previous incarnations

something to lighten things up, what were you before becoming a courier and what made you change?

I was an IT manager for a national mother and baby retailer (not mothercare) who made me redundant. while I was unemployed I covered some hermese rounds to make ends meet when an inheritance came along i bought a fastway franchise then when that was pulled from under me I went solo

12 years as Warehouse Manager for Moss Bros childrenswear division which was sold off to Kinch & lack who then went bust in 1995.Spent a further year working for the receivers selling it all off...then 2 years as Taxi Controller doin 13hour night shifts for 8 night stint then a day off then 3 day shifts of a mere 11 hr shift, then a day off before starting the 8 nights again..killer...then 1998 this when times were good til now

Ten years as a postman (Bexley village), followed by a year delivering for AT&T (not the mobile network but electrical wholesalers in Brentford) and a couple of months doing sameday for Moss Electrical (Dartford)

Blimey you look good for someone of 84

i think ptc just decided to upload his entire c.v there & prob now out of breath.lol

Spent most of my time in and around the motorcycle trade,

motorcycle city farnborough selling crash helmits etc when I was 16,

did a city and guilds in motorcycle engineering,

worked at Coombes of Guildford BMW dealer,

then worked at various dealers ending up as a shop manger/mot tester etc

doing odd bits of courier workon a Z550  to due make ends meet in the winter,

started fitting motorcycle alarms after a year working for SOS recovery (24 hour call 6 days a week, day off from 7am tuesday to 7am wednesday)   again started doing odd bits courier work for city sprint basingstoke,

Moved to somerset started a motorcycle workshop when the alarms went quiet and it was a spectacular disaster ( got fed up with the "I've seen this on Ebay can you match the price brigade"!)  so had to do a Dawson news run and a full time job to survive and keep my house!!

now full time courier and play with the odd website etc

well that's me

PTC,

Boom boom! You know what?, I can honestly say that's the first time I've heard that! It was actually Five Ashes but you're more likely to know where Uckfield is. As for my entire CV, there are probably two or three I've forgotten about and I've probably been sacked from more than I left voluntarily. That's the problem with doing the job you think it should be done, rather than the way the company does. Another reason to be my own boss.

Respect to you, Springer, you're a survivor mate!

Lots of interesting careers so far,

I forgot i also worked as security on film sets for a bit too which was very interesting and makes you understand why films and adverts cost so much to make!!!!...and how much sittin around there is for the actors and xtras...but the food is good!!!! also set up a chauffering company working alongside the couriering for a few years but sold it off....parcels don't talk back!!!!

Royal Navy electrician (inc. Falklands '82)

I was a tyre fitter for more than 6 years working my arse of getting rotten an having nothing to show for it then moved onto door work doing the clubs in Staines  was fun for a while then one day woke up an an said to myself Wat the hell am I doing going out getting in to scraps with young drunk idiots for £90 a night.

No printers yet??!!