The Day The Roles Reversed

I had a late start today because I thought I was taking a sprinter out for a few local collections.
When I got in I was told to get in my usual truck and collect a load of air condition units. I had spoken to my dad the night before and mentioned I might be able to take him out with me. I picked him up from the corner and set off to Melton . He used to drive Lorry's , only 7.5t but he had a flat bed and had to rope and sheet every load. He told me about tales of missing loads, run ins with the police, stroppy goods in departments and terrible weather.
so nothing changed then

I remembered riding with him when I was very little and looking out the window lying on the floor in a turf lorry. The lorry had these big glass windows on the floor like eyes and I remember the road flashing by in a blur, I'd watch that for ages , I wouldn't sleep, even on a long journey.

I suppose I always wanted to drive a lorry after that , I have the chance of a HGV 1 assessment soon and I talked about that with him as well.

We finished the Melton drops and went back into town and I dropped him back off on the corner near his house, It was nice to have him out with me and I think he was a little bit proud as well .

Anyway , I was wanted back at the yard , A few collections in Leicester for same day to Birmingham.
It was DHL at Colesill and I took a sprinter with a coffee delivery for Selfridges London.

The System at DHL is you back on a bay and then sign in, tell them what bay your on and they tip you . In a van they send a forklift out , and they put your pallet on , and when the forklift is broken (yeah a multinational like DHL with ONE forklift) you split the pallet and rebuild it on the bay on another pallet.

I signed off the DHL delivery and headed off to Home.
I got a new collection out of Hinkley and Ibstock to take back to home and arrived in the yard about 4 PM.

I have a Week off so Lorry Day will be Lorry Week I think.

I'll Twitter and I might blog what stuff I been up to but without , strees , conflict, letdowns and dramas its not as much fun to write .