05/03/15

Today wasn't what I expected, not even a little bit.  The only positive thing was that my tickets for the day had been put in my slot and I could get at them.  The first surprise was that I was seed dressing and the second was that I only had eight tonnes between two customers, half a days work.  I knew one of my collogues, Rusty, had been out with my seed dresser the day before.   Rusty used to operate it before I was voted to the job, I still don't know why I got the job.  But its not a bad job, just a bit dusty.  For some reason while Rusty was using the winch to move the intake auger the wire rope snapped and dropped the auger and cutting his hand in the process.  But apart from that he said the day had gone well and he had dropped the riddles out and cleaned them after dressing oats.  Good man that Rusty.  Since there was only eight tonnes to dress and all close to Malton I didn't bother to fill up the water tubs, I knew I had enough and Rusty had filled the diesel tanks the day before so I was out of the yard and at the first customer just before eight.  All was fine until I found the customer who said "You're early.  I wasn't expecting you until mid morning." But he finally decided that he could cope with me so we got started.  I enjoy working for this customer, the set up is good and we dress the seed into three quarter tonne boxes.  The job went as well as usual and I was at the next customer by a quarter to ten.  Next problem, when I found someone I was informed that I wasn't expected until mid afternoon and no one would be available until then.  Great!  Not to be beaten I rang the office and explained the situation and suggested that I ring a customer who Rusty hadn't been able to get to the day before.  When I called the customer he said he would be able to cope with me as soon as I got there.  So off I go to Ulrome, just over an hours drive.  Thankfully I had enough diesel in the tank.  Again everything went well when I got there and I got the job done, six tonnes of barley, and was back at what should have been my second customer by half past two.  Even this job went well, which was well beyond my expectations and I was wrapped up and back in the yard just after four pm.  Only then did I realise that I hadn't stopped for lunch, another streak of lean.  Tomorrow I'm back in my truck and on my regular run and even better the work should be achievable in the day, I hope.  See you tomorrow.