I'm one very happy Granny back home after doing 2 pilot jobs out of Melbourne ports. I'm also one very tired Granny, but it's all for a good reason. I was told about pilot work on Sunday morning, I made a phone call and was on the road 2 hours later, heading for Melbourne. I got home about lunch time today, headed straight for bed, and have since unpacked the car and one the washing. Ready to do it all again.
ChiChi1 said
10:29 PM Oct 5, 2011
Thats a relief CG. Hope you get lots more
Esmeralda said
10:32 PM Oct 5, 2011
Good news on the job front Chris!!
Happywanderer said
10:34 PM Oct 5, 2011
Where did you have to pilot to CG and what were you piloting? Hope you get more to keep you going.
Cruising Granny said
10:41 PM Oct 5, 2011
Well, I think Marj I may have been in the vicinity of your neighbourhood. I headed up the Hume to Corawa with a large header. Then I had to high-tail it back to Melbourne to find the next truck and driver loaded with another header heading for Waikerie yesterday. The breakdown delayed our progress so we delivered this morning. I was thinking of you, wondering if I was close, but I had no real way of knowing. I don't know Vic very well, but after this week, a bit better. It's a hard city to learn. The roads a great, the service to transport and travellers via those service centres, are brilliant, and a great place to camp overnight. Toilets, showers, fuel and food. That's a bonus after a long night on the road. We can only take oversize on the road in daylight, but I arrived in Melbourne after midnight on Monday, give or take a state's standard time stuffed up by daylight saving.
Happywanderer said
10:44 PM Oct 5, 2011
I will check my map to see how close you were.
Esmeralda said
10:45 PM Oct 5, 2011
HW Corowa is the other side of the river from Rutherglen (i.e. NSW side).
Happywanderer said
10:46 PM Oct 5, 2011
Corowa is a couple of hours over to the east of me. Not sure about Waikerie. Can't find it on the map.
Elle on Wheels said
10:47 PM Oct 5, 2011
Great news on the job front and it sounds like it was an interesting trip. Fingers crossed for more jobs.
Happywanderer said
10:48 PM Oct 5, 2011
Yeh, I found that one Esmeralda.
Rip and Rosie said
11:34 PM Oct 5, 2011
Welcome home granny, wondered where you were.
Cruising Granny said
11:41 PM Oct 5, 2011
Waikerie is in SA on the Murray. The country is looking great everywhere I went. Crops look wonderful, grass is green, sheep are still white, and the farmers and fruit blockies are smiling. The headers are apparently pre-sold. No wonder the dealers were smiling. I didn't see any signs of hand-rubbing, but they're probably doing that in private. 600+ headers at about $650,000 each = A LOT!
milo said
11:50 PM Oct 5, 2011
glad you got some work chris , every time i see a pilot on the road now i think of you
Father Ted said
06:32 AM Oct 6, 2011
CG.You and your wide loads should be made to go by sea.Delayed me from my shoplifting classes at Big W in Shepparton.Good on you Chris nice to see at least one of us working and doing our bit to keep the Illegals in Ciggies etc.Cheers.Marty.
jules47 said
07:10 AM Oct 6, 2011
Good on ya Chris - hope more comes your way from this. Once you get to know Melbourne, you will find it is really a very organised place to get around - very directional - if I am in, say, Port Melbourne and need to get to airport - just point the car in that direction, eventually come to a sign that will say "airport" no problem. Corowa has to be one of the coldest places I have every been -saw the funnies thing there once - on a wall in a laneway between a shop and a pub - a sign said "LIVE WIRES - DO NOT URINATE ON THIS WALL" - the mind just boggles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had someone done it, is that how they knew????????????????
sharon said
09:52 AM Oct 6, 2011
Hi, that job sounds great. good on you.
traveling bob said
10:17 AM Oct 6, 2011
Long time between drinks lets hope you have some more work soon
Esmeralda said
11:25 AM Oct 6, 2011
jules47 wrote:
Good on ya Chris - hope more comes your way from this. Once you get to know Melbourne, you will find it is really a very organised place to get around - very directional - if I am in, say, Port Melbourne and need to get to airport - just point the car in that direction, eventually come to a sign that will say "airport" no problem.
It's been a while since you drove in Melbourne Jules - I don't go in that often these days and usually manage to be amazed at the changes each time I do. Getting from the Monash to the Westgate last time was an "experience" to say the least
Gerty Dancer said
02:17 PM Oct 6, 2011
Goodonya Granny! Its great to be back in paid worker land. Heres hoping you eventually get the pay for all those other jobs.
shazartist said
02:38 PM Oct 6, 2011
Good one Cruising Granny, nothing like toping up the coffers.
Cheers Sharon
Beth54 said
03:30 PM Oct 6, 2011
Yep, as everyone else says, good on ya CG.
Jules, that is just weird/gross/funny!
Sheba said
09:22 PM Oct 6, 2011
Great news Chris. Hope the Jobs keep coming.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Cruising Granny said
10:36 PM Oct 12, 2011
Gerty Dancer wrote:
Goodonya Granny! Its great to be back in paid worker land. Heres hoping you eventually get the pay for all those other jobs.
What coffers? The "coffers" were depleted by the GFC, so this is another way of travelling and topping up the diesel fund.
I'm also one very tired Granny, but it's all for a good reason.
I was told about pilot work on Sunday morning, I made a phone call and was on the road 2 hours later, heading for Melbourne.
I got home about lunch time today, headed straight for bed, and have since unpacked the car and one the washing. Ready to do it all again.
Good news on the job front Chris!!
Hope you get more to keep you going.
I headed up the Hume to Corawa with a large header.
Then I had to high-tail it back to Melbourne to find the next truck and driver loaded with another header heading for Waikerie yesterday. The breakdown delayed our progress so we delivered this morning.
I was thinking of you, wondering if I was close, but I had no real way of knowing. I don't know Vic very well, but after this week, a bit better. It's a hard city to learn.
The roads a great, the service to transport and travellers via those service centres, are brilliant, and a great place to camp overnight.
Toilets, showers, fuel and food. That's a bonus after a long night on the road.
We can only take oversize on the road in daylight, but I arrived in Melbourne after midnight on Monday, give or take a state's standard time stuffed up by daylight saving.
HW Corowa is the other side of the river from Rutherglen (i.e. NSW side).
The headers are apparently pre-sold. No wonder the dealers were smiling. I didn't see any signs of hand-rubbing, but they're probably doing that in private.
600+ headers at about $650,000 each = A LOT!
CG.You and your wide loads should be made to go by sea.Delayed me from my shoplifting classes at Big W in Shepparton.Good on you Chris nice to see at least one of us working and doing our bit to keep the Illegals in Ciggies etc.Cheers.Marty.
Good on ya Chris - hope more comes your way from this. Once you get to know Melbourne, you will find it is really a very organised place to get around - very directional - if I am in, say, Port Melbourne and need to get to airport - just point the car in that direction, eventually come to a sign that will say "airport" no problem.
Corowa has to be one of the coldest places I have every been -saw the funnies thing there once - on a wall in a laneway between a shop and a pub - a sign said "LIVE
WIRES - DO NOT URINATE ON THIS WALL" - the mind just boggles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had someone done it, is that how they knew????????????????
Hi, that job sounds great. good on you.
It's been a while since you drove in Melbourne Jules - I don't go in that often these days and usually manage to be amazed at the changes each time I do. Getting from the Monash to the Westgate last time was an "experience" to say the least
Cheers Sharon
Yep, as everyone else says, good on ya CG.
Jules, that is just weird/gross/funny!
Great news Chris. Hope the Jobs keep coming.
Cheers,
Sheba.
What coffers? The "coffers" were depleted by the GFC, so this is another way of travelling and topping up the diesel fund.