A few years ago,when I was on the low loaders, Junction 10a down to 10 (M6) had to be re-surfaced.
The contractor was R.M.C., and the works ‘compound’ was at the B.P. Truckstop on the A460 off J1/ M54.
All of the road surfacing machinery was stored in the truckstop,( on the left in a yard before you swing right onto the main park).
Our shift was 6-00pm till 6-00 am, taking the machines on to the motorway and taking them off when the surfacing work was completed.
Normally, a back up machine would have to be collected from the compound, usually in the small hours.
To cut the story short, The Police stopped myself and another driver leaving the Truckstop .
“Have you seen any prostitutes” said the P.C.
"Why " said my mate , " Are you desperate? "
"No " piped up his partner, a W.P.C.
After having a laugh with the cops, and a few jokes about the ‘Razzle’ being cheaper, they said they were after 2 offenders.
Both of the women were H.I.V. positive, and were in the habit of robbing drivers walletts, phones, and anything else they could grab.
“I strip searched one of them last week” said the W.P.C.
"Her legs were a mass of festering sores, caused by injecting heroin "
Nasty.
Niall.