On wednesday i set fire to the back of my unit and melted an airline, on thursday i managed to smash a light cluster on the trailer, when driving forwards 
and today one of the tyres on my trailer went bang on the A2.
I’m a walking/driving disaster at the moment 
cant wait for next week…
Well I’m on holiday so my week has consisted of sitting on my fat arse or going down the pub, so I can honestly say I’ve had a great week 
I was supposed to be going back to Canada on Tuesday, but I’ve got a few personal things to sort out so I’m staying until they’re sorted, got a bit of casual work lined up to keep the bank happy, I’m quite looking forward to driving over here again, but I bet I’m not saying that on Friday after a week of the M25 & Tilbury Docks
C-Kay:
On wednesday i set fire to the back of my unit and melted an airline, on thursday i managed to smash a light cluster on the trailer, when driving forwardsI’m a walking/driving disaster at the moment
cant wait for next week…
why did you set fire to your truck… , are you some kind of arsonist and don’t you like your truck anymore 
why did you smash a light cluster… ,thats vandalism
does your tyres make other funny noises as well like …whooppeee or bells ringing etc
ah well next week perhaps you can do a side show on hard shoulder to entertain us as we sail past lol
cheer up soon be christmas
gezt:
C-Kay:
On wednesday i set fire to the back of my unit and melted an airline, on thursday i managed to smash a light cluster on the trailer, when driving forwardsI’m a walking/driving disaster at the moment
cant wait for next week…
ah well next week perhaps you can do a side show on hard shoulder to entertain us as we sail past lol
Tomorrow i’m in the truck that caught fire, so that may well be a possibilty
C-Kay:
On wednesday i set fire to the back of my unit and melted an airline
I caught my parents car on fire back when it was snowing The water pump had frozen and over heated while i defrosted. Luckily it was only the pump and plastic bits around it (wires,casings ect…) that melted but the smoke that came from under the engine made it seem prety bad 
C-Kay:
On wednesday i set fire to the back of my unit and melted an airline, on thursday i managed to smash a light cluster on the trailer, when driving forwardsI’m a walking/driving disaster at the moment
cant wait for next week…
I don’t know, the lengths some drivers will go to to get a new lorry 
Semtex:
C-Kay:
On wednesday i set fire to the back of my unit and melted an airline, on thursday i managed to smash a light cluster on the trailer, when driving forwardsI’m a walking/driving disaster at the moment
cant wait for next week…
I don’t know, the lengths some drivers will go to to get a new lorry
Yeah but it didn’t work 
C-Kay:
Tomorrow i’m in the truck that caught fire, so that may well be a possibilty
Hm, i could have worded that better
not to self - think before you type 
C-Kay:
Hm, i could have worded that betternot to self - think before you type
I did, as it goes. Got 7200 kms in since Sunday afternoon and all was well. Today was a bit rough though. 1250 kms starting with freezing rain which turned to snow around Minneapolis so I was in snow all the way back. The roads were quite bad in places…
Then I got home…
and got the truck in the ditch on the end of the drive… and in the ditch on the other side of the highway!! Right across the road and it wasn’t going anywhere!!
All good though. My mate came up and yanked me out with his KW. The RCMP turned out after I called them to explain and to make sure they knew the matter was in hand, but left when Mark turned up so they wouldn’t feel compelled to look at logbooks…
A good week? Bloody hell NO!
This week I have realised that only truck drivers are being persecuted and any other sector of the British work-force can screw the job up, whether is causes danger to other people or not and nothing is said or done about it. Let me explain.
Sunday 9am.
Call in at Mums to see what shopping she needs (she has dementia, mildish, but had previously given most of her money away to local ‘friends’ who now don’t bother to be friends because she no longer has access to the money), as I walk in she wobbles and crashes onto the floor. Help her up, sit her down and keep my eye on her for an hour and she seems OK. Go do her shopping as quick as poss, come back to find her on floor in toilet. Help her to get back to a chair and phone doctor. Weekend service takes me to a city 40 miles away and ■■■■■■ on phone has never heard of area she lives in and goes through 5 similar named places in Birmingham and moans because I don’t know the name of her doctor, only her surgery because the old ones have retired and i don’t know who replaced which.
Doctor comes 2 hrs later, diagnoses ear infection leaves some pills and is off. Seems I’m here for the day then.put her to bed, cancel planned weeks work and regretted being a non-drinker!
Mon.
She looks like a corpse, worse than yesterday and call her doc again. He eventually calls back, not happy at having to come out as she was fully examined yesterday.Bad move, I remind him he examined my Grandad 19 yrs ago and diagnosed a pulled muscle while we were worried he was having a heat attack. As he was getting in his car, grandad died of his pulled muscle and he came back, tutting, to a dead man 2 minutes later, so he decides maybe it’s worth a call. Didn’t have the guts to come himself, sent a young lad, he thought water infection and away he goes leaving prescription. Call Social and ask if her carers hours can be raised as she’s needing more assistance even before the problem she has at the moment but all staff are busy and mums case handler is on maternity leave, will call back.
Tues.
She’s in bed all day.
Wed.
Planned to get her up as I don’t want her to lose mobility. She’s up, dressed and alert at 8 so I’m relieved all is well and get to do one of the jobs for that day, dyno some new bikes.
Thurs.
8 am call, mum’s spent the night on the floor. Cancel work, rush back and spend day picking her up. Spend day trying to get some assistance from all the organizations that are here to help in these situations, namely GP, Social Services, age concern, help the aged, CIT (crisis intervention team but more likely Complete Imbeciles and Tossers) and picking mum up, about 5 times so far. The more she falls, thee more she seems intent on wandering about. it’s pitiful and I’m starting to have some pretty desperate thoughts about putting her and myself out of our misery with one swift blow! Promised visits and someone coming and get call back from Mondays social services but not fast response team from today’s call. All promised help don’t arrive and all they want is to give her a panic button in case she falls. I explain it will need a truck battery as she’s now been on the floor about 8 times today, but still not one of these organization, who are paid to do this job, attends while I, who isn’t paid to do it, does their job for them. 10 pm call from Social worker who explains it’s too late to do anything now and I lose it totally and tell her they are a complete and utter bunch of [zb] who don’t give a [zb] about the people they are supposed to help. Stupid cow calls back as mums on the floor again demanding an apology, not a wise move as I tell her to go [zb] herself and to expect an official complaint tomorrow.
Friday,
Mums a bit better and soon the house is like New St Station. People now decide to come and help after I ring a give them all the biggest bollocking they have ever received. Even some I haven’t rung are sent, community Physio etc, district nurse etc.
Now, had the care been provided from Truck drivers, it would have been checked, recorded, monitored and regulated beyond belief.
Why aren’t these lot.
BLOODY CRACKING WEEK!
That’s hideous, DYMM! All credit and respect to you for being there when she needs you, though. Sadly there aren’t many people who can be bothered with their elderly parents these days. Hope everything finally gets sorted out now. (((HUGS)))
I went to Totteridge with a 20’ container on Friday, it was a pig of a site to get into but I managed it. All was going well until the leg of the crane went straight through the car park. Nice bit of tarmac laid on top of the clay.
The container came down quick, luckily I wasn’t too high so the leg only went in about a foot. Still a bit unnerving when the whole lot nearly goes though.
Only a foot 8 wheels,your lettin the side down, had both o/s legs go through ground last week,front by bout 2 1/2 3 ft,strange old angle I tell you
No damage to wagon ( trousers different matter ) done,boss none the wiser so all good 
Simon 
DoYouMeanMe?:
A good week? Bloody hell NO!This week I have realised that only truck drivers are being persecuted and any other sector of the British work-force can screw the job up, whether is causes danger to other people or not and nothing is said or done about it. Let me explain.
Sunday 9am.
Call in at Mums to see what shopping she needs (she has dementia, mildish, but had previously given most of her money away to local ‘friends’ who now don’t bother to be friends because she no longer has access to the money), as I walk in she wobbles and crashes onto the floor. Help her up, sit her down and keep my eye on her for an hour and she seems OK. Go do her shopping as quick as poss, come back to find her on floor in toilet. Help her to get back to a chair and phone doctor. Weekend service takes me to a city 40 miles away and ■■■■■■ on phone has never heard of area she lives in and goes through 5 similar named places in Birmingham and moans because I don’t know the name of her doctor, only her surgery because the old ones have retired and i don’t know who replaced which.
Doctor comes 2 hrs later, diagnoses ear infection leaves some pills and is off. Seems I’m here for the day then.put her to bed, cancel planned weeks work and regretted being a non-drinker!Mon.
She looks like a corpse, worse than yesterday and call her doc again. He eventually calls back, not happy at having to come out as she was fully examined yesterday.Bad move, I remind him he examined my Grandad 19 yrs ago and diagnosed a pulled muscle while we were worried he was having a heat attack. As he was getting in his car, grandad died of his pulled muscle and he came back, tutting, to a dead man 2 minutes later, so he decides maybe it’s worth a call. Didn’t have the guts to come himself, sent a young lad, he thought water infection and away he goes leaving prescription. Call Social and ask if her carers hours can be raised as she’s needing more assistance even before the problem she has at the moment but all staff are busy and mums case handler is on maternity leave, will call back.Tues.
She’s in bed all day.Wed.
Planned to get her up as I don’t want her to lose mobility. She’s up, dressed and alert at 8 so I’m relieved all is well and get to do one of the jobs for that day, dyno some new bikes.Thurs.
8 am call, mum’s spent the night on the floor. Cancel work, rush back and spend day picking her up. Spend day trying to get some assistance from all the organizations that are here to help in these situations, namely GP, Social Services, age concern, help the aged, CIT (crisis intervention team but more likely Complete Imbeciles and Tossers) and picking mum up, about 5 times so far. The more she falls, thee more she seems intent on wandering about. it’s pitiful and I’m starting to have some pretty desperate thoughts about putting her and myself out of our misery with one swift blow! Promised visits and someone coming and get call back from Mondays social services but not fast response team from today’s call. All promised help don’t arrive and all they want is to give her a panic button in case she falls. I explain it will need a truck battery as she’s now been on the floor about 8 times today, but still not one of these organization, who are paid to do this job, attends while I, who isn’t paid to do it, does their job for them. 10 pm call from Social worker who explains it’s too late to do anything now and I lose it totally and tell her they are a complete and utter bunch of C**** who don’t give a F*** about the people they are supposed to help. Stupid cow calls back as mums on the floor again demanding an apology, not a wise move as I tell her to go **** herself and to expect an official complaint tomorrow.
Friday,
Mums a bit better and soon the house is like New St Station. People now decide to come and help after I ring a give them all the biggest bollocking they have ever received. Even some I haven’t rung are sent, community Physio etc, district nurse etc.Now, had the care been provided from Truck drivers, it would have been checked, recorded, monitored and regulated beyond belief.
Why aren’t these lot.BLOODY CRACKING WEEK!
Sorry to hear that mate.
makes my week seem quite easy compared to what you’ve had to deal with.
not a good week at all,was ok till wednesday,then got stitched up off the traffic office again for thursday and friday.crossed swords with the ta over favourtism towards blue eyed yes men,and had a fall out with wifey(now sorted).was a pig of a week and glad to see the back of it.just wonder what next week holds…
thought i was having a crap week until i read yer story doyoumeanme…!!!
had to fork out for a new clutch on me car … (toyota !!!Bloody expensive)…anyway gives it to the garage and then they phone about an hour later … tells me the bloody duel mast flywheel is humped … phones around to be robbed again…(toyota… bloody expensive)…
anyway gets it sorted and sent to the garage…
then gets a call form one of my mates…
“is your mum ok…■■”…
“what you talking about…■■”
“Her house is up in flames”
wot the {zb}…■■
anyway gets there there… fire engines outside smoke everywhere and ambulances blue lights on…
turns out my mother who lives in a semi-detached disabled bungalow… the guy next doors house had an explosion… my older brother who lives with my mother rushed in to the burning house and resuced the guy who is in a wheel chair and got him out… the old guy is still in the hospital now as i type this… my brother was let out after a hour with minor smoke inhalation… the guys big rotweiler dog perished in the fire…
my old mum was fine she was with my wife picking up the kids from school…
the guys house is completly destroyed… my old mums house thankfully was untouched… the firemen told us that the firewall had done its job well…
the moral of the story is … Toyota is bloody expensive the parts cost me £796.00 … 
and thats not including the labour costs…
Dual mass is a bloody rip off. Why don’t they just revert to a standard flywheel. (well, because they are making a fortune out of them I suppose)
Glad your mum’s OK. Must be terrifying when next door goes bang.
not too bad can’t grumble. got paid to have fun all week then went out to croydon got well leathered whilst chatting to some lovely crumpet. got it all to look forward to again this week with the added benefit of payday on the 28th
Not too bad this week, works starting to pick up again so I’ve been getting decent runs, and decent backloads, let’s hope it continues 