"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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> 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_?
Have YOU ever had a life? What a .ing waste of skin. FOAD, already.
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