I was on another forum - for Audi owners having had a dalliance with a Q7. To be fair it was a decent dog bus which also had room for her and my kids. But it ended badly and we got a Discovery 4. I think I have an ordinary, mundane lifestyle but I ended up writing a diary/blog as others liked to hear what goes on in the complicated life of a machinery rep, his doings at home and the odd point of view.
To set the scene; divorced twice but in a stable now, two kids as has she, had a career in tree work then with Europe's biggest supplier of woodchippers, predominantly in sales. I first sold stuff 20 years ago all over the South than swapped for the Midlands then inherited the north and Scotland as well as Key Accounts and other stuff. My partner is in Airport Security at EMA, which is odd work and long hours!
Today, it started in a hotel in Belshill, Glasgow, in a Sprinter beavertail carrying a chipper and towing a tracked one. The tracked one was the 12 delivered to a big customer since we started selling to them some 10 years ago. Whilst with the buyer, I noted that 9 of the 10 other units in the yard that I looked at (competitive make), the critical safety device had been over ridden by the users to make them more usable but possibly unsafe! Do I tell the workshop and cause a stir or leave alone and hope that no one gets hurt? After a young lad lost his arm in a chipper last year, I chose to let someone know to prevent that sort of thing again!
Then off to our dealer in Dumfries for a sit down with their Sales Manager. Brexit cobblers seems to have all kinds of issues including sales being slower than in previous years. Whatever happens, grass will continue to grow, trees still need work, crops need planting and cows milked! Get on with life!
Then off to Carlisle to try and catch the owner of the dealer. They have been trading for 55 years and had a party to celebrate. I got a crystal trophy to acknowledge the anniversary but we have missed each other several times so left it with the Director or else it will be another month!
Then head home to Shepshed. Wednesday is divorced Dad's day! Even though the kids are Late teens or early 20's, Wednesday tea is still on the diary but now, occasionally missed! When my employer found out that I was turfed out of the home home three days before my 40th, they insisted that whatever/whenever, I was to be there for the kids. Better than a pay rise any day!
Caz at work - she is on a 4 on 4 off gig with a couple more shifts from 16:30 to 04:30. We don't see much of each other at times! Airport security is nothing to do with smuggling etc, they look for bombs and are encouraged to lie on them if required, and for not much return!
To set the scene; divorced twice but in a stable now, two kids as has she, had a career in tree work then with Europe's biggest supplier of woodchippers, predominantly in sales. I first sold stuff 20 years ago all over the South than swapped for the Midlands then inherited the north and Scotland as well as Key Accounts and other stuff. My partner is in Airport Security at EMA, which is odd work and long hours!
Today, it started in a hotel in Belshill, Glasgow, in a Sprinter beavertail carrying a chipper and towing a tracked one. The tracked one was the 12 delivered to a big customer since we started selling to them some 10 years ago. Whilst with the buyer, I noted that 9 of the 10 other units in the yard that I looked at (competitive make), the critical safety device had been over ridden by the users to make them more usable but possibly unsafe! Do I tell the workshop and cause a stir or leave alone and hope that no one gets hurt? After a young lad lost his arm in a chipper last year, I chose to let someone know to prevent that sort of thing again!
Then off to our dealer in Dumfries for a sit down with their Sales Manager. Brexit cobblers seems to have all kinds of issues including sales being slower than in previous years. Whatever happens, grass will continue to grow, trees still need work, crops need planting and cows milked! Get on with life!
Then off to Carlisle to try and catch the owner of the dealer. They have been trading for 55 years and had a party to celebrate. I got a crystal trophy to acknowledge the anniversary but we have missed each other several times so left it with the Director or else it will be another month!
Then head home to Shepshed. Wednesday is divorced Dad's day! Even though the kids are Late teens or early 20's, Wednesday tea is still on the diary but now, occasionally missed! When my employer found out that I was turfed out of the home home three days before my 40th, they insisted that whatever/whenever, I was to be there for the kids. Better than a pay rise any day!
Caz at work - she is on a 4 on 4 off gig with a couple more shifts from 16:30 to 04:30. We don't see much of each other at times! Airport security is nothing to do with smuggling etc, they look for bombs and are encouraged to lie on them if required, and for not much return!
