Re: Routing
Ditto - I picked everything up from the depot, and then went to a service station, bought a cup of tea, and spread out a route atlas (remember them, y'know, paper) so I could see all of the North East in one glance, and plan my route. Add on some cross-checking with online streetmaps for the final hundred yards (which of these lines is Acacia Crescent, and which end is number 1?), sort my delivery sheets in my order, and off I went.
It was a temporary summer job, and when it got to trying to do Huddersfield/Hull/Harrogate all before 5pm I was glad to leave.