Where’s the moment in time, when you seem to have been the happiest? A road you were on, a view you had seen, someone you met…
For me when it cam to driving, it was probably the time when I had an agency job to take a 26 tonner from Oxfordshire, to South Wales, and then another drop in Gloucester - by myself! A lot of agency work is double-manned I find, it felt good to be trusted with such a big bit of kit on my own and do the job successfully and safely.
For me it was summer 2000 and it was really hot and a Friday afternoon I was driving down the A14 to Felixstowe, no traffic arm out the window with just a trailer change to do. I had some chilled music on and thought to myself " this what it’s all about ".
My personal fave was from last year. I delivered a gas turbine to Granada in Spain. I arrived on a fri afternoon, at the olive oil plant where the turbine was to go. I got out of the van and could not believe how hot it was. (I don’t do heat very well!) I found out that the engineers would be arriving the next morning, so was free for the rest of the day.
I found a supermarket in the village, stocked up on fresh fruit,salad and water, and parked nearby for a meal. Left the aircon on cos’ it was now nearly 50 degrees c.
Next day, engineer arrives and I hand over the turbine. He says…Too hot to do the installation, sod off and come back tomorrow. So I put nearest beach into Sat Nav and headed off. About 20 miles or so. Anyway, there was a nice beach, with cool showers, bikini clad women and a bar. Stayed there for 2 days until the engineer phoned and said he was done. Nice work if you can get it!!!
Every Friday afternoon when I lock the cab 
2005/2006 was my happy time , i didnt know it at the time but i do now and it was nothing to do with driving or wagons .
little did i know that within 2 yrs id make the biggest mistake of my life … i should have listened … 
the words of warning still ring in my ears …
The summer of 1996, euro football champs in England and met a girl 10 yrs younger than me ( her 19 me 29 ) it just seemed a fantastic 3 -4 months.
Sorry It’s not truck related .
bald bloke:
The summer of 1996, euro football champs in England and met a girl 10 yrs younger than me ( her 19 me 29 ) it just seemed a fantastic 3 -4 months.
im glad you cleared that bit up.
jessicas dad:
bald bloke:
The summer of 1996, euro football champs in England and met a girl 10 yrs younger than me ( her 19 me 29 ) it just seemed a fantastic 3 -4 months.im glad you cleared that bit up.
All good things came to an end though when she got a job on a cruise ship, she obviously wanted shot of me 
usually on a friday morning just as i pull onto my drive at home…
bowser:
2005/2006 was my happy time , i didnt know it at the time but i do now and it was nothing to do with driving or wagons .little did i know that within 2 yrs id make the biggest mistake of my life … i should have listened …
the words of warning still ring in my ears …
More information please. 
pavaroti:
bowser:
2005/2006 was my happy time , i didnt know it at the time but i do now and it was nothing to do with driving or wagons .little did i know that within 2 yrs id make the biggest mistake of my life … i should have listened …
the words of warning still ring in my ears …
More information please.
ohhhh i think not … 
come on spill the beans…you can`t buy someone a horse then not allow them to ride it 
i am content when i’m so far away from civilisation, parked up in the middle of nowhere, knowing that if the truck dosn’t start i’m stranded, and have only myself to rely on. at night there is no noise, there is no phone signal, more stars than you can shake a stick at.
lovely.
waking up by a gravel pit,on a beautiful summer morning,sitting in the chair with a brew watching nature do it`s thing as the warmth of the sun slowly burns the early morning mist away.followed by an afternoon on the bed chair listening to tms with a can in my hand 
after the second go with heart trouble just wakeing up every day is pretty good i have to say.
Had a few moments of “having the best job in the world” feeling, delivering a van to a bakery in prestonpans from shipley, up at stupid o clock driving north up the empty A1 and watching the summer sunrise shimmering over the sea at berwick on tweed, good music and shades duly applied.
and driving through the Wiltshire villages of Pewsey and Westbury back lanes on another hot sunny day, have loads of good memories doing that job till i got laid off.
bowser:
pavaroti:
bowser:
2005/2006 was my happy time , i didnt know it at the time but i do now and it was nothing to do with driving or wagons .little did i know that within 2 yrs id make the biggest mistake of my life … i should have listened …
the words of warning still ring in my ears …
More information please.
ohhhh i think not …
Gotta ba women trouble…
There have been many, and they outweigh the not so content times which is pretty much all you can ask for.
44 Tonne Ton:
bowser:
pavaroti:
bowser:
2005/2006 was my happy time , i didnt know it at the time but i do now and it was nothing to do with driving or wagons .little did i know that within 2 yrs id make the biggest mistake of my life … i should have listened …
the words of warning still ring in my ears …
More information please.
ohhhh i think not …
Gotta ba women trouble…
allegedly…