What are you all up to

As we were in the area, called in at the caravan dealer to see if they had an update on delivery of our new van, still a few more weeks to wait.😢  They explained the hand over process, very thorough and then said we can have a couple of nights "free" at one of their 2 sites after we pick it up. We can then makes sure everything works correctly and hopefully no faults. 

Home now, roast pork and all the trimmings being cooked, wine at the ready, cosy night in for two.😉☺

I remember what it was like when we were both working Helen. Hopefully you will get time for some more trips away.

Helen, hope you'll really enjoy your new van when it arrives and it sounds good you can have a test run for free.

Not a bad life, is it......

How exciting Helen😊Do you have a handover date yet? I bet you can't wait.

The boss may say that he can get another driver but the reality is very different. In the past when he tried to recruit another driver, he had no end of problems during the couple of months that the driver was there and eventually the driver left for a better job elsewhere having spent two months dissatisfied with the pay and working conditions.

A single person driver cannot do this job because of the parking restrictions in the town centre. The traffic wardens are constantly patrolling the area so that if you stop outside Macdonalds to collect an order, you get a parking offence ticket which costs £35. It needs two people so that one can stay with the car whilst the other collects the order.

After 6 p.m. there's no parking restrictions so he might be able to get a single driver to work after 6 but then who's going to do the lunchtime orders? So whatever the boss may say, it seems he's stuck with us whether he likes it or not. That's why he has compromised by agreeing to reduce our hours to seven hours a day and allowing us one day a week off.

For us, this will mean having every evening to ourselves instead of having to work up to 11 p.m. every night.

Give it a few days and he will be asking "Malc can you work tonight" and you will reply "Yes Boss"  

eventually the driver left for a better job elsewhere having spent two months dissatisfied with the pay and working conditions.

Does that not tell you something?

 A bright & sunny morning here @ B.H.F in Kent .Snow all gone Slightly breezy though.  Had a good 'kip' last night  ready for the off shortly.Going via the "Iveco" dealers in Canterbury for a new engine starter battery ,as this original one from 2009 is getting a bit tired/slow.Then back to the "Concorde" hanger/storage for a few weeks .Isle of White booked for Easter week .Yippeeee !!

Just a thought for you Malc, eventually it happens in all our lives where age and illness affects our way of life. Hopefully the majority of people have planned for this occurrence and its called retirement, its where we can still pay the bills, still manage our finances, still able to handle the odd blip in our health and arrange our holidays in between. By this time we usually have sorted our finances and are happy that we can live out our later years with no worries.

You seem to have none of this, and if an illness affects your working income you are in **** street. You are on state pension where you should not have to work now, sort yourself out for a happy retirement not one where it will surely pull you down.