at which point I am hanging up my keys and calling it a day.
Well kiss me,I’m covered in chocolate!!!
Blimey Neil,are things that bad?
Whatever your intentions are,good luck pal,and remember,if you want the ■■■■ taking out of yourself anytime,you know where we are.
As for me…
I’m on holiday for 2 weeks. 
Ken.
Coffeeholic:
Thanks for the good wishes and yes I do still intend to be a TN user, if that is allowed, because after all you can take the driver out of the truck but you can’t take the truck out of the driver.
Hmmmm, I seem to remember that quote, Can’t quite remember where it was though 
Hope all goes well in the future. I, like alot of others, will miss your pics and well written tales. 
Best of luck in whatever youre going to be getting up to in the future Coffee. Must admit it was a shock to read your post 
I start my new job with Carr Brothers on Monday, being shown around the place etc, then in the afternoon i"ll be jumping in my FH and going down to Saarbrucken in Germany to load Tuesday, not sure yet where its tipping in G.B though.
Well Neil…you have your reasons for hanging up the keys mate…but you`ll be back…and we will be here to welcome you whatever the outcome…good luck to ya though…
my boss phoned to ask if i could tip the trailer from spain…and i thought i was having a week off before flying to america on saturday…oh well…i think its tipping .leeds…and 3 other drops in the area…whatever happens i wanna be back for thursday night…i should say gonna be back…see ya on the road…
Neil ,i like all the rest am sorry to hear that ,but no matter mate I hope
that what ever you venture to do to replace the it that you do well and have as much fun and enjoyment in it, yes please do stay on line as
you bring many pearls of wisdom when you putyour intake down on the
site in many different ways, all the best again to you and yours.
good luck neil bet that decision took some going over 
Coffeeholic:
Ship tomorrow with two drops in Holland, Breda and Wijchen, followed by four in Germany, Monchengladbach, Thurnau, Bondorf and Herrenberg. Re-load Herrenberg and head home at which point I am hanging up my keys and calling it a day.
i thought you had it easy 
will miss your “xl in europe diarys”
it cant be lack of work i see your companys wagons everywhere these days
good luck in whatever you choose to do
best regards
jon
kindle530:
Best of luck in whatever youre going to be getting up to in the future Coffee. Must admit it was a shock to read your post
I start my new job with Carr Brothers on Monday, being shown around the place etc, then in the afternoon i"ll be jumping in my FH and going down to Saarbrucken in Germany to load Tuesday, not sure yet where its tipping in G.B though.
I think you’ll find you’ll be loading at ZF,gearboxes for Jaguar.
Neil,what can I say,what a shock seeing as how you were telling me on the ship a few weeks ago that you were getting ready to order a new FH.
Good luck in whatever you do,keep in touch!
kindle530:
Best of luck in whatever youre going to be getting up to in the future Coffee. Must admit it was a shock to read your post
I start my new job with Carr Brothers on Monday, being shown around the place etc, then in the afternoon i"ll be jumping in my FH and going down to Saarbrucken in Germany to load Tuesday, not sure yet where its tipping in G.B though.
Go steady out there mate, one of your drivers was killed recently in a big smash .
No where!!! broke my right leg 
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No where!!! broke my right leg
How did you manage that 
I removed your double post, the one that wasn’t quite right
Coffeeholic:
Thanks for the good wishes and yes I do still intend to be a TN user, if that is allowed, because after all you can take the driver out of the truck but you can’t take the truck out of the driver.
Good Luck Neil, just remember as a admin the rules say you’re not allowed to leave anyway 
You are right Denis. I tried it earlier and Lucy made it clear, in no uncertain terms, that leaving isn’t an option. 
Good luck Neil in whatever you decide to do, im going to miss your diaries as i really enjoyed reading them.
Im off for my easter holidays now, im going to see my local Truck Dealers to see if they do an apprentiship in mechanics, hopefully one of them will.
Im sorry to see you go too Neil, probably you are jumping up and down with an inane grin at the moment
I hope whatever you have planned works out for you, and Im sure it will!
Unless of course you have applied for that VOSA job that is advertised in CM. You know too much about us all in that case
Good Luck
No grin mate.
I hadn’t seen the VOSA job in CM but now you mention it I do need a job so that might just fit the bill.
I’m off to archive all the old threads to my PC just in case…
On a selfish note i shall miss the diaries Coffee but good luck for the future in whatever you decide to do. I wasn’t expecting to hear that thought you were ordering new truck.
Off to Gloucester on Monday
I am loading at 3 farms in Chichester area…tipping Snodland (a nice 4 hour sleep hopefully) and then shipping out to Moerdijk empty 
).
Load Moerdijk Monday afternoon, tip that at our yard in Venlo and reload for Wunnenberg and Sous. Then reload at Duisberg for Dunstable. Thats Sun, Mon, Tues and Wed morning taken care off )
I shall look out for you Coffee and Kindle … I hope to be at Dover round the 6-7 pm mark in me nice white SCC 480 with my plain white Gray & Adams (with red pallet carrier). Red sign writing all over the cab
As I said this morning, Coffee, I am totally gobsmacked!! Although I ‘do’ Europe myself, I always enjoyed reading of your experiences. Be lucky mate and be good
Me, I’m multidroping round either NR, IP or CO postcodes. Hopefully I’ll be doing the Norwich area run like I’ve had this last wed, thurs, fri.
Good luck Coffeeholic.