Nostalgia

Losing mirrors depends a LOT on the skill of the bus driver.
If he/she has the ability to drive wholly within the lane while being mindful of telegraph poles, overhanging awnings, and believe me a LOT of other obstacles, not too many mirrors are lost.
If your losing nearside mirrors the obvious reaction is to stay a bit further from the gutter, then you lose offside mirrors from passing trucks.
I was lucky enough to go for one whole year without any incident at all and believe me that's something I was really pleased to achieve as it's pretty rare.
Soon after that I was unexpectedly called into the boss's office, and I thought 'shit I'm in trouble'. Instead, I was told my achievement had been noticed and given a certificate of appreciation which I had framed to hang on the wall.
A couple of years later though things weren't going well in my personal/home life which effected my driving and I started to lose confidence and bloody mirrors, to many mirrors.
I'd gone from the penthouse so to say to the bloody :poop: house :mad: and was no longer getting any satisfaction from doing a job I once enjoyed and doing it well....ahhhhh!!!...I can't handle this anymore :eek::eek: let me outa here, so I became a self-funded retiree at age 57.
But....a BIG lump of the $$$ I had accrued in my superannuation disappeared in the f'n GFC.
And my personal/home life hasn't improved :(.
Funny how life keeps serving us curve balls, eh - mate, you're not alone!
Keep strong.
#wereallinthistogether
 
Losing mirrors depends a LOT on the skill of the bus driver.
If he/she has the ability to drive wholly within the lane while being mindful of telegraph poles, overhanging awnings, and believe me a LOT of other obstacles, not too many mirrors are lost.
If your losing nearside mirrors the obvious reaction is to stay a bit further from the gutter, then you lose offside mirrors from passing trucks.
I was lucky enough to go for one whole year without any incident at all and believe me that's something I was really pleased to achieve as it's pretty rare.
Soon after that I was unexpectedly called into the boss's office, and I thought 'shit I'm in trouble'. Instead, I was told my achievement had been noticed and given a certificate of appreciation which I had framed to hang on the wall.
A couple of years later though things weren't going well in my personal/home life which effected my driving and I started to lose confidence and bloody mirrors, to many mirrors.
I'd gone from the penthouse so to say to the bloody :poop: house :mad: and was no longer getting any satisfaction from doing a job I once enjoyed and doing it well....ahhhhh!!!...I can't handle this anymore :eek::eek: let me outa here, so I became a self-funded retiree at age 57.
But....a BIG lump of the $$$ I had accrued in my superannuation disappeared in the f'n GFC.
And my personal/home life hasn't improved :(.
Gosh mate, you’ve had a lot of crap thrown at you, but you’re still here, still hangin in there doing your best under often trying circumstance. Keep going!
When I was 19 and going to night school, got a truck licence and found a desperate business willing to give me a job.
By day I drove a 10 tonne tabletop from Mascot to Homebush. In 9 months I lost 2 mirrors but had many bumps. As you know it’s a constant juggling act especially if you happen to be in the middle lane 😂
I was constantly rearranging my drivers side mirror.
By night I was into the books.
The owners asked me to start work at 5am so I could make 2 trips 🥲 I was often working 12hr days and not eating well. I chalked it up as part of my education. 😂 especially after losing half my load on the old goat track 😂
I lost a lot during the GFC too. Did not see it coming.
Anyway, you deserve a break mate.
 
“Ask the Leyland Brothers” pretty much every boomer in Australia would recognise that catch phrase. Mike and Mal Leyland led the way in filming the Outback and bringing their adventures to the public.
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