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MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:18 PM 5 hrs ago

Another quick update:

I'm proud to say that my grand daughter is taking her first load out by herself in preparation of taking over the business, she's picking up a load at the Albertsons distribution center in Phoenix, AZ and taking it to the Albertsons Grocery store in Pahrump, NV, just a short run but it will give her experience in driving alone without grandpa in the passenger seat.
I am so proud of her.

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Another quick update: (Original Post) MarineCombatEngineer 5 hrs ago OP
You have done well, UpInArms 5 hrs ago #1
Congrats! 2naSalit 5 hrs ago #2
sounds like my kind of gal Skittles 5 hrs ago #3
Wow!!! Girl Power!!! hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #4
So comforting hearing from a great human being, after all the BULL crap going on these days bluestarone 5 hrs ago #5
Lovely malaise 5 hrs ago #6
Congratulations 🎉👏 MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #7
Good for her, that's great! Talitha 4 hrs ago #8
I'm sure that you'll be close by! Best wishes for you both!! SWBTATTReg 4 hrs ago #9
Only if she needs help, which I don't anticipate. MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #10
Granddaughter kcoates 4 hrs ago #11
congrats. eggsslent job. AllaN01Bear 4 hrs ago #12
You have every right to be. So happy for both of you. Do you have niyad 4 hrs ago #13
I'm looking at this time next year, but, depending on how she does on her own, MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #14
I know she does not know me, but could you let her know how very proud niyad 4 hrs ago #18
Consider it done. MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #20
Was she a fan of Lisa Kelly BidenRocks 4 hrs ago #15
I don't know, but I will ask her. MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #16
When it's over 100 outside, BidenRocks 3 hrs ago #25
Great to hear from you MCE popsdenver 4 hrs ago #17
Haven't retired yet, but, depending how her first solo goes, MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #22
You get to the point popsdenver 3 hrs ago #24
Well done, the both of you Roy Rolling 4 hrs ago #19
Love it! You go, girl! Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #21
be sure to give a little honk if going south east Kali 4 hrs ago #23
Wonderful! Congratulations! mountain grammy 3 hrs ago #26
Especially the Siskiyou's and, as I travel east on I-80, the 3 Sisters out of Wyoming and into Nebraska. nt MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #27
A fledgling, leaving the nest? surfered 3 hrs ago #28
Leaving the nest is right, she's chartering her own course. nt MarineCombatEngineer 2 hrs ago #30
May all of her journeys go safely mdbl 2 hrs ago #29
There you are. You made it look too easy! marble falls 2 hrs ago #31
I stand in awe... 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #32
She's 24 yo but way beyond her actual years, she is one of the most smartest people I know. nt MarineCombatEngineer 1 hr ago #34
So happy for you both! HeartsCanHope 1 hr ago #33
Congratulations to your granddaughter. democrank 54 min ago #35

bluestarone

(21,814 posts)
5. So comforting hearing from a great human being, after all the BULL crap going on these days
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:43 PM
5 hrs ago

Hats off to a great guy and great father!!

kcoates

(63 posts)
11. Granddaughter
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:59 PM
4 hrs ago

Congratulations on helping her to get her confidence so she can make it on her own!!

niyad

(131,022 posts)
13. You have every right to be. So happy for both of you. Do you have
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:08 PM
4 hrs ago

a specific date in mind, or just when the time is right?

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
14. I'm looking at this time next year, but, depending on how she does on her own,
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:10 PM
4 hrs ago

it may be sooner, which I won't complain about.

niyad

(131,022 posts)
18. I know she does not know me, but could you let her know how very proud
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:32 PM
4 hrs ago

of her we all are?

A little story about women truckers: Many, many years ago, I was driving a large u-haul from Colorado Springs to Lake Tahoe. Stopped in Wendover for a break. In the restroom were two young girls, who were thrilled when they heard I was driving a truck, having never heard of a woman trucker (I know, u-hauls don't count! They thought I was driving a rig!). I told them that if that was what they wanted to do when they grew up, they could go to school for it. (Yes, even back in the dark ages, there were women truckers. One of my uncles (a long-hauler) worked with several.)

I hope I was at least able to let them see possibilites, not just pre-determined paths.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
20. Consider it done.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:39 PM
4 hrs ago

She loves the open road, she's single, independent and confident of her driving skills, as am I, otherwise, I would still be riding with her.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
16. I don't know, but I will ask her.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:18 PM
4 hrs ago

I never watched Ice Road Truckers as it didn't pertain to me or her.

popsdenver

(2,010 posts)
17. Great to hear from you MCE
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:29 PM
4 hrs ago

Did you finally retire? Or did something happen that forced you to retire......

I, for one, always enjoyed your input and commentaries....

Be Well, MCE

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
22. Haven't retired yet, but, depending how her first solo goes,
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:41 PM
4 hrs ago

I'll probably be retiring sooner rather than later.

popsdenver

(2,010 posts)
24. You get to the point
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:53 PM
3 hrs ago

that your body just can't handle it anymore........

Hang in there as long as you can, and please keep up your entries and commentaries.......

We all have missed your input............

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
27. Especially the Siskiyou's and, as I travel east on I-80, the 3 Sisters out of Wyoming and into Nebraska. nt
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 08:41 PM
3 hrs ago

3catwoman3

(29,070 posts)
32. I stand in awe...
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:39 PM
2 hrs ago

...but not in envy. She must be very brave and confident. How old is she?

I trust no one in a car (or truck, or on a motorcycle) - not the people next to me, not the people in front of me, not the people coming up behind me, and certainly not the people coming toward me. If I am waiting to make a left turn and my arrow turns green, I always wait for the 3-5 people I know are going to run the red light. Driving is one of my least favorite things, so driving for a living would be one of the very last things I would want to do. And, as my husband would attest, I'm not much better as a passenger - a real nervous Nellie. I would happily get my molecules scattered and reconstituted in a Star Trek transporter - .

More power to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HeartsCanHope

(1,592 posts)
33. So happy for you both!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:31 PM
1 hr ago

How lovely that the family business is staying in the family. Good luck to your granddaughter!

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