What a day!!!!

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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I had a phone call from a local recovery firm that I put my CV into when I did my C class test (I have my C+E now) about 9-30. Asking when I could pop down for an interview. I said in the next 30 mins, remember it is a sunday. When I was on the phone I told them I had not passed my C+E and was told “that is a help”. So off I go to the interview, not dressed up, hair in a mess and in a rush. Well after a 45 min interview I was asked when I could go out with one of their drived to see what I drive like.

So off to the other yard and met the driver. Mark (the driver) said we were taking the 12T one out. Christ does it not like changeing gear when cold!! So off we went out for about 15-18 miles of driving on single carrage roads. Still crunching gears :open_mouth: , but only the first 4 :laughing: . Anyway it went ok. Got back to the yeard, Mark asked me to put the lorry back to where it came from. Now remember I had not driven a rigid truck since passing my C test about 4 months ago. The parking space (if you can call it that) was about 2 foot wider that the truck. But you can not go stright in. You have to reverse off the road on full lock, the full lock the other way to get in. As it is a recovery firm there is cars everywhere. STRIGHT IN it went no shunts at all.

As I got out of the cab Mark said there was a call out come in, a local one, would I like to go out and see how to load a car on and how the slide/tilt bed works. YES were the words I said :smiley: . So off we went. We picked the car up and took it to where it was going. When we got there Maek said would I like to unload it. Of coruse I said yes. Off it came. I was then offered the drive back, again I said yes.

So drove it back ok. On getting back to the yeard, I was asked to put this one back where it came from. I did again, but again it was not an easy job as it had go to the back of the yard. Job done.

Mark give the boss a call and said I drove fine, on that I was offered a job :smiley: :grimacing: So I start tomorrow at 8-30. The time I was offered the job was about 1-30. Starting off with simple recovery then moving onto heavey recovery.

So a very good day :grimacing: .

Paul

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well done mate!!! that’s the way to do it :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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Excellent news for a Sunday! Good post as well - enjoyed reading it.

Well done buddy! Good luck with your new job.

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Considering you passed your C in March 09 and your CE in May 09 then you have done well :smiley: :smiley:

Shows hope for other newbies…

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well done.

another off the streets :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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neil46:
well done.

another off the streets :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Yes :grimacing: . The money is not great to start, but it is a start.

Paul

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good news there mate hope all goes well hope you have recovered from you interview :stuck_out_tongue: :laughing:

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Well done paul! I see this is another forum our paths cross on LOL!

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Well done. All the best with the new job.

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Thanks all, yes I am over the interview. I do not mind them.

madmatt:
Well done paul! I see this is another forum our paths cross on LOL!

Hi Matt, yes another one. You are on almost as many as me :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Are you doing the C or C+E?

Paul

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Hi Paul.

Both eventually off for my Cat C Test at 08.15 tomorrow! nerves are building now!

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madmatt:
Hi Paul.

Both eventually off for my Cat C Test at 08.15 tomorrow! nerves are building now!

You will be fine. I passed first time after 16 hours training. Only 4 minors. Just watch out by schools at that time of day!!

Paul

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Congrats! enjoy the job.

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Well done mate hope it all gose well for you :smiley: :smiley:

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Well first day over with. The first 2 1/2 hours were spent doing nothing. Then a round trip to Sheffield (about 250 miles). Looks like they are “giving” the 12T slide/tile bed for my own truck, untill I move onto the bigger stuff!!

Paul

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Paul_Humphreys:
Well first day over with. The first 2 1/2 hours were spent doing nothing. Then a round trip to Sheffield (about 250 miles). Looks like they are “giving” the 12T slide/tile bed for my own truck, untill I move onto the bigger stuff!!

Paul

Well done it’s a start :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Good luck for the future.