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Offline The Moan Ranger

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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #435 on: October 17, 2011, 12:57:33 AM »
What a difference a fortnight makes - 2 weeks ago the average load was about 120 bags. Tonight, I didn't do one over 80. The only "biggie" was the Sharm-el-Sheikh with 160 but I was sent for a tactical ciggie when it came in. I started off, at 1pm with an Air Fungus - easy, all the bags are in containers which are loaded straight in, so no manual chucking and stacking, then I had a pissy little Aurigny prop plane - about 40 bags. Next up, just two of us sent to unload an Easyjet from Barcelona - only 76 bags. And one firearm - perfect, as you have to take that through the red channel in customs and from there it's a short walk outside for a ciggie! Next up one from Inverness - 61 bags. And one firearm :-) Another ciggie. Then I had a canteen break and finished off with 4 fairly small offloads. Piece of cake, I may even wake up tomorrow without any aches or pains!

'Twas a bit chilly in shorts mind. And bloody foggy on the M23 coming home.
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #436 on: October 18, 2011, 01:41:46 AM »
I spoke too soon  surrender:

Flight from Faro with 97 bleddy golf bags on it - what was there, a feckin tournament or summat?  evil:

And STILL flights from Sharm, Hurghada, Dalaman and Amman all bleddy crammed to the rafters  cussing:

And in a month's time (if I'm still there) bleddy skiing bags will start to appear  cussing:

Still, all this free excercise must be good for me. I keep telling myself...
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #437 on: October 18, 2011, 05:15:52 AM »
You also have the joys of half term next week  noooo:

Though presumably we are all skint and can't afford our own air fares let alone those of the screaming money pits  noooo:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #438 on: October 18, 2011, 05:46:29 AM »
We'll have a fortune once we've shopped around for the cheapest home fuel deals, put on a jumper and insulated our homes more  cussing:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #439 on: October 18, 2011, 05:47:01 AM »
Quote from: Just One More on October 18, 2011, 05:46:29 AM
We'll have a fortune once we've shopped around for the cheapest home fuel deals, put on a jumper and insulated our homes more  cussing:

 lol: lol: lol:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #440 on: October 25, 2011, 01:26:56 AM »
Up until 3 weeks ago, we dealt with 160 flights per day. Now that the "high season" is over, it's a mere 145 per day.

'Cept now we're doing that with 25% less headcount now that the vast majority of temps/agency workers have gone. I'm bleddy knackered  cussing:

Last flight this morning was Hurghada - 157 bags (including 5 windsurfer type things that take up too much space on the lorry) and it landed at 00:20. I chucked the bags out of the plane, unfortunately my lory loaders were - to be frank - shite and after the 125 from the rear hold was on, there wasn't much space left due to their poor stacking/loading. They started getting all moany saying we needed to radio for another lorry to be sent but I told them that wasn't happening as all the other crews were out. We put the lorry on the front hold and then some very un H&S stacking took place as they threw the bags to me whilst I was standing on the pile in the middle of the lorry. A bit of "careful" redistribution later and all 157 were on. We tootled off and offloaded them at baggage reclaim then went back to the crew room.

The Duty Manager just smiled at me and said "That was an unusual stacking process..."  He had driven past whilst I was atop the pile  redface:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #441 on: October 27, 2011, 09:39:19 PM »
Even now, late in October, we have a flight from Antalya coming in at 01:15 with 175 bags on it! Wonder if I'll get a final hour's overtime?
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #442 on: October 28, 2011, 06:15:45 AM »
Quote from: The Moan Ranger on October 27, 2011, 09:39:19 PM
Even now, late in October, we have a flight from Antalya coming in at 01:15 with 175 bags on it! Wonder if I'll get a final hour's overtime?

I wonder how many bags made it to the carousel...?  whistle:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #443 on: October 28, 2011, 06:22:59 AM »



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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #444 on: October 28, 2011, 06:31:15 AM »
Buggery-bollox Shrugs:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #445 on: October 28, 2011, 06:42:44 AM »
Quote from: Barman on October 28, 2011, 06:15:45 AM
Quote from: The Moan Ranger on October 27, 2011, 09:39:19 PM
Even now, late in October, we have a flight from Antalya coming in at 01:15 with 175 bags on it! Wonder if I'll get a final hour's overtime?

I wonder how many bags made it to the carousel...?  whistle:

From now until Christmas he will be selling golf clubs at a pub near you  whistle:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #446 on: October 28, 2011, 07:38:29 AM »
Quote from: Barman on October 28, 2011, 06:31:15 AM
Buggery-bollox Shrugs:

Do keep up at the back

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I wonder how many bags made it to the carousel...?
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #447 on: October 28, 2011, 01:40:57 PM »
Phone call received - "would I like to do a few week over Chrstmas".  rubschin:
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #448 on: October 28, 2011, 01:42:54 PM »
I trust you said YES!
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Re: TMR's all new "Tales from the Underworld" thread
« Reply #449 on: October 28, 2011, 01:44:12 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on October 28, 2011, 01:42:54 PM
I trust you said YES!

Depends how the golf clubs sell...
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