Ok so our township, after lots and lots of pleading and begging finally got the grant we needed and purchased a brand new 3,019 gallon tanker (excuse me, tender as we have to say around here now) So at our last meeting, our training consisted of everybody riding in and driving the new tender so that we could all get a little more familiar with it. I don't know if God blessed me, or if I'm just made for it, but I have never driven anything as big as this truck or anything with air brakes and I did really well. My chief told me that he was really amazed and impressed with my driving. (I did silent jumps for joy!!) Anyway, long story short, my chief told all the guys that I gave him the best ride and drove the best. Now some of the guys are upset with me because here comes this 22 year old girl who has never done anything like this, has only been on the department for 6 months and "shows 'em up" as was mentioned. Now all the guys are good guys, and I understand why they're upset but should I be sorry for this??? Noone has been mean or hateful, I think they just feel, I don't know showed up.

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Comment by Big Jim on August 17, 2008 at 10:50pm
Ashleigh, no reason for you to feel sorry about being a good driver. Sometimes when we've been in this business for awhile, we get a little bit over-confident in our abilities and don't really try to do as well as we can or should. Congratulations on your achievements. Keep learning and going strong.
I have 1 suggestion for you. If you haven't already done it, go and take a defensive driving course and pay close attention to everything the instructor says. It is a dry and boring course, but if you apply the lessons learned in the class it will make you a much better driver, all around. Stay safe.

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