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Recently, a good mate of mine (who drives HGV's across Europe) asked me about my job. To cut a long story short, he spent a day with me and I promised to spend a week with him on his lorry.
Just fun I thought. Driving....stopping for beers (for me), finishing the day and finding a watering hole for food and more beer (mostly for me)
HOW WRONG I WAS....
Monday at 4.30am we leave the town I live in...travel to Notts, then to Essex, then to London, then Kent, then France. This took time and the lorry and us stopped at 11.30pm French time.
Tuesday started at 3.00am with a drive to Belgium, then onto Holland, back to Belgium, Germany (obviously drops and loads along the way) and the day ends at.... well It didnt. We ploughed on through the night and the next day into Poland. Were now 28 hours without sleep (which really isnt a problem for the passanger I guess).
So the obvious question arises..."your tacho's arwe gonna look dodgy Steve!"
"Nah mate, I pull em out when me 9 hours are up"
3 hours kip and were back on the way to the to UK...drive to Holland and get the boat to North England. Result! it tages 9 hours to get to UK. Thats 18 hours drive solid but 9 hours kip when we get there.
So, UK arrives and off to Aberdeen, Fort something and back to the south which took a meagre 14 hours driving with deliveries.
Was in the pub on the friday night, but this is a dangerous way to make a living... to the average road user not the idiot behiond the wheel.
The best comment my mate could come up with was "I count the lines in the road when I'm this tired"
I do that with sheep when I'm trying to sleep!
David
Just fun I thought. Driving....stopping for beers (for me), finishing the day and finding a watering hole for food and more beer (mostly for me)
HOW WRONG I WAS....
Monday at 4.30am we leave the town I live in...travel to Notts, then to Essex, then to London, then Kent, then France. This took time and the lorry and us stopped at 11.30pm French time.
Tuesday started at 3.00am with a drive to Belgium, then onto Holland, back to Belgium, Germany (obviously drops and loads along the way) and the day ends at.... well It didnt. We ploughed on through the night and the next day into Poland. Were now 28 hours without sleep (which really isnt a problem for the passanger I guess).
So the obvious question arises..."your tacho's arwe gonna look dodgy Steve!"
"Nah mate, I pull em out when me 9 hours are up"
3 hours kip and were back on the way to the to UK...drive to Holland and get the boat to North England. Result! it tages 9 hours to get to UK. Thats 18 hours drive solid but 9 hours kip when we get there.
So, UK arrives and off to Aberdeen, Fort something and back to the south which took a meagre 14 hours driving with deliveries.
Was in the pub on the friday night, but this is a dangerous way to make a living... to the average road user not the idiot behiond the wheel.
The best comment my mate could come up with was "I count the lines in the road when I'm this tired"
I do that with sheep when I'm trying to sleep!
David
