'Runaround'.

Today has felt a little like the kid's show from Yrs ago 'Runaround'.
After starting at 6am then having a problem with the Tail lift on the trailer which took nearly 50 min's to sort then I was on my way to Tesco at Lincoln delivery 1 then back to Goole, my next job was to Gorton Manchester (A57) Tesco delivery 2 completed then shot off over to Quinn Glass a Bonded warehouse complex at Elton off the M56 Junc 14 for my collection of 26 Pallet's of Australian Wine for Tesco RDC Barlborough, the wind over the M62 & M56 was really bad.
Made it in to Barlborough for 7pm then had to take another break otherwise I was not going to get back to Goole ( I'm a day Driver now !!!!).
I had to come from Elton to Barlborough via the M62/M1 seen as my route over the A628Woodhead pass was closed because of the wind.
Back in to Goole with just enough time to drop the trailer at Goods In the Shimmy round rather quickly to Goods Out to park the Unit up & clock off at 9pm......
On my exit I told the planners etc to schedule me in for an 8am start 2moro..


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Woosh

Not done a great deal today, started at 5.30am, then got a load for Bury Tesco Extra, then after some what of a long/heated debated with the 2 back door men about why I cannot take Empty cages back on a Stobart Trailer to our Appleton Thorn Depot, I set off for A/thorn to drop & swap trailers.
I collected a Tesco Blue 13metre which some one had brought in there, so after getting the Old Dirty Girl washed & a Coffee ( not Tim Hortons ) it was back to Goole for an arranged early finish.
While back at base a driver who was just getting a trailer decided not to put his Unit parking brake on thus crashing the lot in to a Barrier on site, yes he did damage the truck, I will ask what is fate was when I go in to work 2moro.....


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What a Jolly..

Well what a day today, started out from Goole this morning at 6.50am heading for Workington Cumbria a nice little ride up the road.
After completing the delivery & having the usual break (45), I started my Journey back to Goole, just passed Keswick on the A66 I was met with a Policeman turning the traffic around, I stopped to ask what was happening, the road had been blocked by a very bad accident & there where 2 Helicopter Ambulances on the Scene.
I had a quick look at the GPS & re-routed via Cockermouth then Carlisle then back down the M6 to the A66 to continue my return back to base, I was fortunate not to run out of driving time going in to a 10 hour drive, I landed back at Base approx 18.55hrs then clocked off & shot off home, more fun 2 moro from 5.30am !!!!!!


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Winters here-ish !!!!!!

Last Thursday collected a load from Bradford which was bound for Livingston, so of up the lovely A65 to the M6 it was.
Blimey, talk about Breezy F*** Me it was bloody wicked on the M6 at Shap to Penrith, that bad I had to slow down to 40mph, any way in to Carlisle depot for a break & fuel,just about to set off then I got word that every one North of & in Carlisle had to park up (yes it was that bad).
Dropped the Load & took the paper work in to there office. At about 5pm I went back to the office for the shower key and guess what ?, my load was being given to a night man to take !!! & best of all they asked him to come back empty, so I lost wages that day so some one else could do my work.
Sometimes these lot Amaze me...

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A66 heading East, then just after Barnard Castle turn off No Snow....

Last Friday 2-12-11 I had my 2nd 1 Too 1 but that didn't amount too much.
After finishing work yesterday 10-12-11 I collected my letter which I thought might give me the conclusion of the work cut back's, Wrong, basically the letter said I'd met the criteria for selection for an Interview for a job on Days or Nights Whoopi Do..