my first day!

[slammedkustom]

well today i started back at work..... ever had one of those days?

got to work half an hour early, got told theres your van can you change that flat, so first job swap the tyre...no biggie
then the tail lift wouldnt work so i had to tinker with that.. again no biggie.
then "wheres your steel toe caps? well im a driver not a builder so i borrowed a pair.
then im ready to go, vans loaded, no fuel in it, no fuel card and no one has any cash... now im wondering what im doing here
finally we find some cash and im off.... for 30 minutes.
get down by brands hatch and im doing 30miles an hour at 6000RPM, clutch is slipping like a b***h! so i have to try and get it the ten miles back which takes nearly two hours!
swap the bits n bobs onto another van and its nearly 12-30, i started at 8 and havent got anywhere.
this vans is a bit better so do my drops all over surrey after getting the correct addresses as my delivery sheets were printed with the wrong ones
got back to the depot nearly 6o/c running on fumes.

so to all those who said good luck with the new job, thank you but i dont know if i can take a week of this :lol:

oh and i dropped my flask of tea down me...should have stayed in bed! :lol:

 

[Mike F]

Errr... good luck with the new job mate!

 

[slammedkustom]

thanks mike, think ill become a freelance vw fixer like you said i should! :lol:

 

[Araon]

surely theres an easier way to make your first impression at work :lol:

Good luck

you may need it :?

 

[Shaggy]

thought you said you had done driving before you sound crap at it, giving the van a flat then breaking the lifty thingy at the back then not messing up the clutch.....hehehehe

Still after the first week things also get better

 

[jabbo]

oh and i dropped my flask of tea down me

Everything else I could have lived with, but wasted tea would have pushed me over the edge.

 

[Genchy]

Are you working on a ranch? :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[emerald]

so...the plan to start touring the world with your midgets seems a good option then?! :lol:

hope the week gets better

 

[taffy]

Was the job advertised driver / mechanic? Good luck dude!

 

[easy]

thats a plop first day fella :roll:

hope all gets better.

I would do the travelling VW mechanic, you could go from county to county in your van staying at the customers (saving on hotels etc) and stay to fix what ever they need doing! great plan for an ace job!..................Hang on a min i wanna do that! :wink:

 

[slammedkustom]

thanks for the support guys, tomorrow i will mainly go to work in my cowboy hat and boots so as to fit in! :lol:

 

[Scampi]

Hope it goes better soon dude :wink:

 

[jabbo]

thanks for the support guys, tomorrow i will mainly go to work in my cowboy hat and boots so as to fit in! :lol:

Ha ha, I've got this vision of you linedancing now! :lol:

 

[Scampi]

thanks for the support guys, tomorrow i will mainly go to work in my cowboy hat and boots so as to fit in! :lol:

Ha ha, I've got this vision of you linedancing now! :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Guest]

you need to get some dolly parton to listen to in your van (if the CD player works) :wink:

 

[emerald]

nothing wrong with Dolly, we listen to her alot!

'Workin' 9 to 5,
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it'

how apt :lol:

 

[slammedkustom]

:shock: :lol: :lol:

cheers guys, started at 6 this morning and worked non stop till 5pm.
11 hours for £60 which ive then got to pay my own tax and NI on!
is it worth it? aldi are paying £8-50 to stack shelves! :shock:

and the minkys gone off to berlin so i have to cook my own dinner! :roll:

 

[Araon]

**** man thats some long hours for little return....not thought about going freelance courier?

Man with van kinda thing?

My wife has gone than route :? (woman with a van)

Works the hours she wants financially much better.

Apart from that hows it going no more shagged clutches, tail lifts and empty fuel tanks?

 

[slammedkustom]

its something ive thought about but its another vehicle to buy, worry about, find somewhere to park etc.
maybe vw only courior in one of those sweet T5 sport vans!

 

[jabbo]

and the minkys gone off to berlin so i have to cook my own dinner! :roll:

BBQ everyday then!

That's definately not much money for a whole lot of work.