16/01/14

Thursday stated well and got worse, but I suppose that was the only way it could go. Got yesterday's load off and went back round the yard to the loading point. Started loading, the load was a good one for a Thursday and would have kept me working all day but I would have had time to load for tomorrow. Not to be! The man came round to find me Ann's he did find me! One of the other drivers didn't turn in, I lost my good collection and got lumbered with his, which was more urgent apparently.  Finally got loaded and out of the yard for just after eight. Two farm drops at Heulagh easy enough accept the road I wanted to take was closed, the diversion was made up by putting ink on a spider and letting it loose on the map. Well finally got the first two drops of, and avoiding the diversion invented by one off hells minions and got to the next drop. Whistle, a few narrow roads but I got there, the drop was small but I had to have a signature as it was chemical. From Wistow to Carlton store, ignoring the Sat nav as I ! expect it would have taken me through Selby, not good. At Carlton started unloading all well until the cage, which was badly stacked, fell off the forklift. Oh well shit happens, at least I wasn't driving the damned thing.  While at Carlton I had a rethink, and redistributed the last three drops giving room to collect my two pick ups. First collection at Goole, one tonne fish oil and five tonnes bagged soya. Second collection two tonnes of dicalcium phosphate. Like all docks Howden Dyke is strange, first I couldn't get in for a moving crane. Second problem a very tense weigh bridge operative who claimed our company hadn't ordered the goods. A little strange considering he had the order reference on file. After he had a battle with the printer he finally gave me the collection ticket, only slightly grudgingly. Finally loaded OK and weighed out, off to final two drops. Second to last was a farm drop at Spaldington, easy enough. Last drop a tonne of feed to a farm drop at Bielby, good drop, forklift waiting off in five and away back to base by half past five. No idea what is happening tomorrow, don't need to know until morning, not interested until then. Friday tomorrow