monday, just as I was doing my on the road driving with the instructor. I actually did very well, for someone who have been doing cab for some time. And I did very well right up to what AIT calls it externship interview on Thursday, which gives their students the repayment requirement on the loans and the addition update requirement for the next eight weeks while on the road with the driver trainer. An then that same day, I was tested to see if I could pass the course. I got an instructor who for some reason had an issue when me not only being there for a refresher, but also because I was an ex-cabbie. I don’t know, but when they start to growl at you, there must be a problem.

Friday, I had to go back to AIT for the HASMAT endorsement, and only stay the a short time while they prepared the forms for the Homeland Security people, but it was too late to make it on that day by bus, so Tuesday it will have to be. And then do a return trip to AIT, to complete everything there.

Does this stuff look like junk to you? But no, it’s truly important and really valuable on the resale market, if you’re a constantly inebriated dumb-ass who claims that they are too valuable to sell (like my former roommate whom I kicked out six months ago for constantly being late on the rent, not replacing items, for generally insisting on rubbing me the wrong way on a daily basis, and on top of all of this, he still owes me $250 on the last months rent and half of the utilities).

Why did I mention all of this? Well, the current roommate, whom is renting the house from me, had came across a dilemma that he did not have the person that he plan to rent to any more, and there this dumb-ass was, just like some forlorn exiled house kitten, begging to get back in. To be sure, the current roommate was not in the dark about the history of previous one, but he really had no other choice. Well, I’ll not go into detail on this, but the “It’s all good” kid again insists on rubbing me the wrong way.

Well so tomorrow, I’ll be calling Covenant to schedule the orientation, and to obtain the customary bus ticket. I’ve spent a good amount of today cleaning and moving. Also, I’m sleeping on the floor tonight, with three other guys occupying the rooms. Yippie, it’s so wonderful. Not!!!!