Astran / Middle East Drivers

It was probably Doug Russell or Tony Green.

Ding Dong Ding-aling Ding-aling keep your elbow in

Loose wire you seem to be digging yourself into ahole i d forget it if I were you. Some of the remarks are getting abit childish. If Ross on Wyes premier export happens to be sheep droppings and the exporter needs them to Abu Dhabi ASAP so be it I ve no doubt theres a huge premium. Keep going with your head down. Crow.

Loose wire
Back off a bit mate this thread has been interesting talking to old mates but you are stirring up a storm. I dare bet that some of us have skidded further than you have driven. Join in mate by all means but cut the crap.

carlc

Your so far from the truth, unwind a little ,put on clean garments without the skidmarks :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Carlc:
Loose wire
Back off a bit mate this thread has been interesting talking to old mates but you are stirring up a storm. I dare bet that some of us have skidded further than you have driven. Join in mate by all means but cut the crap.

Loose wire is more than likely on a wind up, probably a face on the M/E run having a laugh, maybe he’s been a bit too close to the action and has shell shock :laughing:

Jazzandy:
It was probably Doug Russell or Tony Green.

Was it not Bill Kitt■■?

No, Bill never worked in the Istanbul office which was on Buyukdwre Caddesi. The agent was Natrans owned by millionaire Necdet Akar who was never knowingly sober after lunchtime!

Fifthwheel your e due for a comment have you fallen asleep or just fed up with this drivel.Crow.

ChrisArbon:
When Teheran was bombing Baghdad back in the mid-eighties; as an act of kindness to his drivers, Fred Archer arranged for his Baghdad loads to be trans-shipped onto Turkish trucks in Istanbul. Hammonds had an office in Istanbul and were in charge of finding the Turkish Trucks. I sat for 10 days in the TIR parking at the Harem Hotel before some guys from Adana agreed to do the job. There were about 8 of us waiting; including Mickey Butler and a couple more from Pan Ex, so the Ef-Es control got completly out of control. Maybe Jazzandy can remember who was the Englishman in Hammonds’ Istanbul office?

i still talk to mick butler regularly he is working for a lad in basingstoke now proper old school he carries the picture of his pan express 141 in has pocket bless him

Mornin Keith where are you now. Thinking back a long time i remember me bruv Tony going to Egypt with what ever either British embassy or a jet engine i cant remember but he did ship from Pireus to Alexandria would that route not have been better for you thats if its still running regards Crow.

[i still talk to mick butler regularly he is working for a lad in basingstoke now proper old school he carries the picture of his pan express 141 in has pocket bless himkeith the thief

Hullo Kieth,
What are you hanging about for mate ? I thought that you would have loaded at Ross on Wye, picked up your doc’s and been half way through Germany by now. Come on mate don’t ■■■■ around time is money. Anyway all the best on this one, sooner you than me, I should take a couple of boxes of Andrex with you.
Cheers, Archie.

archie trailers impounded in dover dont ask not my fault this time the customs want some more docs for the load one customs officer told me they think its destined for iran its a large ultrasonic x ray machine for aero components who knows ■■? astrans dont seem that bothered nor do the exporter we will see

littlelegs:
keef if you could survive friday night in the OLD vine you will be alright good luck

it was usually me or me bro starting any way lol

what a pub i was in the old vine not the new when bingo smith brought a horse in the public bar and the doc set light to the christmas decorations kin mad house i used to park the old aki border outside then at 11pm drive home never a stop happy days

geoffthecrowtaylor:
Fifthwheel your e due for a comment have you fallen asleep or just fed up with this drivel.Crow.

No Crow,just enjoying Newmercman’s new Avatar,wonder what she looks like the other way round?

Dave fifthwheel your too old for afull frontal. Our mate Ken corrigan is not very well something that may turn out to be arthritic polio he cant walk and only move one arm, hope he s going to be ok .He s waiting for tests or scans or something .I m off to the boozer catch you later regards Geoff.

I hope Ken gets better soon, a proper bloke is Ken :cry:

How ya diddling anyway Mr Crow?

Jobs busy over here should have all been here 20 year back no driving bans like poxy europe has.

Enjoy the ale.

geoffthecrowtaylor:
Dave fifthwheel your too old for afull frontal. Our mate Ken corrigan is not very well something that may turn out to be arthritic polio he cant walk and only move one arm, hope he s going to be ok .He s waiting for tests or scans or something .I m off to the boozer catch you later regards Geoff.

Geoff,

Please pass on my best wishes to Ken,and hope that his illness doesnt turn out to be too onerous,wife suffers from arthritis,very painfull,but to be linked to polio,that sound aweful,is he back home,or still in the Canaries?

Have one for me Geoff,I prefer to sup my Glenmorangie at home,too expensive to drink it in the pub!!! :laughing:

David

5thwheel:

geoffthecrowtaylor:
Fifthwheel your e due for a comment have you fallen asleep or just fed up with this drivel.Crow.

No Crow,just enjoying Newmercman’s new Avatar,wonder what she looks like the other way round?

Probally a geezer. :smiley: