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robroy:
Dodgy Permit:
Well in that case you would not have a tramping job !So if you’re a tramper you have to be constantly on call, and mind on the job 24/7 eh?
…He drives a truck mate, he’s not a member of an elite special ops SAS task force.
Ffs !
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He might have been in a previous life, there’s quite a few that you meet in rdc waiting rooms.
Yeh I’ve also met em. 
Franglais:
blue estate:
At least some one in your office had the sense to tell you it’s off road !!!But why not tell tell him on the Sunday, when he is there anyway?
At least you can take some other gear with you then , or tell them Zb off I’ll be back in Tuesday 
robroy:
Anyway why am I even talking to you when you ignored my Whatsapp.
Because it was rubbish and “Big Jim” was merely a midget wearing a ■■■■■■■■ and holding a light sabre!
robroy:
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robroy:
Dodgy Permit:
Well in that case you would not have a tramping job !So if you’re a tramper you have to be constantly on call, and mind on the job 24/7 eh?
…He drives a truck mateFfs !
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He might have been in a previous life, there’s quite a few that you meet in rdc waiting rooms.
Yeh I’ve also met em.
I’ve sat there, in aur of there escapades, and by heck, that balcony at the Libyan, embassy must have been massive, to take everybody who says there were there, 
blue estate:
Franglais:
blue estate:
At least some one in your office had the sense to tell you it’s off road !!!But why not tell tell him on the Sunday, when he is there anyway?
At least you can take some other gear with you then , or tell them Zb off I’ll be back in Tuesday
As I read the post, hes only doing DCPC Sunday, so I assumed hed be going home Sunday eve, then due to start proper work Mon.
Still plenty of time to catch a 24hour flu bug Sun eve!
When I worked at Keewell, I had a week holiday Mon to Mon. I received a text at 8pm on the Sun eve to let me know what trailer No to collect and where it was going and to start at 6am. I didn’t reply but read it, I got in on the Mon morning collected the trailer and the paperwork which was in my pigeon hole and set off on my way. At 9.30am I received a call from the planner asking why I didn’t respond on the Sun night, and where am I now. We had trackers fitted to the cabs so he knew exactly where I was, My car was in the carpark, my trailer and unit was out of the yard along with the paperwork out of my pigeon hole. Doesn’t take a genius to work out that I was where I should be. I told him I didn’t answer him as I was on holiday and didn’t see the text until I returned home and didn’t want to reply as it was late. An argument ensued and I put the phone down. I agree with the OP that although I don’t mind them texting me on my time off, I will not necessarily reply.
I blame the cpc on a Sunday for pushing him over the edge .But yeah i dont want calls on my days off sod that ,They dont pay you enough .A text monday morning early will do .
Got to be more gentle these days guys your replies should be as if they where licked on by kittens no more tough love for a few weeks yet .
Anyway I can feel the OP’s pain here, what was an already short stressed weekend has now become even more stressful.
Best bet is just to say bollox to it plough the wife and go in Monday well prepared.
My planners are allowed to call me the weekend as I book an extra hour onto Friday and do a manual entry to suit, this unwritten understanding works well. In turn I WhatsApp them the latest ‘Be seeing you’ episode from my kindred spirit up north, simply lovely etc.
Also the weekend I remove some of my gear not all of it but enough for day work, if she is in for service or mot I take a bit more.
Don’t usually take the bedding though, mainly because the undersheet is welded to the mattress by now and would need a haz chem team to get off.
If more bedding is required I just take the duvet off the spare bed. Now the kids have left home the spare bed is only used if the wife has an epic wide on and I’m not in the mood, I have never slept in the spare bed.
So just enjoy the rest of the weekend, take no notice and remember from time to time trampers like us have to put up with this crap occasionally.
Could be worse you could end up doing a night out in my motor…plenty in the tank sir…
Jesus wept, a message?
Just ignore the bloody thing, for too many people (especially the younger, but some older who should know better are just as bad) the soddin phone is taking over their lives, can’t even wine and dine their wives without checking the evil little pocket spy when it squeaks, switch the soddin thing off or leave it at home or both.
the maoster:
robroy:
Anyway why am I even talking to you when you ignored my Whatsapp.Because it was rubbish and “Big Jim” was merely a midget wearing a ■■■■■■■■ and holding a light sabre!
Put my phone down for a coffee, and the wife picked it up (just doing her usual checking up on me, as wives do 
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She read your post, looked puzzled and said ‘‘What do you lot talk about on here for God’s sake’’ rolled her eyes, and chucked the phone down on the chair…
Franglais:
blue estate:
At least some one in your office had the sense to tell you it’s off road !!!But why not tell tell him on the Sunday, when he is there anyway?
Maybe the office person doesn’t work Sunday’s…
Franglais:
blue estate:
At least some one in your office had the sense to tell you it’s off road !!!But why not tell tell him on the Sunday, when he is there anyway?
Maybe his 8 hours CPC ■■■■■■■■ was taking place in a different place, maybe his truck had been serviced and they found a major fault with the brakes, they thought it wise to tell him to take another lorry so he wasn’t killed
Christ some of you lads get stressed way too easily, no wonder you find what should be a stress free job stressful. Its just a bloody message giving you fair warning of an upcoming issue, what’s the harm in that? I’d rather that than be told last minute.
Wheel Nut:
Franglais:
blue estate:
At least some one in your office had the sense to tell you it’s off road !!!But why not tell tell him on the Sunday, when he is there anyway?
Maybe his 8 hours CPC ■■■■■■■■ was taking place in a different place, maybe his truck had been serviced and they found a major fault with the brakes, they thought it wise to tell him to take another lorry so he wasn’t killed
And maybe the staff member dealing with the situation isn’t in Sunday and wanted to make sure he was told of the issue
I got a text yesterday morning,with my trailer number for Monday.
Got my revenge…by phoning the boss in the afternoon,and asking him to fix my car next week.
Comes around goes around
I wasn’t in work on Saturday, but I got two phone calls from drivers, who were also not working. One to say that he’d left his horsebox in the yard, could I drop it into next door for repair Monday morning. The other one, not from my depot, to say that his missus has had some bad health news and he might need to take some extra days off.
Both of them could have told me Monday morning, but I wasn’t fussed that they ‘disturbed’ my day.
We rarely need to ring someone out of hours, but it happens. Maybe a load has gone wrong, ferry cancelled, paperwork not ready last minute, truck problem following a service. I try and time any calls not too early or too late, and no one has ever moaned.
If it’s the odd call/ message I don’t see the problem.
We will be demanding cuddles from route planers on a Monday morning next. Some people really need to grow a set. I would have been more ■■■■■■ off if they hadn’t warned me. How much precious time did it take away from you when you had to glance at said text. I will start a go fund me to see if I can try compensate you
switchlogic:
Christ some of you lads get stressed way too easily, no wonder you find what should be a stress free job stressful. Its just a bloody message giving you fair warning of an upcoming issue, what’s the harm in that? I’d rather that than be told last minute.
Reading between the lines, I suspect he was probably more outraged at the content of the message, leaving him steaming on his day off about having a confrontation the next day.
Dave000:
We will be demanding cuddles from route planers on a Monday morning next. Some people really need to grow a set. I would have been more ■■■■■■ off if they hadn’t warned me. How much precious time did it take away from you when you had to glance at said text. I will start a go fund me to see if I can try compensate you
Why tf does he need to ‘grow a set’ just because he can’t be arsed or bothered with work on his day off exactly??
Some people have other priorities in life.
Ok, the time factor was miniscule, but it’s the principle.
UKtramp:
When I worked at Keewell, I had a week holiday Mon to Mon. I received a text at 8pm on the Sun eve to let me know what trailer No to collect and where it was going and to start at 6am. I didn’t reply but read it, I got in on the Mon morning collected the trailer and the paperwork which was in my pigeon hole and set off on my way. At 9.30am I received a call from the planner asking why I didn’t respond on the Sun night, and where am I now. We had trackers fitted to the cabs so he knew exactly where I was, My car was in the carpark, my trailer and unit was out of the yard along with the paperwork out of my pigeon hole. Doesn’t take a genius to work out that I was where I should be. I told him I didn’t answer him as I was on holiday and didn’t see the text until I returned home and didn’t want to reply as it was late. An argument ensued and I put the phone down. I agree with the OP that although I don’t mind them texting me on my time off, I will not necessarily reply.
If he’s going to be like that, next time it happened you should have played him at his own game and rang him later on at 2am, saying ‘‘I just received your txt btw’’