Todd Michel McComb wrote:
> In article ,
> J. Clarke wrote:
>> Who said anything about "enjoying"? Most people don't enjoy their
>> jobs, but ....
>
> If you're going to do something, you might as well enjoy it. That's
> always my thinking. Or at least don't put yourself in a position
> to not enjoy something, when it could be avoided.
Which may or may not be relevant to the OP's situation. He could have
military orders for example.
>> If the guy's got 6 days to make the trip he's got 6 days.
>
> He still has some latitude for how he approaches things. Besides,
> he's asking for advice. Not everyone is going to have the same
> approach.
But I'm not seeing much in the way of suggestions with regard to
"approach", just a bunch of folks talking about how his schedule is
"ambitious" and he's "pushing".
>> Anybody who thinks that back to back 8 hour days in a car make for
>> an "ambitious" drive and constitutes "pushing" just isn't in touch
>> with the world of long-haul truckers and taxi drivers and the like.
>
> You're talking about professional drivers who know what they can
> do, and hopefully, when they need a break.
Which has what, exactly, do do with anything? Nobody has said that he
shouldn't take a break if he needs one. I believe that I am the only
person here who has posted a link which includes information about how
to determine if one _does_ need a break.
> I would say, for the average person, back to back 8 hour days would
> be fine, but you're not going to want to drive on the next day.
Why not? Back to back 8 hour days in a factory involve more physical
effort.
> If
> you _have_ to, try to understand your limits, and play it safe.
> One way to do that is not to drive 8 hours both of those days in
> the first place.
I'm curious. Have you ever had a _job_?
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