Norman Ingram:
Harry you let my joke go by with out a murmour, I do hope you have not got to old to chuckle.
hiya,
Did chuckle Nosser but there was no answer to it, by the way the copper
was only interested in was I capable of taking the wide and Heavy load
into the city centre which had necessitated the closure of the one-way
system and was tying up several policemen manning various junctions I
had to cross over Ohā the Ruston Bucyrus machine rigged as a crane, was
delivered next door to the Dublin Packet public house the landlord at the
time was Dixie Dean the great old time footballer who played for Everton
I did avail myself of the hospitality in the bar before setting off for home,
well it was Sunday and double time so it paid to hang it out
thanks harry, long retired.
Knowing you Harry, I bet you never got back until the next Day, I bet you wished you got him to sign his name, it would be worth a few bob in this age!
Norman Ingram:
Knowing you Harry, I bet you never got back until the next Day, I bet you wished you got him to sign his name, it would be worth a few bob in this age!
hiya,
Got the crane drivers signature whoād travelled with me from Trafford Park
who acted as ātrailer boyā and of course to track the machine off the low
loader and put it on the site next door to the pub yes he was an Irish lad
and of course he insisted we had a drink or two well it was opening time as
we arrived and we had a couple of hours of drinking time, they closed at 2
oāclock in those days and he felt it was a shame to waste two opening hours
working he also insisted he wasnāt able to drive the RB when sober.
thanks harry, long retired.
I was just wondering what the HGV drivers do now a days when on a night out, no nightclubs, pubs shutting down every day, dance halls far and few between. Most likely 95% stay in their cabs watching TV, I am ever so glad I am " RETIRED".
Norman Ingram:
I was just wondering what the HGV drivers do now a days when on a night out, no nightclubs, pubs shutting down every day, dance halls far and few between. Most likely 95% stay in their cabs watching TV, I am ever so glad I am " RETIRED".
I think you have hit the nail on the head with your analysis Norm. As you say its a different world nowadays with sleeper cabs etc. The drivers donāt get to mix like they did years ago. They have the phone and other ways of communication, so the art of conversation is lost.
Cheers Dave.
Norman Ingram:
I was just wondering what the HGV drivers do now a days when on a night out, no nightclubs, pubs shutting down every day, dance halls far and few between. Most likely 95% stay in their cabs watching TV, I am ever so glad I am " RETIRED".
I think you have hit the nail on the head with your analysis Norm. As you say its a different world nowadays with sleeper cabs etc. The drivers donāt get to mix like they did years ago. They have the phone and other ways of communication, so the art of conversation is lost.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave while I wholeheartedly agree with you this sleeping in the cab thing isnāt
new, drivers have been rigging ingenious ways of converting day cabs into the
sleeper cab for years but they still found there way into the ādrivers hauntsā at
night time and mixed with lads like me who preferred using digs and sat about
in the cafeās together having a chinwag about the merits or lack of in their job,
it isnāt the same anymore and I wouldnāt return to the job for a kings ransom.
thanks harry, long retired.
Norman Ingram:
I was just wondering what the HGV drivers do now a days when on a night out, no nightclubs, pubs shutting down every day, dance halls far and few between. Most likely 95% stay in their cabs watching TV, I am ever so glad I am " RETIRED".
I think you have hit the nail on the head with your analysis Norm. As you say its a different world nowadays with sleeper cabs etc. The drivers donāt get to mix like they did years ago. They have the phone and other ways of communication, so the art of conversation is lost.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave while I wholeheartedly agree with you this sleeping in the cab thing isnāt
new, drivers have been rigging ingenious ways of converting day cabs into the
sleeper cab for years but they still found there way into the ādrivers hauntsā at
night time and mixed with lads like me who preferred using digs and sat about
in the cafeās together having a chinwag about the merits or lack of in their job,
it isnāt the same anymore and I wouldnāt return to the job for a kings ransom.
thanks harry, long retired.
Didnāt do nights out myself Harry, but I remember plenty that did, and still do have several nights a week in the cab. All sorts of set ups boards and foam etc from the window to the engine, some sleeping on the shelf in Bedford TKās and KMāS,not recommended for someone of our size.
I liked to talk to other drivers, the same as we chat via Trucknet. Always good to exchange stories and opinions. Like yourself I like the old time transport cafes and still do. Havenāt been in one this year,will have to rectify that.
Cheers Dave.
The likes of us old lorrydrivers will pass into the distant past, and with us will be our funny squips, stories of danger, romantic interludes. but one thing that will live forever will be the love of the job and the people we met and the service we gave and the memories we have!
Norman Ingram:
The likes of us old lorrydrivers will pass into the distant past, and with us will be our funny squips, stories of danger, romantic interludes. but one thing that will live forever will be the love of the job and the people we met and the service we gave and the memories we have!
Well said Norm, I share your sentiment to the last detail, & will cerntainley drink a very large malt to that, This very minute, Regards Larry.
Norman Ingram:
The likes of us old lorrydrivers will pass into the distant past, and with us will be our funny squips, stories of danger, romantic interludes. but one thing that will live forever will be the love of the job and the people we met and the service we gave and the memories we have!
Well said Norm, I share your sentiment to the last detail, & will cerntainley drink a very large malt to that, This very minute, Regards Larry.
Yes Norman you have brought it all together in one short quote,best wishes ardennes
Harry, you are talking about giving your car driving up. Well my mate Tom who is 98, 99 in August14th has decided to give up driving, he had a little prang, his insurance runs out the start of April, so he is then ceasing driving. I said you will have to pop on the bus to watch cricket, he said I will not be able to get on a bus, I said it is easier than getting into car.
Norman Ingram:
Harry, you are talking about giving your car driving up. Well my mate Tom who is 98, 99 in August14th has decided to give up driving, he had a little prang, his insurance runs out the start of April, so he is then ceasing driving. I said you will have to pop on the bus to watch cricket, he said I will not be able to get on a bus, I said it is easier than getting into car.
Hiya,
I would chuck the driving tomorrow but the Missus still enjoys a run out and of
course we do try to get the caravan away a couple of times a year, itās getting
a bit long in the tooth now and not worth a lot of money although itās still in a
reasonable condition, the missus has had a licence for many years but she only
drives a couple of miles a week to and from the hairdressers on a Friday, so do
really need the car for shopping but thatās about all now, we could get the most
of the shopping delivered, but all she says is well the cars handy so I guess until
I get the OK from her who must be obeyed I guess Iāll have to carry on driving.
thanks harry, long retired
Norman Ingram:
Harry, you are talking about giving your car driving up. Well my mate Tom who is 98, 99 in August14th has decided to give up driving, he had a little prang, his insurance runs out the start of April, so he is then ceasing driving. I said you will have to pop on the bus to watch cricket, he said I will not be able to get on a bus, I said it is easier than getting into car.
Hiya,
I would chuck the driving tomorrow but the Missus still enjoys a run out and of
course we do try to get the caravan away a couple of times a year, itās getting
a bit long in the tooth now and not worth a lot of money although itās still in a
reasonable condition, the missus has had a licence for many years but she only
drives a couple of miles a week to and from the hairdressers on a Friday, so do
really need the car for shopping but thatās about all now, we could get the most
of the shopping delivered, but all she says is well the cars handy so I guess until
I get the OK from her who must be obeyed I guess Iāll have to carry on driving.
thanks harry, long retired
In 2007 a 103 year old driver hit my transit. He wrote his Peugeot 205 off and caused Ā£3,000.00 worth of damage to my van. He was unhurt and continued to drive until he was 105,he was 106 when he passed away. I was told after he hit me, that he was always reversing into vehicles and had rolled a car on a motorway, going to see his Son in Bournemouth.
Cheers Dave.
hiya lads just been reading about the old days,when I first started back in 1968, I used to stop in digs, and had some great nights out, but when I started for onward in 1972 quite a few started making beds with bits of wood old settee cushions old curtains,it caught on eventually,
then along came the sleeper,then the night heaters, dvds air con,the old digs disappeared, but it was ok because there was still places to park and then came the truck stops which were ok but a lot if diesel got talked about didnāt it, but ive got good memories,anybody remember mrs millars at Abington,behind the baths in penrith,friday nights in brough etc etc etc ,royhebb
royhebb2:
hiya lads just been reading about the old days,when I first started back in 1968, I used to stop in digs, and had some great nights out, but when I started for onward in 1972 quite a few started making beds with bits of wood old settee cushions old curtains,it caught on eventually,
then along came the sleeper,then the night heaters, dvds air con,the old digs disappeared, but it was ok because there was still places to park and then came the truck stops which were ok but a lot if diesel got talked about didnāt it, but ive got good memories,anybody remember mrs millars at Abington,behind the baths in penrith,friday nights in brough etc etc etc ,royhebb
royhebb2:
hiya lads just been reading about the old days,when I first started back in 1968, I used to stop in digs, and had some great nights out, but when I started for onward in 1972 quite a few started making beds with bits of wood old settee cushions old curtains,it caught on eventually,
then along came the sleeper,then the night heaters, dvds air con,the old digs disappeared, but it was ok because there was still places to park and then came the truck stops which were ok but a lot if diesel got talked about didnāt it, but ive got good memories,anybody remember mrs millars at Abington,behind the baths in penrith,friday nights in brough etc etc etc ,royhebb
yes they owned the garage, but the digs were ok,get up what time you liked make your own brekkie,fill your flask, brill,but after a while we all started parking in the little car park at the other end of the village,slept in cab,spent night out money in pub, same old same old, donāt know if its still there im 67 now, still driving tho, only trouble is the yearly medical every year Ā£130 a go,
we went up to millers one evening to tow home a motor that they had towed in . before we hooked it up it was cash on the nail , no cheques thank you . it wouldnāt have been so bad but all that was wrong was a front brake adjuster had unwound and it pulled him onto the grass verge . 2 minutes with a 9/16th spanner and a tap with a hammer and we drove it home
Norman Ingram:
Harry, you are talking about giving your car driving up. Well my mate Tom who is 98, 99 in August14th has decided to give up driving, he had a little prang, his insurance runs out the start of April, so he is then ceasing driving. I said you will have to pop on the bus to watch cricket, he said I will not be able to get on a bus, I said it is easier than getting into car.
Hiya,
I would chuck the driving tomorrow but the Missus still enjoys a run out and of
course we do try to get the caravan away a couple of times a year, itās getting
a bit long in the tooth now and not worth a lot of money although itās still in a
reasonable condition, the missus has had a licence for many years but she only
drives a couple of miles a week to and from the hairdressers on a Friday, so do
really need the car for shopping but thatās about all now, we could get the most
of the shopping delivered, but all she says is well the cars handy so I guess until
I get the OK from her who must be obeyed I guess Iāll have to carry on driving.
thanks harry, long retired
In 2007 a 103 year old driver hit my transit. He wrote his Peugeot 205 off and caused Ā£3,000.00 worth of damage to my van. He was unhurt and continued to drive until he was 105,he was 106 when he passed away. I was told after he hit me, that he was always reversing into vehicles and had rolled a car on a motorway, going to see his Son in Bournemouth.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave, did the 105 year old guy drive the car or did he aim it, Iād liked to have known when he was venturing out soās I could stay in,
thanks harry, long retired.
I think your nearer 105 Harry than 77, why 30 years in the pits, 30 years on the high seas, was rumoured that you ran into Captain Hornblower while on the trawlers. 30 years on transport, 15 when you left school, that makes 105 years. Dave I think I will have a few nossers comming my way, when I am only searching for the truth!
Norman Ingram:
I think your nearer 105 Harry than 77, why 30 years in the pits, 30 years on the high seas, was rumoured that you ran into Captain Hornblower while on the trawlers. 30 years on transport, 15 when you left school, that makes 105 years. Dave I think I will have a few nossers comming my way, when I am only searching for the truth!
Hiya,
Only four years below ground 15 to 18 packed in soās Iād get called up for national
service then had to go back below ground for a year, cos I was too young to drive
proper lorries I then drove for the rest of my working life with a few breaks of
several months to do a bit of deep sea fishing (best paid job ever but couldnāt get
a permanency) so I had to keep returning to driving, Ohā and I never did get to
meet Captain Hornblower but would have supplied Captain Birdās Eye with his fish
no doubt and had occasional swigs out of the Captain Morgan rum bottle to keep
the cold out, and Nosser you should know better than to be cheeky to your elders.
thanks harry, long retired.
