fernando:
I’m kind of similar to the op. I do the job to the best of my abilities, ie I don’t damage the truck or load, keep to the law in relation to the tacho and the highway code etc. I’m a day driver and share the truck with a night driver who has adorned the cab with ornaments and tapestries of wolves howling at the moon and has his nick name permanently fixed to the grill on a number plate. Pictures of his family and more air fresheners than Halfords.
Quite frankly I find it all a bit embarrassing, I imagine he thinks he’s an interstate trucker in a big rig but it’s only a rigid doing local trips.
I know my face doesn’t really fit but I’m polite to everyone and try to hold conversations.
I was told I’m too posh to drive a truck as I wash my high vis and clean my hands before eating lol.
a very piquant pastiche you’ve painted.Brilliant.