i learnt my way into lisbon, never been to portugal before. i almost learnt how to hear change trains on the paris metro system too after going to the next station on the wrong line!! 
I learnt that I tend to get very touchy when I’ve spent over an hour trying to get two 11.5 meter chassis onto my trailer, only to be told “well the other drivers manage to get them on” Always goes down well that one 
i learnt a shift manager is asking for some dental treatment 
counted back my last assualt conviction think il get away with a fine
grumpybum:
I learnt that I tend to get very touchy when I’ve spent over an hour trying to get two 11.5 meter chassis onto my trailer, only to be told “well the other drivers manage to get them on” Always goes down well that one
Um, can’t you let the air out of the tyres from the one you’re reversing on 
I’ll get my coat… 
Doing long distance and a single drop is far easier than multidrop.
I learnt that all my previous prejudices about Mercs are still accurate and that I still hate them because:
They have taken a lovely big cab with a nice chunky and solid feel about it and filled up 35% in one hit by using a piece of my Granny’s old 1930s bedroom furniture as a dash. This is such an obvious failing that when I ring my good friend who has just been dragged out of one kicking and screaming and questioned his taste, all he can say is “Ah, yes. That dash IS a bit of a problem”. A BIT■■?
“Ve are ze Germans and ze know best. No matter vich gear you pre-zelect, ve vill change it to anozer vun and zen, ven it vill not engage becauze it iz totally vong for ze road and engine zpeed, it vill be your fault, and ve vill shoot you.”
“If you try to outvit zis fiendishly zadistic zyztem, and hit ze clutch zast enough to ztop it from changing from ze one you picked, ve will shoot you again vor inzubordination. If you perzizt in argueing, ve vill bleep at you three timez zen dump you into neutral in ze middle of ze road vivout varning, zeb give you ze wrong gear again.”
You are ze English Pig and ve hav endless vays ov driving you NUTZ!!!"
I also learnt that when you only notice that the driver’s side hub is weeping on your beloved Iveco, because you didn’t think to check the passenger side, Iveco will come out and only fix the passenger side because they didn’t think to check the drivers’. This all round rather spectacular incompetance on the part of both driver and dealership will ensure you have to spend another two hourz in ze German Craptros Wasteofspace whilst they return and try again.
Lastly I learnt that no matter how sweetly you smile, no matter how much you bat your eyelids, no matter how many sob stories you give 'em and no matter how many ■■■■■■ favours you seriously consider promising the Warehouse Manager…if DFS at Weatherby can’t be arsed to tip you until the next day, they will not tip you until they next day. End of.
you really dont like mercs do ya lucy best long distance cab on the market for my money is the new megaspace i once had an 03 stralis with the passenger seat pushed back against the wall i’ve never struggled as much in my life as i did getting in and out of the top bunk jeesus christ it was a case of roll out of bed and hope i land on summit soft in the morning
i learned the roads in ireland are crap when you racing around trying to get 10 drops off and make the 1630 ferry on a friday night i then learned how lonely the docks are on a friday night when you miss said ferry
stevelw2007:
i once had an 03 stralis with the passenger seat pushed back against the wall i’ve never struggled as much in my life as i did getting in and out of the top bunk jeesus christ it was a case of roll out of bed and hope i land on summit soft in the morning
Hint. Pull fridge out. Unzip and extend ladder. Lo and behold, staircase.
you really dont like mercs do ya lucy
No.
best long distance cab on the market for my money is the new megaspace
THIS may help.
I learnt that despite popular conception i am not perfect (but dont tell the wife) after failing my Class 1 test on Monday. However if at first you dont suceed blah blah blah
1/ Id learnt my transport manager dont give a t***
2/ Transport manger will stab you in the back
3/ Got the union in on weds to sort it out," see if my fees are worth it"
4/ When i turned round to the transport manger and said i cant off load it, he replies yes you can just do it, even though he isnt there to see the job.
5/ And last but not least, ive learnt I NEED TO LOOK FOR A NEW JOB.
Thats my rant over for the week
BIGNUTS:
i turned round to the transport manger and said…
Whey Hey, one of the infamous revolving drivers. 
Not so much what i learnt this week but what i have seen…
A fetal scan of my child… very moving…
This week i learn’t
That a head cold is bad for you if your given an address in Market Harborough & a map for kettering then the penny should drop straight away
The prevoius driver cant drive to save has life & is to scared to admit he caused £800s worth of damage
A quick trip to Enfield means 5hrs waiting, a 3hr movie watched & a 15hr day “Yeah £££”
Dont leave your car keys in the Truck
That a rear steer trailer is fun to reverse!
i learnt two things this week
1 if you have a doze in you 1/2 hour break don’t cross your arms and rest your head on them
2 having an old air raid siren as an alarm on your phone is very very annoying when you cant move your hands ( see above 
3 your half hour turns into nearly an hour as you go through agony trying to get blood back into your extremities
4 i cant count
Not alot I dont think, apart from …
… No matter how good the company comes across, and the good feedback you get on an interview, Its bloody annoying when they dont call you back with a yes or no like they said they would.
Also that I really really do need a new job.
Coffeeholic:
BIGNUTS:
i turned round to the transport manger and said…Whey Hey, one of the infamous revolving drivers.
Im Ex-Army, and say it as it is pmsl, transport manager dont seem to think on the same lines somehow pmsl 
Today I learnt there are times when you should just ignore the manager and let them think they have put their point across. Informing them that they are in fact wrong usually winds them up.
that spare bulbs should be in my bag not on the back seat of my car thanks hotpot saved me a lot of hassle
I learnt
Night Work doesnt suit me - noisey kids appear from everywhere half way through my days sleep
That something smeels fishy / or im being fed aload of bull, when the assessment driver says that im a very good driver, and that it wont take too long for me to get used to reversing on to shop bays [Mid Steering axel on unit and wheels on trailer are forward to allow for a tail lift], then getting a call from the agency, in the middle of my days sleep, saying that the company’s transport manager doesnt want me because my general driving isnt up to scratch.
That the saying ‘dont cry over spilt milk’ just isnt true, after you have just lost 120 Gallon of milk and there are empty milk cages everywhere in your trailer.