So the other day I was making notes on Company history, both from our Clark Trading and Logistics days and of course ERS Days, on Meta AI, which got me thinking: in the now 14 years we have had some interesting things happen, and some interesting stories (or not, I guess you can judge).
Where to start? Well, not the beginning, as this will be easier to tell you the stories not in order, just as I recall them, so no real order.
Well, Woof! Nelson and Lucy here. Ashley, our hooman, is struggling to work out how to word this, so we are popping in and doing this as a chat with Ashley.
Nelson: So Ashley, what is your most memorable job?Ashley: Umm, well that's a tricky one to start with, Nelson, as there have been many over the years, but I'm going to say the Spain to UK job where we then went up to Ullapool to grab the ferry to the Isle of Lewis.Lucy: Why though?Ashley: Well, that is easy:
That trip had the most ferries I have personally done on a trip—4 ferries—plus, 2. the scenery going through the Scottish Highlands in March 2022 with snow still on the higher peaks was stunning, but 3. what really stuck in my memory on this trip: we stopped in Leeds to take my Transport Manager CPC case study test. Yes, Lucy, I know I failed the first time, but oh well, it happens and I passed later, and then on the way back stopped off as well to do the Theory test part, and yes Nelson, that was an 80% pass rate.
Well, that trip was great as Spain outwards, Lucy and Nelson, through the Pyrenees and Somport Tunnel, through France, Dieppe-Newhaven, UK delivery, then Leeds, then a few days in Inverness, and then Ullapool—so through the Highlands and onto the Isle of Lewis and then back to Spain, as said. So: 1. great scenery, and 2. lots of ferry trips, and I love taking ferries (well, as long as it's not like a 2-min crossing).
Nelson: Woof, Nelson here! Was that the trip where me and Shaggy were at home in Turre with Richard and the really red dusty skies?Ashley: Yes, that's the one, Nelson, and no, before Lucy says she cannot remember this, it was before her time by a little bit.
Nelson: Okay, that seems a good story to start with. Any more?Ashley: Well, on jobs that stick in my mind, Nelson: a 4-metre-long GPS mast.Nelson: Woof, a 4m stick! Woof, sounds cool!Ashley: GPS mast, Nelson.Nelson: Woof, everything's a stick, LOL, but carry on.Ashley: Yes, anyway, it was for a small survey boat. We took it back in CTL days from Grimsby Fish Docks to Boston Docks, and a few weeks later back to Grimsby. When loading the return leg, Lincolnshire Fire Service was drilling with the aerial platform on the docks.Lucy: Woof, boring, LOL. Try better, hooman Ashley!Ashley: Okay, Lucy. Well, of course, in removals there are times when things don't go 100% to plan, but I'm going to keep the stories positive, so not going to chat about the less-than-positive ones (but we always get the job done).
Nelson: Right, woof! Ashley, have you ever seen any cool animals on your travels?Ashley: Yes I have, Nelson and Lucy, and no, sorry, not meaning you, LOL! I have, on trips in Spain and at points in the UK, seen snakes crossing the road once in Spain, saw near El Pinar de Bédar an ibex deer, and saw in the Highlands a huge stag.Lucy: Lucy here! Just asked Mum what she has spotted—she said adding vultures to the list, plus she says she has seen dolphins while on the Santander ferry.
Nelson: Woof, sounds cooler, LOL. Yes, woof, next question: umm, oddest thing we have carried?Ashley: Okay, well, going to say a giant movie prop chair and a giant film reel, but no photos as I was in Jamaica at the time. But yes, we've had some odd quote requests, though I cannot share the funniest one in here as it would seem rude!Nelson: Woof, so you're not telling?Ashley: Correct, Nelson, not sharing.Nelson: Okay, woof! Right, any other odd loads?Ashley: Well, in the early days, we did once do two hearing aid booths. And once again, back in CTL days, we did a house move—sorry, I cannot recall where from, but it was to Hull—and anyway, what stuck out in my mind from that job is the customer had spiders which we had transported. Just asked Richard if he recalled that job, and he shuddered, didn't he, Nelson?Nelson: Woof, yes, he sure did!
Lucy: Oh, what about the Meadowhall job you mentioned to us in the past, woof?Ashley: Well, Lucy, that was at Christmas, also in CTL days, and anyway, it was a Santa's-type grotto from St Stephen's Shopping Centre, Hull, to Meadowhall in Sheffield. Yes, it sticks in my mind, Lucy, but boring really.
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