Last time I fell over was at Dagenham at 1 am , I can only assume I caught my foot on leg of Armco , my hands were in my jacket pockets & I came down on my arm which smashed into my ribs , after getting worse ( pain ) when being interviewed about accident they got a ambulance that took me too Romford hospital with suspected broken ribs ( I’ve never been in that much pain ( journey , bumps killed me .
After x rays they said they couldn’t see any broken ribs so was discharged , still in that much pain , rang work while said get a taxi to Dagenham as no - one available to get you , we will pay , so walked to get taxi but was getting worse so asked for help as some women rang for me and took me to place to get one , journey was a nightmare as taxi driver was flying along , ignoring sleeping policemen etc , I was creased up ,
Got to Dagenham & rang my depot to be told were sending down 2 drivers to get you back tomorrow ( sat ) as no one available , just get some sleep .
I just wanted to get home as was getting worse so I decided I’d drive , shunter said you can’t , look at the state of you , but I said I’ve got to get home , So he hooked trailer up & him & his mate got me in drivers seat , how I got back I don’t know , I’ve never been in that much pain , was going to give up once or twice but kept going , thank Christ for autos,
Mrs got me from Newark & took me straight to a&e at Grantham hospital , only had 2 phone calls , one from night shift at Dagenham seeing if I was ok , and a phone call from some ■■■■■■ trying to have a pop about me driving the lorry , mrs answered & it’s not like her but she went spare , saying if you’d of picked him up from the bloody hospital in a company car & brought him back to Grantham then he wouldn’t of needed to drive the lorry , not abandon him at Romford hospital and say get a taxi , then will get you back a day later .
Next time I went to Dagenham they’d put lights along side of building !!!
I remember falling down the steps at Lauren’s & hitting head on concrete , got up & set off for Lea green but going up a1 I had wet running in my eyes , just kept wiping it , but could also feel head swelling , just kept going , got to lea green , security sat wtf have you done , said what , look in the mirror , my faces was just smeared blood , I just didn’t realise how bat it was , face was 2 times normal size , wouldn’t let me drive , , got me cleaned up a& company got drivers
there to get me straight home ( Corby chilled , what a difference )
I’ve fallen out of trailers , off cat walks , top step of cab , knocked unconscious after falling on black ice in yard , trapped by heavy cage after slipping on frozen floor
I’ve just learnt when young you just jump up and get on with it , when your old you just lie there & think why me , feeling sorry for yourself
I once ended up in Grantham hospital for stitches after falling out of bed & hitting head on door frame , mrs mates were in stitches , what’s he been upto now for you to whack him , didn’t believe I’d fallen out of bed ( fell out 4 times ) but only hurt myself once , I was just tossing & turning as job had got to me that bad , mrs put me on wall side after visit to hospital , her nurses mates were ribbing her for ages afterwards
Did it Asda Lutterworth ( ambient ) came out goods in , held door for other driver , and forgot about step!!! This week !!!