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Date: 03 February 2005 17:14:50
The back of my van is a mess. Well, the front of my van is a mess too, but I'll worry about that another time.
Keeping the van tidy is an art which some of my colleagues have down to a tee. Unfortunatley, I don't. Once a week, when my supervisor gives me the stock I need for the next week, I just chuck it into the back in a haphazard fashion. I work on the "washing machine" principle you see. That is that everything will eventually work its way to the top of the pile eventually and that whatever it happens to be, however big or small, will usually be at the top of the pile just when I need it.
Today I had some time on my hands, so I thought it was about time to try and tidy the back of the van. Well, it wasn't time to do it, it was seriously overdue. In fact, I think it must be nearly a year since I last had a good clearout and it was getting to the point where I couldn't open the door without loads of stuff falling out, so I found a secluded spot in a car park and emptied everything out, praying that it wouldn't rain.
After filling five large sacks with rubbish, I started to reload. Initially, I was being methodical; All rodenticides in one crate, all insecticides in another, tool box, drill and ladder where they can be reached easily, that sort of thing. Before long, it was looking just as haphazard as it had done before, but this time with more space. Only one problem though. Due to the nature of the rubbish I accumulate (i.e. poison) I can't just dump it in a skip. It has to be returned to the office, so I had to cram 5 large, heavy bags full of waste into a very limited amount of space, so now, every time I open the back door, at least one bag of rubbish falls out. My boss has kindly arranged to meet me tomorrow to take it back to the office for me.
Todays "hilarious" joke from a customer:
"We've got some two legged pests upstairs you could deal with!"
Laugh? Thought I'd never start mate!