Jwalsh8:
Bit of a random one but just decided to say after 2 years trying to rush about in a max hours job trying both nights and days ive finally gave in to the exhaustion and started tramping. I couldnt do it anymore trying to go all week with 9 hours off three nights in a row then getting left on break for over 3 hours at a tesco depot and having the company getting me to do another 15 because “it will count as a split daily rest”. Dont get me wrong I have plenty of employer options but as im the sole earner at the moment while the kids are still in nappies its not so bad for the bank balance but I really cant take the lack of sleep just to come home and be a grumpy git. So i decided to miss the kids and just keep the fuel money for the weekends but to be honest im really loving it. Im going further to places ive never been. Im not stressed about not getting home and having to sleep under a jacket again. Im eating better and watching the sun go down in a country side layby while watching tv and in the summer im looking forward to going for walks or exploring some of the pubs or villages im always passing through.I dont really no why im posting this but I just wondered why other people do tramping and I dont mean the guys who just do it for the money but the ones who just do it for the love of it.
Nothing wrong with tramping mate as long as you do it right.
Don’t be going like ■■■■ all day, driving to the last second, and parking in some ■■■■ lay by on 8.59 mins, and taking your time off until the next gruelling endurance excercise, …leave that to the heroes and ■■■■ idiots among us, and you will steer clear of your heart attack. 
Don’t listen to the day men either who all think we never wash, call us ‘‘unpaid security men in our tin boxes’’ 
, and think we live on a diet of pies and Mars Bars. 
I would sooner tramp any day than have to rush home to bed after 15 hours work, just to make my way back again within 12 hours…no thanks.
It has it’s downsides you miss your Mrs (depends btw 
) and kids, but at least you aint joined at the hip,.and have a level of independence in your life.
Watch those countryside lay bys you mention, try and avoid remote places where you are the only one parked, or better still avoid lay bys full stop, try and find a well lit ind est or retail park on edge of town facilities, or some places you tip/load let you park there, even better if they have shower facilities.
Use the MSAs late afternoon for showers but avoid parking there overnight because of financial ■■■■ and too bloody much noise anyway.
You’re right about summer being the best time for going out for a pub meal, beer garden in the sun etc, but many on here won’t know wtf I’m talking about.
Would not go as far as you say about ‘‘loving it’’ but I try and make the best for myself out of a ‘not as good as it once was’ job, so stick at it mate if you’re enjoying it, until you get like me.