Adonis.:
I don’t think we should be doing 15 hours at all never mind back to back to back.
Its part and parcel of the job, whether any of us like it or not.
A.
That’s what I was saying, nothing wrong with with working to limits and keeping these things up your sleeve to yourself. But
I don’t think setting out on a day vocalising to an employer that you acknowledge the duty is unlikely to be doable and that you are happy to be “rescued” once the limit is up is helping the causal reason of why it is “part and parcel” of a job. This applies to any industry.
Better to let then know that ■■■■ might go south and put the ball in their court than phone them after running out of time.
I wanted to apply what Adonis - not the OP said to a different context. If one is willing to set out a day volunteering to run over maximum hours requiring “rescueing” then it would be interesting to see the response within a thread bemoaning who’s fault it is for the long hours.
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It’s the way the industry is, long hours and things such as traffic causing unexpected delays are what happens.
The run he was given was not unreasonable in any way, if he or anyone else are not prepared to do long hours maybe looking at another career path is a good idea.
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+1.
most similar to applying for a job as an astronaut,but also stipulating,“not prepared to travel,or do overnights”…
My task for tomorrow will be close.
Foston (between derby and sudbury on the a50)
Bridgewater (morrisons)
Hereford
Derby (a5111/A6 junction)
Back to Foston.
Plus about half hour each end travelling back and to Base.
Those in the know will know the customer and this is a day run put together by them. Most of it heavy load also.
Don’t think it will be a day run for me
red7jase:
My task for tomorrow will be close.
Foston (between derby and sudbury on the a50)
Bridgewater (morrisons)
Hereford
Derby (a5111/A6 junction)
Back to Foston.
Plus about half hour each end travelling back and to Base.
Those in the know will know the customer and this is a day run put together by them. Most of it heavy load also.
Don’t think it will be a day run for me
You’ll do it easy ,it’s being in Hereford it’s self that will eat your time up .
When I put the places in the machine it calculates 8h19 drive and that without trafffic and shunting around at the collections and drop’s. Not sure it’s easy.
red7jase:
When I put the places in the machine it calculates 8h19 drive and that without trafffic and shunting around at the collections and drop’s. Not sure it’s easy.
MMM this is an interesting mantra
When I put the places in the machine it calculates 8h19 drive
what machine is that in particular, when I put something into a machine its usually diesel via the loud pedal, if its a mission judicious use of gravity drive where possibly “overspeed I bloody hope so” and when DPD freak out as you return un aided, simple adjust your Stetson and click your spurs as you walk out into the sunshine, Yee haa
Job done you’ll never be troubled by those muppets again
I bloody hope so” and when DPD freak out as you return un aided, simple adjust your Stetson and click your spurs as you walk out into the sunshine, Yee haa 
