well what a ■■■■■■ ■■■■ week.
Monday
caught in jam caused by 3 car fender bender on a50 making me late for my first drop …forky drops 2 pallets of packaging…delaying me further.
boss gives my second job to a day man,who has to drop the trailer and pull out coz he`s running out of time"waiting 3 hours and still not on a bay"
I go up solo,and also run out of time,so I kip on the road outside,where I have my curtains slashed during the night
Tuesday
go back in at 0600…but they wont have it…
numerous phone calls,and much waiting later,i drop the trailer at a local hauliers yard…borrow one of their trailers,and shoot off to collect my job for the day.
I pull into the collection point,and there are 8 artics in front of me in the queue.i eventually set off,but I`m hoplessly late,which is soon made worse when I hit the back of the jam on the m60.
I arrive at my drop at 1540…but the forky goes home at 3…■■■■ it
I can clearly see forkies through the fence
Wednesday
go back in at 0600(like I was told)
“forky dont start until 7" says the yard bloke "but I was told 6" I said "nah it
s 7 on wenesday”…welsh ■■■■
(no offence to anyone from wales)
Thursday
2 drops and a collection…south wales
drops go well,but when I get to my collection,the forklift truck is bust.
3 and a half hours later,i`m away,and pull into Lincoln farm with just under 15 hours on the clock
today
the plan…tip my load at a local customers place…and then(as I was informed over the phone the night before)ive got a 1200 Donny(extremely time sensitive)and then I
m “pencilled” in for a purfleet in the afternoon
I get back to the office and ask what time Im booked in at purfleet... "1900" "can
t do it"
“why”
“out of time at 1915”
I then get a rollicking for starting too early
I get to my drop in Donny at 1130,after taking a 30 min break at j29…(I told him I wasn’t early )
I leave Donny at 1400 and after a swap round,im now heading for cowley for a 1700.i get a dream of a run down,and an even better tip,which gives me 42 mins to get parked up. I pull into Cherwell valley with seconds to spare,and press eject. nothing happening...vdu froze up with my card in..won
t change modes or ■■■■ all
I pay to park,then go to edc with my 9 quid voucher.i fancy fish and chips,but the bloke at the front of the queue has just ordered a banquet for ten…and then there are still 2 more people in front of me.
Im starting to wilt now,so I opt for plan b and head for burger king,growling at children as I walk. I join the back of the queue,which is approx. half a mile long,and try and keep it together. but it
s no good…as I scan around,through my now blood shot eyes,i see everyone as evil.there are undecisive people at the front,ankle biters(some screaming) everywhere,and worst of all…a couple snogging directly in front of me.
I just cant take any more...and walk out of the building(clenching and unclenching my fists as I do so)....but what
s this,I see in front of me…a saviour…greggs,and its virtually empty :sunglasses: I order a slice of pizza and walk back to the truck. once inside I put the kettle on,and pull my supper from the bag...only trouble is,the topping has stuck to the inside,and all I
m left with is a piece of red bread
I try to pick the cheese off the inside of the bag,but it`s stuck fast,and I give in…a beaten man.
tomorrow
it`s only 2 and a half hours back to the yard from here…surely nothing can go wrong(or annoy me) in that short time…can it