17/01/14

First load was to our Kirkbymoorside store, about eight tonnes. Was there with the sheets open when they arrived. Easy enough tip, and loaded with empty pallets and waste plastic to go back. Also some mole traps that were missing their triggers, hence not able to be set. My return was delayed as our wonderful computer system was throwing another wobbly fit.  It is the worst till and stock controll system I have ever seen. Second load should have been easy, three farm drops, one store drop followed by a mill collection. I knew all but one of the drops. Luckily, as it turned out, the collection was reallocated to one of my colleagues. Loaded easily and out of the yard in time to complete at least the first two drops before lunch. All went we'll until I joined a queue on the A1079 to get over the Shiptonthorpe roundabout. It took over an hour to criss the roundabout.  The idiots have put a full set of lights on it and they aren't even working on the road, only at the sides. I suspect that with a little thought they wouldn't have needed the lights at all. Once through that the rest if the day went we'll, but I ran out of driving token and had to have a break before my first drop. Found the first farm drop thanks to a lady leaning out of a window to give me directions. I knew the next two drops, they were easy enough.  I left the Carlton store until last as I needed to collect the stack of empty pallets, one empty cage and, believe it or not, four tonnes of reject bagged carrots. The run back to base was without incident, but I got a call and was diverted to the Malton store to deliver one tonne of aforementioned carrots. Back at base, handed in oh delivery tickets and was told the second drop should have been a tonne of sheep feed, not ten bags. I had thought ten bags was a small delivery but this is an irregular drop for me as it is on the edge of my usual area so I don't know the customers buying habits as well as I do my regulars.  The ticket said ten so I took ten. Going back on Monday with the other thirty. I did manage to get the rest of the carrots and empty pallets offloaded before night so I have a clean start on Monday.  See you Monday.