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MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:18 PM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP
You have done well, UpInArms Yesterday #1
Congrats! 2naSalit Yesterday #2
sounds like my kind of gal Skittles Yesterday #3
Wow!!! Girl Power!!! hamsterjill Yesterday #4
So comforting hearing from a great human being, after all the BULL crap going on these days bluestarone Yesterday #5
Lovely malaise Yesterday #6
Congratulations 🎉👏 MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #7
Good for her, that's great! Talitha Yesterday #8
I'm sure that you'll be close by! Best wishes for you both!! SWBTATTReg Yesterday #9
Only if she needs help, which I don't anticipate. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #10
Granddaughter kcoates Yesterday #11
congrats. eggsslent job. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #12
You have every right to be. So happy for both of you. Do you have niyad Yesterday #13
I'm looking at this time next year, but, depending on how she does on her own, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #14
I know she does not know me, but could you let her know how very proud niyad Yesterday #18
Consider it done. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #20
Was she a fan of Lisa Kelly BidenRocks Yesterday #15
I don't know, but I will ask her. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #16
When it's over 100 outside, BidenRocks Yesterday #25
Great to hear from you MCE popsdenver Yesterday #17
Haven't retired yet, but, depending how her first solo goes, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #22
You get to the point popsdenver Yesterday #24
Well done, the both of you Roy Rolling Yesterday #19
Love it! You go, girl! Joinfortmill Yesterday #21
be sure to give a little honk if going south east Kali Yesterday #23
Wonderful! Congratulations! mountain grammy Yesterday #26
Especially the Siskiyou's and, as I travel east on I-80, the 3 Sisters out of Wyoming and into Nebraska. nt MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #27
A fledgling, leaving the nest? surfered Yesterday #28
Leaving the nest is right, she's chartering her own course. nt MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #30
May all of her journeys go safely mdbl Yesterday #29
There you are. You made it look too easy! marble falls Yesterday #31
I stand in awe... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #32
She's 24 yo but way beyond her actual years, she is one of the most smartest people I know. nt MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #34
So happy for you both! HeartsCanHope Yesterday #33
Congratulations to your granddaughter. democrank Yesterday #35
Kudos! My Father was a truck driver. Devilsun 23 hrs ago #36
Wow! Very best wishes to you both! She shall benefit from your experience. George McGovern 21 hrs ago #37
Sweet! calimary 20 hrs ago #38
Imagine that! NBachers 20 hrs ago #39
Here's hoping it all goes smoothly FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #40
Just tell her to watch out for extraterrestrials when she gets to Pahrump! OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #41
Grandpa Danascot 14 hrs ago #42
Well if she takes over the "business" KS Toronado 14 hrs ago #43
Safe travels to your granddaughter 🚛 Clouds Passing 12 hrs ago #44
Good for her. Well done. kairos12 11 hrs ago #45
That must feel so good! Congrats to you both! Evolve Dammit 9 hrs ago #46

bluestarone

(21,819 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
Yesterday

Hats off to a great guy and great father!!

kcoates

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

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

niyad

(131,089 posts)
13. You have every right to be. So happy for both of you. Do you have
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:08 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

niyad

(131,089 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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

popsdenver

(2,012 posts)
17. Great to hear from you MCE
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:29 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

I'll probably be retiring sooner rather than later.

popsdenver

(2,012 posts)
24. You get to the point
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:53 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

3catwoman3

(29,076 posts)
32. I stand in awe...
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:39 PM
Yesterday

...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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,903 posts)
34. She's 24 yo but way beyond her actual years, she is one of the most smartest people I know. nt
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:37 PM
Yesterday

HeartsCanHope

(1,594 posts)
33. So happy for you both!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:31 PM
Yesterday

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

George McGovern

(11,361 posts)
37. Wow! Very best wishes to you both! She shall benefit from your experience.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:30 AM
21 hrs ago

And confidence in and of her own self.

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