Got a new job!!!!!

[Tackleberry]

Ive just landed me a new job at, ironically, Tesco's
Its not working in the shops, but driving artics (semi's or 18 wheelers to the Americans ) out of the new Reading distribution centre

[couyalair]

Congratulations ... and they'll let you drive comfortably skirted, of course?

Martin

[Tackleberry]

Congratulations ... and they'll let you drive comfortably skirted, of course?

Martin

Erm, no
There again, I didn't ask but Id guess not as a uniform is supplied....
But I could get away with it as Ill be working my favourite time of day - nights

[crfriend]

Congratulations, Tackleberry!

If they issue a uniform, it's usually best to stay with it. Is it the same for women drivers as for men? Is there a shorts option? Once established you might be able to bend things that way -- but get established first.

[Kirbstone]

Well done Tackleberry. I can only stand in awe at the accuracy and skill of Artic. drivers who slot 40 foot of trailer backwards into the narrowest of spaces off streets that were designed for horse & carts!

Having lived a long time in the S. of England near where you are I can recommend the shorts option at least for a few months of the year.

Burning the midnight into the small hours' oil I expect you need your youth to manage that for a time. Old guys like me tend to nod off at the wheel at that time, so look out for me careering down the wrong side of the M3 in my Reliant Robin straddling the dotted lines........

T.

[STEVIE]

Hi Tackleberry,
Many congratulations on the job, nothing ironic about Tesco if it provides a crust.
I agree with Carl, play it cool, prove your worth and unveil the skirt, only when the time is right and safe for you.
Steve.

[skirtingtoday]

Great News Tb - hopefully the nights will not be too long.

And that some skirted time is possible!

[straightfairy]

Congratulations!

[Grok]

Congratulations! I understand that driving is a hard life, but there is definitely a demand for moving freight, even in a bad economy.

[Tackleberry]

Burning the midnight into the small hours' oil I expect you need your youth to manage that for a time. Old guys like me tend to nod off at the wheel at that time, so look out for me careering down the wrong side of the M3 in my Reliant Robin straddling the dotted lines........

T.

Wasn't you on the M25/M4 split near Heathrow last week in a yellow 3 wheeled van with Trotters Independant Trading on it was it
Did have a look to see if it was Delboy or Rodney driving it

[Kirbstone]

Not Guilty, M'Lud. Last time I navigated the M25/M4 junction was in mid-July 2012 on my way to that grimy little derelict mining village of Henley-on-Thames, Sir.

T.