Sidevalve:
For many of us, it isn’t a job, more a way of life.On a good day, I can have a nice drive in the countryside, listen to whichever radio station pleases me, put my feet up for an hour when I get to my drop cos that’s how long the tank takes to pump out, park up, eat, sleep and repeat till Friday. On a bad day, get soaking wet, cold, dirty and spend the night being woken up by passing traffic, idiots in hot hatches or the pillock who didn’t switch his fridge off.
The good far outnumber the bad, and both are infinitely preferable to the drudgery and sheer boredom of a factory or office job.
^ That’s why it’s impossible to compare the wage for an inside type of job v the wage for being out on the road, on an hourly basis.
I couldn’t hack an inside job at any wage it takes a special mindset and respect for those who can do it.