The picture below is real, I have to put this drop, a whole tonne of chicken food, on a pallet on the side of the road. I have been making this drop off and on for around four years and have never yet met the customer or anyone connected with the customer. Perhaps they are afraid that if they meet I will expect them to help. It''s actually a good drop as it is straight off the side of the truck and onto the pallet with no steps to get from one to the other. But I do find it a little strange that the customer has never put in an appearance, there's usually vehicles around but even if you ring no one answers. Perhaps they're all vampires and as such can't go out in daylight, poor chickens! A fate worse than death. Today was reasonably easy, Carlton store and three drops in the area followed by a collection from Cherry Tree Mill at Pollington. All went well, even the collection, sometimes there can be a long queue at Pollington two hours or more. Today I was approx three quarters of an hour from pulling on the weigh bridge to pulling off the weigh bridge loaded.
Again not a great view for a lunch stop. But what's a driver to do? When you are about to run out of driving hours you have to stop where you can. Some of you may recognise the view from earlier entries. I was on my way out from the lost world of Fishlakes and the view is of Dracks power station from across the M62, as I said not great. But beggars can't be choosers and this was the only pull over between me and Pollington so it just had to be.
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I have got tomorrows load on and my tickets confirmed so all I need to do is fuel up and off I go. Four drops and a collection from Penistone. That's not a bad day but there is a bit of motorway involved, booring! But the alternative is exciting and that's usually very bad. See you tomorrow.
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