06/06/2009

BACK TO WORK AGAIN

OK back to work .... on Tuesday last caz and me had to go out and I left the works phone at home, when i got back there was about 6 missed calls from the boss. As i said on the last post i was to call in on that Tuesday night to see what the plan was .So called in to see what the plan was, that was about 4pm and was told i was booked on the late boat from Harwich that night so it was a case of .....OK, shit, f--k .Did not have anything ready so as i went shopping Caz did what was left off my ironing for me and then packed all my stuff in the company car .That was done and i had about 1hr left before i had to leave .It's not good when i have to go back to work as i do not know when i will be back again .Got to Harwich in time for the boat to Holland. It was a night sailing, and for the first time i did not ask the boss if it was booked on the truck side so went there as normal and yes you got it, he booked it on the car side, so that mean't no free food on the boat this time but as it was sailing at 2345hrs i had something to eat before leaving Caz's place .The boat got in at 0730hrs, so off to the company to see what the full plan is. The plan was to pick up a container from one of the ports in Rotterdam and take it to Hamina in Finland. Hamina is about 48km from the Russian boarder. Russia is one place i would really like to take a truck to just to say i have done it. Anyway getting a head a bit now, there was going to be one more container going as well so there was two of us .The job is one off ours in which we sub out in the UK. Its loaded in Telford at EPSOM UK to EPSOM Moscow. Now normally we would drop them in the port at Tilbury for the weekend boat to Hamina, but for some reason or another the suby's did not make it, or More like it Epsom did not get them loaded in time so they had a big bill for that job as we had to get them there by Friday....Well, picked up the containers and then headed for the port nr Lubeck which is north from Hamburg in Germany for the night boat, well its actually a night and day boat and after a 27hr sailing we arrived in Helsinki. Off the boat in Helsinki at 0700hrs local time (2hrs in front of UK.) It was only 200kms to the drop off point and the same back. So had all day to do it as we where coming back that night. At the mo we are sailing back, got on here last night (Friday.) The boat left at 2100hrs, local time. (And Mike if your reading this there is free Internet on here as well ! one for the list i joke a bit far for your guys.) We are due into Rostock Germany this time and will be there about 2130hrs tonight, (Saturday) then its all out to get to the the company as have to leave the company on Sunday at 1800hrs. Got to have my rest when i get there before leaving for a place nr Dijon in France for a delivery on Monday afternoon. But as some of you will know at 2200hrs in Germany on a Saturday night, trucks cannot drive till 2200hrs on a Sunday night and the boss is paying all, so if we get stopped that's OK with me. So for now that's it. From my sailing along with nothing else but sea all around, keep it Sunny side up till the next time ...

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