" IN THE YARD TODAY SERIES "
Hears a couple of pics of my visit to the yard today,sorry about the finger in the photo but i was holding the reins of the horses at the time trevor having just rinsed them of. It was hot today and he was making me a cup of tea. The other pic is a digger which has been used for some remedial work on the trailer park.
It is one and the same if he was never standing still ,jumpin about like he was on a hot plate. He did my trucks for a bit when he worked for Alan Watkins who had a yard in huntspond road, they used to sweatheart plastics up the road and unilever stuff back down froim sunlight wharf in Liverpool. Saw John Smith last year, but he’s got a job to get about now.
I never knew he worked for Alan Watkins must have been before my time.
I did a spell there when Alans son was running it they were still doing the sweetheart thing then. I had a old ERF day cab with a jennings type sleeper stuck on the back. I remember going in to the office at the start of the winter and asking if there was any chance of a night heater. I was told some new ones had just come in and could be the first to try it out he went into his office and came out with a jam jar and a candle told me not to go mad with it as the candle had to last a month. I smiled and went outside shaped the candle like a pr*** took it back inside and told him where he stick it. Needless to say I did’nt stay there after that.
thatbrit:
It is one and the same if he was never standing still ,jumpin about like he was on a hot plate. He did my trucks for a bit when he worked for Alan Watkins who had a yard in huntspond road, they used to sweatheart plastics up the road and unilever stuff back down froim sunlight wharf in Liverpool. Saw John Smith last year, but he’s got a job to get about now.
I never knew he worked for Alan Watkins must have been before my time.
I did a spell there when Alans son was running it they were still doing the sweetheart thing then. I had a old ERF day cab with a jennings type sleeper stuck on the back. I remember going in to the office at the start of the winter and asking if there was any chance of a night heater. I was told some new ones had just come in and could be the first to try it out he went into his office and came out with a jam jar and a candle told me not to go mad with it as the candle had to last a month. I smiled and went outside shaped the candle like a pr*** took it back inside and told him where he stick it. Needless to say I did’nt stay there after that.
I remember the day i got banned out of his yard, Sharpy rang me to tell me Watkins had a demo F10 of one of the Ruffels from Pompy and said to me he’ll never buy that was i interested, any way they wuz only using it cos they were busy at the time. The long and the short of that was Ruffel rang Alan Watkins up and said if he had no intention of buying it that i would, well that was it he marched out to the shack they called a workshop with Sharpy half way through a service and told him to get it off his property forthwith and so ended that relationship. By the way that yard is now covered by housing, regards Buzzer.
Well there’s a thing, while visiting the surgery in Satchell lane,Hamble for asma alergy gear, the Boss had a chance encounter with a Mr Tony Mapson and after brief greatings she now informes me that he gave her a kiss on the cheek, she will almost certainley have to go for a return visit now as she is refuseing to wash that bit of her face, Mappo you got a lot to answer for mate.
Horry:
Cluey - This is Parked in Patras. Keys under the grille. Need you to fly out and bring it back - urgent load for Johnny’s horses. I asked Zebedee first if he could do it but refused as it was not a fridge and fear of having an ‘imitation’ Thermo King being bungeed onto the front bale. Hope your are well. TTFN
The flight is booked Horry,
Buzzer:
Well there’s a thing, while visiting the surgery in Satchell lane,Hamble for asma alergy gear, the Boss had a chance encounter with a Mr Tony Mapson and after brief greatings she now informes me that he gave her a kiss on the cheek, she will almost certainley have to go for a return visit now as she is refuseing to wash that bit of her face, Mappo you got a lot to answer for mate.
Dear Mr Davies,
This must have been a traumatic experience for Mrs. Davies and I feel a claim coming on, we can handle this on a No win No fee basis for you.
Could she please answer the following questions :-
Did the assailant have his teeth in at the time ?
Was he wearing shorts,socks,and sandals ?
Did the doctor advise her of Mr.Mapsons illness as it may be catching, we have heard rumours he is HGV positive !
Please let us have the above information, and a cheque for £1000 and we will process the claim as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Sig. Fingers
Fleecham & Scarper
Monte Cenis Dogana
Susa
Italy
MaggieD:
Buzzer:
Well there’s a thing, while visiting the surgery in Satchell lane,Hamble for asma alergy gear, the Boss had a chance encounter with a Mr Tony Mapson and after brief greatings she now informes me that he gave her a kiss on the cheek, she will almost certainley have to go for a return visit now as she is refuseing to wash that bit of her face, Mappo you got a lot to answer for mate.Dear Mr Davies,
This must have been a traumatic experience for Mrs. Davies and I feel a claim coming on, we can handle this on a No win No fee basis for you.Could she please answer the following questions :-
Did the assailant have his teeth in at the time ?
Was he wearing shorts,socks,and sandals ?
Did the doctor advise her of Mr.Mapsons illness as it may be catching, we have heard rumours he is HGV positive !
Please let us have the above information, and a cheque for £1000 and we will process the claim as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Sig. Fingers
Fleecham & Scarper
Monte Cenis Dogana
Susa
Italy
Hi sngr.Fingers. Ime not sure if you are of a high enough calibre to handle this case on my behalf so at this stage it would be foolish to divulge to much detail at this early stage.
We have also heard the rumour that Mr Mapson is HGV positive which gives us great concern at this stage in the procedings. I am also interested to know that if you did take on this case what your charge would be should you be sucsessful on a percentage basis, the problem here being that the afore mentioned Mr Mapson, to be called TIR Tone here after has always pleaded poverty especially in the public house senario, bearing all this in mind i think the best course to follow at this juncture is to monitor Mrs Davies and see what if anything develops. Should nothing happen during her enforced stay in quaranteen it would be beneficial to send TIR Tone a severe bollicking in letter form and warn him of the severe consequenses he faces should there be a second assault. In conclusion i thank you for your concern in this matter and will let you know should we need your services, kind regards Buzzer.
For the perusal of Sig.Fingers and Mr Davies
It has come to my attention from my client, an upstanding member of the community…Mr Mapson
that his good name has once again been slandered not only regarding his attire from the 70,s and 80,s
which he assures me that he purchased from the most respected charity shops thereby supporting those more
unfortunate than himself. A good samaritan indeed. 
More recently though he has been accused of an assault upon some bird in the doctors surgery. ( didn,t mean that boss ) 
My client assures me that when approaching the young lady in question, he stumbled and fell onto her
possibly brushing her cheek with his lips.
Now although Mr Mapson doesn,t deny that he has contracted an HGV virus he is certain that it is not contagious
so therefore denys liability to any claim for compensation.
Yours…Detective Columbo…TA Legal work on the cheap .uk.com.
Detective columbo with cigar versus Sig Fingers Mr mapson has absolutely no chance. Now that TIR Tone has upped the anti i think i may have to reconsider engaging Sig Fingers from that well renowned firm Fleecem & Scarper. The circumstancial evidence Columbo has put forward on behalf of his client is pure poppycock, surgesting he stumbled and brushed my wife with his lips on the way would not stand up in any court except Italy so the case will be heard here in the Wheatsheaf pub, and the jury will be selected from the elder members of the August gathering so all i can say now is look out Mr Mapson cos the punishment for the alleged crime is indeed very severe.You have three months for old Columbo to prepare your defence so i think you better get started right away, should you lose this case against you it will probabley cost you 10,000 lira and two packets of ■■■■ so i think you shoul bring those with you on the day. PS i dont know how you sleep at night.
Mr Davies,
You have reminded me of this man they call TIR tone, I have met him before when I was but a simple customs man checking paperwork on the Cenis,on a very low wage only helped by the lira the English drivers gave me for coffee This TIR tone tried the same trick on me stumbling and brushing his lips against my cheeks when he didn’t have a 10,000 lira note to put between his paperwork and his Non Quota/Ships Stores permit,(I could never work out where all those TV’s went on the ship )
Because he is still up to his old tricks I shall waive my fee,and will turn up at the Wheatsheaf in August to see justice done,and also to see if I recognise any other miscreants that may be there ! I am especially looking for the driver of a green Volvo,tallish chap,who gave me some dodgy Pound coins instead of Lira 
Your friend
Fingers
Hell i must be a friend if theres no Sig. in the signature, rest asured we will sort TIR out in august one way or another, he knows he overstepped the line and will surely pay for his crime, we will see justice done. So until we meet in august arriverdirchy, chow chow chow barbennie, dont know what the hell it means but it sounds good said with an Italien accent, regards buzzario.
Im getting a little bit perturbed about this August bash.There might be blood spilt and it could very well be mine.I cant move as quick as I used to.Can I bring a minder or a stand in? Regards Charlie 
charlie one:
Im getting a little bit perturbed about this August bash.There might be blood spilt and it could very well be mine.I cant move as quick as I used to.Can I bring a minder or a stand in? Regards Charlie
All i can sugest Charlie is get there early and grab a seat near the door, this enables a reasonably quick departure shud it be come nasty, second buy every one a drink as they arrive this way they are less lightley to clobber you first, on the other hand you could borrow a ferociouse dog and shud things turn ugly let it loose on Mappo as he is the cause of this upset or finally you could dress as a vicar as there are not many men of the cloth who get floored in a public house. This advice is completely free but a donation to my bank account is more than welcome as Sig. Fingers doesent come cheap, regards Buzzer
As i think i,ve said before Buzzer, when driving C789BPO for ya was was the most enjoyable time of
my 40 years of driving HGV,s.
She looks brand new there, but then it always did look the dogs do da,s.
I remember we used to tilt the cab to clean the roof every wash…Ah the memories.
PS…Dunno if you read my pm to you mate, but i,m off sick again with yet another chest infection
4th bloody time in the 16 months since i stopped smoking…beginning to wonder if i did the right thing now.
mappo:
As i think i,ve said before Buzzer, when driving C789BPO for ya was was the most enjoyable time of
my 40 years of driving HGV,s.
She looks brand new there, but then it always did look the dogs do da,s.
I remember we used to tilt the cab to clean the roof every wash…Ah the memories.PS…Dunno if you read my pm to you mate, but i,m off sick again with yet another chest infection
4th bloody time in the 16 months since i stopped smoking…beginning to wonder if i did the right thing now.
Deffo the right thing to do Tone, those ■■■■ wont ever do you any good . I tell hori all the time but he dont listen.You just got to take it easy ime sure you’ll get better in the end and dont forget to donate your organs theres a primate somewhere waitin for a bit of you.
Tir Tone;;;
Hang in there shady it will get better,just think of the good times to come when you will be able to train for the next olympics… 
Buzzer:
where is everybody gone.I like this pic its on my computer face page.
Hi all hey Tone I’ve got a truck jus like that ! And it’s in the model displayat Gaydon Truckfest
June 9-10th
Regards Jimski
Had to go to the yard today to take away the old knackered load lock poles for Horry, we dont like leavin stuff like that lying about as it atrracts the wrong type of personel.
While i was there i took a pic of the tank set up on our present volvo’s, i believe the pair hold something in the region of 1700 ltrs which weighs a considerable amount, we have these fitted to all our new trucks and i think Horry said they pay for themselves within 4 months simply buy the saving on the foriegn fuel cost. We also have 600 ltr tanks on the frigo’s, would give most blokes a heart attack filling up one of our trucks. Even though they have security locks on it doesent stop some theives, today ime afraid they are professionals and they just cut a hole in your tank, we have lost 200 ltrs or more several times these boys dont ■■■■ about they got big pumps that ■■■■ quick and usually the drivers dont here a thing.PS hey Horry looks like that wheel in the pick needs a bit of paint round the rim, how standards slip when you aint got your fingre on the pulse ! !
Been reading some truck magazines Buzzer, in my spare moments, I see in the back pages, SOLSTOR are advertising for good folk of the highway. We bin there boy, we bin there, Frankie, The ■■■■■ etc!
