victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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MY lorry was old Thames Commer in the office they had report sheets .to fill in if your vehicle had defects I was always putting them in the sheets but nothing never got done one of the defects was the back doors I had to tie them up with string to stay closed.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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I am sorry to say that the interest in my life story has drop off to the point it is not worth doing any more,thank you to the members that did read it.
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Captain Haddock
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Vic. Do carry on. Your narrative reminded me of my late father's remanicences about the war (and Carry on Sergeant!).
Looking forward to 'Carry on up the Harbour Board'.
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Are well lets just see where the story goes on over the next week or two..Thank you for your very nice comments.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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It really was a very old van no M.O.T. needed then not like today inside was steel shelves to the roof they was for putting my trays of cakes buns,rolls beard was put on the floor ,anyway it was two days before Easter and my van was full of hot cross buns for the cafes and shops etc,well I was coming up Tom tyne in folkestone at about 0400 hrs in the morning I was following a lorry we turned to go up the hill,when he stored the engine which in turn made me stop suddenly and all my trays slide to the back doors and the string holding them closed broke and the doors open up and all my buns came out and were rolling back down the hill,at that time there was no one about ,but the noise from my back doors and the trays hitting the road had lots of the public running out into the road picking up as many rolls as they could carry and run off with them.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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we did not have mobile phones then so I had to find a phone box to ring back to the officeand tell them they send out a lorry with more buns and cakes but it made me very late and some of the cafes and shops cut back or even cancelled their orders ,but I did not get the blame when I got back.next story will be fun to read like this one ,
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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I came back one morning and the manger wanted to see me,so I went to the office ,he asked me in"Vic would you like some more overtime,well I was saving up to get married so it was a yes,when you get back in the mornings I would like you to do about 5 hours working a retail round in Dover,our part-time driver has left so till we get a replacement I would like you to take over his round.Thats Ok with me sir.Good what you will do is the shops and any ex one that come in also go around Ayclliffe then up the hill and around the house,s up there and the house,s that have the borstal officers living in them.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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The next story is even better than that.
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I got back one morning and the staff were at a meeting I was told till it was over, then I would be told what was going on.When the meeting was over I was called to the office."Vic this is the last night you are picking your bread etc from this bakery after that you will be told what is going to happen but you will keep your job.I did not know at that time the Gilbet,s had sold out to Nicholas Kingmans the very big bakery at Canterbury and no more will this bakey be used after tonight.
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I was thinking to myself because the staff had been cut and most of the beard etc was coming in by lorrys the day before, but I did not know the bakery was going to close.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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I had just come back from doing my morning round and a man came up to me and said I would like a word with you in the office please.well I did not know him and this was the first time I had see him, anyway we went in the office,sit down vic ,which I did. He went on to tell me his name but I will not say it on open forum so lets just say it was Mr B. I am the area manger for Kings mans bakery and I will be taking over here for a bout 4 weeks but there will be only the office,as you already know this is the last day here for the staff of the bakery. He went on to say"Vic you do alot of hours far to many ,and did you not know you was not getting the right hourly rate you was being paid well below that, so going through the pay books I have decided to pay you back the money that is owned to you,why you was not paid the right amount I do not know but I will find out. "Was you not told what your rate would be ,"No sir I came sraight from the army to here and was only to please to get the job.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Any way I got back that morning and again called to the office "Right as from to night temporary out of Deal we have taken over a building by the Deal Hospital your bread etc will be taken there and you pick up your van which will be loaded for you."But I live in Dover and do not have a car."We know that there is going to be a very small van which you can take home each night we will pay for the fuel ,but it must not be used for your own purpose +it is only insure for one person so do not have a person sitting in it at any time. Also your old round covered a lot of miles that now has been cut down we already have rounds coving some of the same places as you went to. your new round now will stop at the Sunshine cafe in Chergton Folkestone ,but on the way back you will do one delivery to a restaurant at bay hill in St Margarets bay, The owner of that is the same owner as the Sunshine cafe in Follkestone. So your hrs are cut down to 8t0 ten hours each day starting at 0400hrs so you will be paid unsociable hours of 4 and the rest at day rate but it will the right rate not the made up ones you have been doing .I have found out why you was not paid the right rate your backpay you will get this week there is no need to tell you anymore about what happen only that it will never happen a gain
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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hope to get to the fun side later today thank you for your support.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Iam sorry about not posting but I have things on at this time but once over I will be back thank you.
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Edward Figg- Location: Australia
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You have a better memory than I have. I can't remember what I did yesterday
victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Mr figg that is the strange thing I can remember what happen years go but aske me what I was doing last week and I could not tell you.
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