06/01/14

Monday again.  The distance in time between Friday and Monday always seems shorter than expected.  I think weekend time must be quicker than week day time.
Anyway most of my first load was loaded on Friday, the remainder, bagged horse feed, hadn't been made by the time I was ready to complete loading this morning so I had to go without the last two drops.  First drop Carlton store, and that accounted for nearly eight tonnes of a nine tonne load.  I got to see the sunrise on the A64, well the first glimmer or daylight, I was on the A19 by the time the sun hit the horizon heading south.  After heavy overnight rain the day dawned bright and clear, drying the road as the day warmed.  Second drop was a farm drop, but only a small one at Thorne.  Third drop another farm drop at Hive, a tonne and a quarter of bagged feed, all lifted off with a loader :-)  The entrance is a little tight for my truck and I put the back wheels on the grass turning into the drive, but with this truck I always have to when I deliver there.  Managed an early lunch after this drop, it made my driving hours fit for the rest of the day and since I was passing my Mothers front door why not?  She does make nearly the best sausage rolls I have ever tasted, the best are made by my own fair hands ;-)  Well that's enough bragging from me.  The fourth drop was another farm drop but again was a small one, at Foggathorpe.  The last drop was five bags of hen food at a private house, had to back down the lane to the house but it was an easy back for a change so no problems.  While sheeting up again I received a call from our transport manager directing me to a pick up of ten bags of dog food from the Gate Helmsley store.  Other than the fact that there were tow trucks in the yard and I had a bit of a wait to get in, it all went without problem and the day stayed fine and the roads dry though there were black clouds on the horizon all day.  Second load into Malton store and a collection of empty pallets back to base.  The feed that I was unable to collect in the morning for my two drops still wasn't ready and I now need at least another tonne of the same feed for my first load on Tuesday so I didn't load for tonight and went home early to cook tea.  All in all an easy day for a Monday but on the bad side there wasn't anything exceptional to report.