Blimey! Can it get any worse? As an ailurophobe; well I don’t fear them, just don’t like them, I am still sorry to hear that.
Coffeeholic:
My weekend has started, I have beer, I have wine, I have steak and I have two kinds of football lined up over the next couple of days so nothing else really matters for now.
I see no obvious failings in your plan, carry on. 
switchlogic:
Some crap days there but lets face it none as bad as the Captain of the Costa Concordia. Imagine being ultimately responsible for that pickle.
Indeed, not the easiest incident to explain, especially when your boss already knows before you make the “well boss” call, on account of him having been watching the 10 o’clock news. 
Snudger:
Don’t they use satnavs at sea? I imagine my tomtom would still work anywhere in the world though the directions (even with a European map) would be lacking at sea. Of course the mariners amongst might say that sandbars can move about maybe, I dunno. That ship looks a bit close to the coast though.I always thought aircraft had 'em (satnavs) but that Air France plane that went down off Brazil a few years back relied on a frozen pitot tube (I believe) for its apparent speed which made it seem it was going faster than it really was, or so I believe, whereas a satnav, of course, never makes a mistake…
They use GPS Beacons at sea, I think the reason the ship looked close to shore was that it made a run there after getting holed
andy187:
Coffeeholic:
Anybody else have a crappy Friday?finished work Friday morning at 3am , my 6 year old cat came up to me, purred, then she dropped dead
That ■■■■■, sorry to hear that.
my 13th went like this,first i left nottingham heading for london i got as far as jnc19 M1 when i got a call saying turn around and come back as its being loaded out of derby… 
so i turn around and start heading back,i get as far as jnc 22 when i get another call saying you not doing this job we need you to go to cambridge and pick up a load from there going to leicester… so i turn around yet again and head off to cambridge,had to wait there ages as they hadnt started the print due to a rugby match taking place and they were waiting on the results,anyway i finally managed to get away from there a little after midnight and started to head for leicester,so im cruising along the A14 nicely and would you believe it they had shut it for roadworks… 
so i had to take a nice long detour through the countryside stuck behind a tesco wagon doing 40mph… and eventually i get back on the A14 then onto the A6 into leicester,i also stopped at a garage to use the cashpoint and it was broken… so all in all a great day/night but i wouldnt trade it for any other job… 
My friday the 13th sucked like bree olsen 
The cobelfret boat should have arrived at 4am on friday morning but it did’nt dock till 6.00am
I should have been in sutton-in-ashfield for 8.am, did’nt arrive till 11.00.
Off to sheffield to load at forgemasters broke my roof pole trying to open the roof 
Managed to get it open & closed with a broke pole.
Back to killingholme changed trailers bust my yellow line
switchlogic:
Some crap days there but lets face it none as bad as the Captain of the Costa Concordia. Imagine being ultimately responsible for that pickle.
Perhaps you can give him some advice about ‘rollover incidents’ and how to bounce back from them! 
Think his might cost a bit more than yours though, although those Scania bumpers are pretty expensive I hear…
Coffeeholic:
bigvern1:
So…Have you jacked?Yeah. I did do the shift tonight as my direct boss is good and I didn’t want to land him with a headache at eight-thirty Friday night and it would be too little notice to source another driver so the agency lad I’ve been doing the run with for the last few months would have had to do the whole run himself. Bit harsh having to do 7.5 - 8 hours driving when you’ve rolled into work expecting to do half of that.
Why not talk your direct boss and sort this out chap?
hammer:
switchlogic:
Some crap days there but lets face it none as bad as the Captain of the Costa Concordia. Imagine being ultimately responsible for that pickle.Perhaps you can give him some advice about ‘rollover incidents’ and how to bounce back from them!
Captain Crash obviously didn’t have a Bertie, otherwise it would have been a bit of a scratch rather than death and destruction…
Coffeeholic:
hammer:
switchlogic:
Some crap days there but lets face it none as bad as the Captain of the Costa Concordia. Imagine being ultimately responsible for that pickle.Perhaps you can give him some advice about ‘rollover incidents’ and how to bounce back from them!
Captain Crash obviously didn’t have a Bertie, otherwise it would have been a bit of a scratch rather than death and destruction…
It certainly puts things in perspective that’s for sure. I reckon the recovery of the ship may cost a bit more than mine too.
My Friday 13th was fine, apart from being given an automatic Plaxton Cheetah to drive… 
Friday went ok for me, agency called and said theres a job needs doing at a cake factory not far from my house, so jumped in the car at 5am and head there. Got given keys to a fridge van, and got 2 pallets of cake loaded up to go to Culina in Haverford (iirc). Didnt have any cash on me and couldnt be bothered to stop and get some so went through Blackwall Tunnel instead of Dartford, apart from a bit of traffic it was ok. Got to Culina for 9.30, booking was for 10.00, so dumped the van somewhere in the yard, went to the goods in office and was told to put it on a bay, which i did, even though theres a 3ft difference in height between the floor of the van and the floor of the bay . Got told off and had to go further along where a load of empty pallets were and unload there. Left just before 10.00, and I thought I saw Luke/switchlogic on my way out but I dont think it was.
On the way back, got a call from the agency, offering 2 weeks class 2 work with a local courier firm, so start there on Monday. Got back home about 1.00, so was a good day, if a bit chilly.
Today on the other hand, went wrong from the start. Got to work a bit late, I always try and get there early as its multidrop on a 7.5 tonner, and all 12 to 15 drops have to be done by 12.00, else the couriers i deliver to will refuse them. I get in, expecting to get one of three routes I know well, but instead get a route in an area I dont know, and never done the route before. I then get into the wrong truck, luckily someone shouted out and I got in the right one. Headed for my first drop, to be faced with a 6’6" width restriction, so went round the houses to be faced with an 11’0" bridge (truck is 11’6"). Rang the office, to see if theres any other route in, their answer was go to the next drop, so thats the next one down on the manifest, or so it should.
Get there to be told “youre early, normally im the last drop”. Arse. Tht meant that the whole truck wasnt loaded in the order on the manifest, so checked which drop was next by looking in the truck, got there to be told "i dont want it, youre late, im going to a wedding at 2pm blah blah blah’'. Fine, ring the office, get moaned at, talk to the courier to try and persuade them to take it, “No”, so get them to call the office and the field manager and explain why. Then get told to take their drop to another courier, so waste 20 minutes going there. Got that drop done, and managed one more before 12.00, then needed to go for a break. Rang the office again, to see if they want me back, no, they want me to carry on even though all the drops i do now will be refused.
Break over, get o the next drop - refused for being late. Same for the next 2. Get to another one, they accept it, so go to the back of the truck, and the roller door wont budge. Its got some odd alarm and lock thing, so tried the fob loads of times to see if it will open, no luck. Opens 3 inch, no more. Discover one of the wire ropes that connect to a spring loaded roller has broken, and jammed, but even freeing that wont let the door open, so another call to the office put a stop to the run. Told to head back and visit the DAF dealer, but theyre closed by the time I get there, and now the door alarm is going off and cant be stopped, so got back to the yard as quick as possible, parked up and clocked out. Spoke to the office manager, who basically said “■■■■ happens, will you come back next Saturday?” which I replied with “maybe, see what next week is like”. As long as I dont get route no.14 again, I’ll be fine.
Dunno what all the fuss is about Friday 13th.
Seems only good things happen to me on this date.
Passed my car test on Friday 13th May 1983.
Friday 13th March 1998, son No 1 was born.
Waiting for the lottery to move to a Friday 
DadsRetired:
Dunno what all the fuss is about Friday 13th.Seems only good things happen to me on this date.
Passed my car test on Friday 13th May 1983.
Friday 13th March 1998, son No 1 was born.
Waiting for the lottery to move to a Friday
Euromillions.
I hope this helps.
My Friday the 13th involved removing one of the trailer doors on a steel post
And thats all Im gonna say about it
vwgpmk2:
My Friday the 13th involved removing one of the trailer doors on a steel postAnd thats all Im gonna say about it
You should have said it’s removal was caused by a pole. That would have got this thread to many pages, then it would have been removed.
Didn’t think of that, wish it had of been a pole at least then I could have shared the blame
Not looking forward to the p1ss takers on monday
Silver_Surfer:
Hang on, you’re voluntarily leaving a cushty number where you are liked & respected by the majority of people because of one person being a ■■■■?That does surprise me.
Wayne, yours boss sounds like a prick who likes thinking he’s a bigger man than the fellas doing the donkey work. Like the DAF not RAF comment. Sounds like you’d be better off being somehwere else if they can’t take a bit of jovial banter.
I’m hardly voluntarily leaving, I was sacked - asked to be taken off the contract which equalled no job which equalled empty your truck.
DAF95XF:
My Friday 13th was fine, apart from being given an automatic Plaxton Cheetah to drive…
We used to call them Cheddars (after a chinese driver mispronounced it and we found it suited the aweful sheds)
Coffeeholic:
andy187:
Coffeeholic:
Anybody else have a crappy Friday?finished work Friday morning at 3am , my 6 year old cat came up to me, purred, then she dropped dead
That ■■■■■, sorry to hear that.
Sorry to hear that man, that ■■■■■.
DadsRetired:
Passed my car test on Friday 13th May 1983.
April 1st for me (car test)
Anybody else have a crappy Friday?
Yeah after telling them all week I can’t work Saturday getting stuck at my reload in walsall for 3 hrs and having to spend the night at Alconbury truckstop after running out of duty time. Up at 3.30 this morning run to fxto dump trailer …in car home shower and the other two s’s train to Tottenham Can’t beat Wolves at home ffs Train back to Clacton few beers in local… Just got in i’m absoluteley banjaxed… Fun day though Night night
Friday 13 was a bad day for me as well
Lost job as was told cant go in to main depot we load from due to some people in there back stabbing & sending a message saying for me to go in somewhere only staff are allowed ( told them I couldnt & wouldnt as was banned from that area ) so damed if I do damed if I dont think I have al the daggers out of my back now
A few other things went wrong but hey that is life
So now looking for another job