13/01/14

We had a lot of rain over night, but by the time I got in my car to go to work it has started to freeze and I had to de ice the windscreen.  At work for six this morning as I had to unload last Fridays collection of wild bird food before I could start to gather my load for today.  It was about quarter to eight by the time I got out of the yard with my tickets confirmed.  First drop Carlton Store a fifteen minute break then on the road again to a farm drop at Wragby  near Wakefield, quite a long way out for one of our regular customers but the run was easy enough even though the last couple of miles is down a very narrow road with high hedges on either side so I have to proceed with caution as even in a truck I can't see round the corners.  I should have taken a photo.  The drop was easy enough ten fifty metre rolls of fencing wire, soon off loaded and on my way again.  Next  drop a farm drop at Healaugh, a tonne of sheep licks to lift off by hand, but the farmer helped so it didn't take long, I had to have a half hour break after tipping as my hours were up.  Break over and off to Bilbrough about three miles away.  Problem, got started down the road I wanted to take and found a road closed sign so I could go no further, I had to turn round and go back.  I did wonder why they hadn't put a road closed sign on the junction, but who am I to wonder that?  After that all went well except for about ten cars badly parked on another narrow road, I had to put a wheel on the grass, which isn't a good plan at this time of year but I managed to keep going.  The drop at Bilbrough was another farm drop and this time the man had a loader ;-)  Oh happy driver!  next drop was a garden centre on the side of the A64, the drop was only three rolls of fencing wire so it didn't take long.  I had driven past the drop earlier in the day but if I had gone in at that time I would have had to turn right onto the A64 on my way out, not a good plan at the best of times and worse at rush hour.  Last drop was a farm drop, one tonne of cattle feed, the farmer had a loader. Yes!  It did take a little time to find the farmer but once I found him the rest was easy.  Then back to base, I actually managed to get loaded for the morning but the problem is it is a single drop to our Kirkbymoorside store and it doesn't open until eight, this makes a very poor start to the day, but that's a drivers lot.