Good evening folks!
Well I’m now back in the artic! Last time I was in it was November.
Thought I would do another little diary for everyone to read.
Monday 9/2/15
Start 0630
Finish 17:30
Run : Denbigh
Only one drop today. Got into yard and only had to strap the load down. 17 tonnes of plasterboard and powders. Strapped, secured, sealed. Time for a quick refresher. Jump into cab familiarise myself. Onto the daily checks. Out the yard for 0730.
Don’t think I mentioned this in my last diary, but we have to reverse out the yard. Managed to mess it up, but a quick shunt soon sorted it.
Into BP for some fuel…still turns my stomach seeing how much I put in.
Got about half a mile out from the drop and the road became very narrow. I was following the signs to this site so I was going right way but decided to take a walk up and scout the area. The road eventually opened up and I saw a patch of land on my left I could reverse onto and unload.
Bumble up and park. Meet with contact and point out where I am going to unload.
As I pull the curtains back an elderly gentleman comes over and says “you can’t park there my friend, it’s private land”
“Ah right…well I’m not causing any obstruction and it’s really the only place I can unload”
“You can drive on site, they have them little wagons on site all the time”
I just took a step to the side to let him see the whole truck.
“Aaah…well that is a bigger wagon. Ok you can unload there”
“Thank you very much”
This polite approach may do me in good stead as I’m there again tomorrow.
Begin unloading. Takes about an hour with the Moffett. This Moffett comes with extendable forks so you don’t have to open the other curtain.
Leave site around 11:15. Pretty uneventful drive back to base. Break at 12:20.
Any other runs boss?
Nope.
Stand an chat with couple other drivers whilst they get loaded for 2nd run before I know it, it’s 14:30. Bring wagon into yard. Try and fail to spin it in the yard. Maybe tomorrow.
Get sent out in the van. Boo. Come back to load wagon for tomorrow
Two drops in Denbigh then colwyn bay. Hopefully it’s got a bit more to write about as I think today they just gave me something to readjust to driving the artic