So I go to work, I nice long run up to North London and then get diverted – well, I still did the London leg. You see we normally come straight back after running to London because if anything happens, we simply run out of hours. But my diversion wasn’t on the route home – nope, it was in to other direction altogether! In fact it had me running down to the Channel Tunnel to swap out my Trailer and pick another of concentrated Cider to haul back to Devon.
Sadly though, My hours did run out as I approached Solstice Park – a rest area at Stonehenge (that rather bizarre garden ornament). Yet as I write this, I’m getting ready to head back to London again – thankfully keeping from the Glastonbury area where the Festival is on this weekend.
Here is a map of my route yesterday.
OMG having driven that in September even with breaks in between it was horrible “driving”.. I was fair worn out from the “swearing alone” I did at the nutters on the road…. and coupled with traffic back- ups and diversions and speed cameras UGH!!! -my hat is off to all of you ‘truckers” that do this day after day ….
To be Honest, it’s fun – the speed cameras, not so much.
The worse part is when you get close to London (and in London) if we leave any kind of gap, someone tries to pull into it and more often than not – they put their brakes on! The thing is, we leave that gap so WE can stop! A moving liquid load, simply does not stop so easily.
It’s the only time I know that we drive while completely trying to predict movements of everyone around us – at the same time, doing our very best not to kill them. It’s simply that they have no understanding of what they’ve done, are about to do and what 44 tons of consequence will do another car.
In all seriousness, when going around the North Circular, delivery times and driving regs. go completely out of the window, just trying to get there safely (and the only time we have to hog the middle lane).
Delivering to Oakthorpe is the only place I know where I have seen drivers visibly shaking when they leave their cabs – it can certainly put your heart in your mouth a few times.
But it is fun.
and in 2 hours, I’m off to do it again… lol
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