Rang a guy up for directions (the builder)to a farm near Newquay on Friday.
He decided to meet me off the A30 and lead me into St Newlyn East, telling me it was ‘tight for an artic but possible’.
He led me through Fiddlers Green, to St Newlyn, all ok so far, but then I came to a right hand S.bend with cars parked preventing me from getting round it.
After gridlocking the village (don’t know where all the traffic came from) he came back to me, and had to guide me reversing back to where the shop was to do a right turn to go back…amidst abuse and dirty looks from the locals.
Tight as hell watching the trailer swing off the adjacent nearside building, I got around then discovered the school was getting out…hence the traffic.
So then I met the world’s most obstinate school bus driver who refused to back up for me.
After 15 minutes he reneged and I got passed…so lost about an hour so far.
Matey then tells me he had been told of a different route in to the farm, so I followed him down another tight single track road, and guess what…he discovered he’d took the wrong turning.
At this point I was on 4 hours 20 mins, and losing patience and tolerance rapidly.
Asked him if his supplier was who I thought it was, and said ■■■■ this, just lead me to them on the ind est, I’d tip it there, and they could forward it on a smaller vehicle…he went along with that.
Got there and the guy who tipped me informed me that it was a good job the guy got lost and that I turned around as I would have come up against a 13’ bridge as far as he knew.
And this is what I’m up against most weeks…complete ■■■■ whits.
Ended up getting last drop off at Bude at 7pm Friday night.
A bit less boring than A to B Tesco rd deliveries though.
robroy:
Rang a guy up for directions (the builder)to a farm near Newquay on Friday.
He decided to meet me off the A30 and lead me into St Newlyn East, telling me it was ‘tight for an artic but possible’.
He led me through Fiddlers Green, to St Newlyn, all ok so far, but then I came to a right hand S.bend with cars parked preventing me from getting round it.
After gridlocking the village (don’t know where all the traffic came from) he came back to me, and had to guide me reversing back to where the shop was to do a right turn to go back.
Tight as hell watching the trailer swing off the adjacent nearside building, I got around then discovered the school was getting out…hence the traffic.
So then I met the world’s most obstinate school bus driver who refused to back up for me.
After 15 minutes he reneged and I got passed…so lost about an hour so far.
Matey then tells me he had been told of a different route in to the farm, so I followed him down another tight single track road, and guess what…he discovered he’d took the wrong turning.
At this point I was on 4 hours 20 mins, and losing patience and tolerance rapidly.
Asked him if his supplier was who I thought it was, and said [zb] this, just lead me to them on the ind est, I’d tip it there, and they could forward it on a smaller vehicle…he went along with that.
Got there and the guy who tipped me informed me that it was a good job the guy got lost and that I turned around as I would have come up against a 13’ bridge as far as he knew.
And this is what I’m up against most weeks…complete [zb] whits.
Ended up getting last drop off at Bude at 7pm Friday night.
One of my major pet hates… following someone.
“Yeah such & such knows where it’s at.”
Then they proceed to jump every amber/red light. Take you down tight roads & ■■■■ your day right up.
We should come together as good samaritans and raise some money to get RR a used TomTom pro before he gets lynched by an angry mob of peasants for blocking their way to the local pub in a remote village somewhere one of these days…
ETS:
We should come together as good samaritans and raise some money to get RR a used TomTom pro before he gets lynched by an angry mob of peasants for blocking their way to the local pub in a remote village somewhere one of these days…
Most places I go to it would come up as ‘No route for trucks’ or whatever they say…but hey!..Owt for nowt.
How about a brand new one…promise I won’t flog it on E.bay .honest
Surely, the classic line is “Well, we had a lorry in here last week!”
You then, eventually, arrive at the destination, sweating and white, to find that the “Lorry” was either a puddle jumper delivering furniture, or, worse, a 3.5 t van dong parcels!
Or even had "we get things down here that bend in the middle " that was when delivering septic tanks with a 26foot sleeper cab 18 tonner. Turned out what "bent in the middle " was a bloody Landrover and livestock trailer
My best one to date when you get stuck in their ■■■■ hole of a yard after they’ve told you on the phone there is no probs with access and turning round is…‘’ Funny that, the bin man manages ok’’
Win-Stone:
Surely, the classic line is “Well, we had a lorry in here last week!”
You then, eventually, arrive at the destination, sweating and white, to find that the “Lorry” was either a puddle jumper delivering furniture, or, worse, a 3.5 t van dong parcels!
Twonks!!!
I had that exact scenario Friday, round the back driver followed by oh that’s a big one. Not realising she wasn’t on about my ■■■■ I asked again if it was okay to go round the back in an artic, yes yes lorries all the time etc etc.
So of course it involved me reversing back out and getting loaded at the side of the road. Before having to back out onto a main road at school throwing out time.
over here then satnavs being a bit vague as soon as your out of a city,then the norm is to stop and ask…the dude you ask goes into a shop to ask for you.2 or 3 dudes end up across the road pointing in various directions to come back over to you 10 mins later to tell you…we dont know…thereafter he will spend another 10 mins with you directing you to someone who definately will know.
they are usually decent and going out of their way to genuinely help you that its hard to lose the plot when theyre waffling on.
mostly though,all the time your sitting abandoned in the middle of the village blocking pavements and the like,then nobody generally will start honking horns of gob off at you which is completely different to the uk.
couple that with the fact that you probably wont get a local in the uk who isnt an import nowadays,and its another plus point for living in the land that time forgot.
robroy:
Most places I go to it would come up as ‘No route for trucks’ or whatever they say…
hinthinthint
Yep, ’ hint hint’ as you say bud.
So give me (as a mere amateur in comparison) the benefit of your experience.
So…you use your all singing all dancing super duper truck sat nav to guide you to within 2 mile of a remote farm in deepest Cornwall.
You leave the main trunk route, and shock horror , time to panic, as said sat nav ‘‘won’t let you’’ go any further…dilemma.
I know what I do every week, but what do you do?
Take the ‘‘hint hint’’ approach and say ‘’ ■■■■ that for a game of soldiers’’ and go home?.. or what?
I await with baited breath.
Quick reply please asap, so I can find out how to do my job in future.
dieseldog999:
the dude you ask goes into a shop to ask for you.2 or 3 dudes end up across the road pointing in various directions
Bonus points if you can get them to argue with each other then manage to sneak away unnoticed
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normally that would be ok,but due to the decency and good nature of the folk in general then you just couldnt be rude to them.
for the same reason you couldnt nick anything from the wee shops as its not uncommon to go into one,wait alone for a few mins alone,start looking around for someone to serve you finding nobodys there at all.
there wont be cameras,and your looking at the till and the ■■■■ guessing how much you could carry,then eventually you will hear footsteps coming from behind a door or similar and the proprietor will appear to see what your wanting.
its a lot like the irish version of heartbeat once your away from the scum riddled citys and your not in an area plagued with diddycoys.
robroy:
I know what I do every week, but what do you do?
Take the ‘‘hint hint’’ approach and say ‘’ [zb] that for a game of soldiers’’ and go home?.. or what?
I await with baited breath.
Quick reply please asap, so I can find out how to do my job in future.
You said yourself the yard(s) were unsuitable for your truck (you got stuck).
robroy:
My best one to date when you get stuck in their [zb] hole of a yard after they’ve told you on the phone there is no probs with access and turning round is…‘’ Funny that, the bin man manages ok’’
a) You made it up
b) You’re a crap driver
c) You saw it was impossible but went in anyway (go to b) )
d) You can’t figure out smartphones w/ Google Maps
Oh wait, what am I saying…you live in a council house - you can’t afford a sat nav or a color screen phone
robroy:
I know what I do every week, but what do you do?
Take the ‘‘hint hint’’ approach and say ‘’ [zb] that for a game of soldiers’’ and go home?.. or what?
I await with baited breath.
Quick reply please asap, so I can find out how to do my job in future.
You said yourself the yard(s) were unsuitable for your truck (you got stuck).
robroy:
My best one to date when you get stuck in their [zb] hole of a yard after they’ve told you on the phone there is no probs with access and turning round is…‘’ Funny that, the bin man manages ok’’
a) You made it up
b) You’re a crap driver
c) You saw it was impossible but went in anyway (go to b) )
d) You can’t figure out smartphones w/ Google Maps
Oh wait, what am I saying…you live in a council house - you can’t afford a sat nav or a color screen phone
Yep, banged to rights on all counts, guilty as charged, crap driver, technologically incompetent, and poor as a church mouse.
Trucknet is akin to holding a bunch of roses …if you ain’t careful you stand a good chance of getting a prick.
I do love a bit of St Newlyn East, great shortcut through the village for avoiding all the summer jams on the a30. Village centre is tight but I’m in an 18tonner so can squeeze through no problem
Most new professions drivers now have it all sorted
It’s simple they ask someone before they go and if that person says something like
I wouldn’t bring a artic there then they don’t go
Or you won’t get a turn there so they ■■■■ themselves half way there and make a phone call saying they can’t get in
Sad
hinthinthint 
