Tippers were quiet today so I had a day on recovery for a firm I’ve not worked for before.
1st job clean the litter state wrecker I was given.
2nd job. Meet Mrs’ sister for a brew
3rd job. Pick up a VW Toureg and deliver to Sherborne ( where I live). This is where it started to fall apart. Get to job after 20 minutes and start to load the car up. Bed on lorry won’t close properly. Off load and take broken lorry back to yard.
4th job. Wait an hour for another motor to become free
5th job. Pick up a Jeep Cherokee and deliver to Yeovil. Loaded car on and turned truck off to sort paperwork with customer. Won’t start. Fuel lift pump ■■■■■■ all to hell in a hand basket.
6th job. Wait in the freezing cold for 2 hours while a lift pump is sourced.
7th job. Fit Lift pump in a puddle
8th job. ■■■■ all this off and go home.
9th job. Get called back because I’m the only HGV bloke on.
10th job. Collect broken down bus and deliver to local bus company. No problems here
11th job. ■■■■ all this off and go to home.
12th job. Get Mrs and her sister a kebab because they’ve been on the las had can’t drive.
13th job. Go back to kebab shop and get chips because the first load of chips ended up on the floor of my car because I was driving too quickly when the traffic lights changed.
14th job. Come on TNUK and moan about having a ■■■■ day.
15th job. Clean lemon curd from beard, t shirt, joggers, sofa and hands owing to over zealous application of lemon curd doughnut to face hole
Honest to god I’ve never had such and ■■■■■■■■ of a day in my life.
Should I bother going back?