20/10/14

A fairly easy day today.  Loaded by seven this morning, First drop for Carlton store, second drop was a farm drop at Ousefleet, which is accessed through Old Goole along a road following the South bank of the Ouse.  The last drop was at a wild bird food manufacturer in Gilberdyke.  The last drop compromised ten half tonne bags.  I hate carrying these bags if I have to carry them stacked two high.  Today I had to do just that.  They are very unstable when stacked and though I always strap them with ratchet straps and tighten them at every stop they still often slip.  Today, though, I managed to keep them standing until I reached my destination.  Once they were off loaded I loaded with ten tonnes of wild bird food to go back to base.  The only irritation to the whole procedure is having to weigh in and out again for the incoming goods.  Strangely I don't have to weigh in or out when collecting goods.

Love them or hate them wind turbines are now a fact of life.  The one in the picture is sited in the adjoining yard to where I was collecting wild bird food.  I don't hate them, in fact, I find the large ones majestic.  I would rather double or treble the amount of wind turbines on the sky line than build a single nuclear  power plant.  Until we can render the radioactive waste safe as it is produced and be completely certain that it is impossible for any radioactive substance to be leaked in any way we shouldn't take the risk.  Its not that I mind creating a little dirt, its that I object to creating waste that could poison a vast area for several thousand years.  Anything that can happen will happen if given enough opportunity  so nuclear power will inevitably lead to accidents which leak toxic waste into the countryside and poison our environment and us.  Nuclear power shouldn't be developed or used, this is the only way to avoid inevitable radiation poisoning that will be the certain result.  On that happy note, see you tomorrow.