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Thanks to @MattBuckley for sharing the infographic with us, you can see more White Van Man details over here – link

Sarah

Many people work extremely hard throughout the year counting down the days until Christmas, when they can finally relax with their families and friends, gorge on calorie-laden food and drink a little bit too much! The drive back from work is where their festive season begins and it is vital that they have some seasonal tunes to push all thought of work from their minds and get them in the festive mood.

We all know that Christmas songs are best when they are not trying to be cool.

Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas

This of course has to be the ultimate ‘driving home for Christmas’ song. Rea famously noted that he wrote this great song one Christmas when he was stuck in heavy traffic heading out of London with a long drive to see his family in Middlesbrough ahead of him. It is a true hero’s song and has good sing-along value as well! Originally released in 1998, it reached number 53 in the UK chart but has been re-released a handful of times, climbing higher in the charts each time.

Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

This song has always been a Christmas favourite and is certain to get those who have just clocked out at the office firmly in the holiday spirit. It can’t fail to get you in the party mood and ready for a sherry or two! This classic hit number 14 in 1960 on the Billboard pop chart and had continued to sell well during the Christmas period, reaching number 5 in the Christmas chart in 1984.

Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas is You

This is a more modern festive song than the previous two but is certainly a firm favourite sing-along Christmas classic, perfect for that long drive home from work. The song, written by Mariah Carey, declares that she does not care about presents or lights; all she wants for Christmas is to be with the one she loves. Very sweet!

These three songs are perfect choices for that drive home for Christmas – shake off the work from your bones and get into the holiday spirit! Christmastime can also tend to bring ice and other poor weather: take care on your journey home for the festive season and ensure you are fully insured. Compare car insurance online to make sure you are safe rather than sorry this Christmas!

Hannah

About the Author

Hannah Warder writes for MediaVest (Manchester) on a number of topics including ways to compare car insurance.

Woo hoo, I got rid of her again for the day!

Yes, this Friday I have a morning in the office by myself.

• There will be loud rock music.

• The tea will be free flowing.

• The Rottweillers will stretch out on the floor and snooze in the sun…

Sarah will be at Thurrock Learning shop, doing one of those social media workshops that we sponsor with The Thurrock Learning Shop.

The last one was about twitter, and was led by David Miles of Divadani Ltd, this Friday’s is about Facebook pages and is led by our very own webmistress, Barbara Saul. These workshops are free to local businesses, so do book up and drop in.

More details can be found here -

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/865461619

Maybe see you there?

Kevin

The roads have started to get busier and it’s not just the bank holiday that increases traffic.The kids going back to school also increases local traffic and more people going back to work after summer breaks also increase it. Together that’s a lot more traffic on the roads.

This term we have our youngest daughter starting school and Jasmine is looking forward to it. Getting her to school on time is one of the most challenging delivery jobs we’ve undertaken . Jasmine is very strong will (can’t imagine where she gets that from) and she doesn’t want to wear a uniform, even though we explained that a uniform makes you smarter, and then people will know what school she is from. We showed her our work uniforms. She’s not impressed.

How do you sell the concept of uniforms to a 4 year old? She doesn’t care if she looks smarter, or like the other children or that people will know what school she is from when she’s out. She doesn’t want to be told what to wear by other people.

Our drivers wear uniforms so that if they are delivering to vulnerable people, their uniform and ID will provide reassurance that we are genuine couriers. Often one of our jobs is to collect faulty items and return them to their manufacturers, this involves on knocking on the doors of people who are not quite sure what to expect; they are told to expect a courier and that is it.

We try to make it easier, a uniformed driver, with ID, with paperwork and everyone is happy. I know it reflects positively on our business, I wonder how it impacts on couriers who chose not to wear a uniform? Are they like Jasmine, not wanting to be told what to wear or do they have other reasons for not wearing a uniform? ? Does it make their job easier? Harder?

Anyway, wish me luck delivering my youngest precious package to school tomorrow.

Kev