gazzer:
The days of fun n frolics have gone Mr. 141. London-Portugal-Spain-Sweden-Denmark-UK-London-Belgium-Italy-Germany-Italy-London…he wouldnt like it would he TIR TONE? We had some fun.
We did indeed Gazza…well mostly anyway.
Although at the time when i finished with Davies in 1999 it was the norm to do 3 legged trip trips ie.
UK to Spain or Portugal then re-load to Italy or Greece then back to UK or visa versa depending on the different fruit / veg. seasons,
i remember one particular trip in the early fridge days when subbing for Mark Viner at Chingfords.
Loaded hanging beef from Tadworth nr. Reigate for Rungis and Brest…Re-loaded Cauliflower from St.Jean de Pol in Brittany for Munich.
I then loaded hanging Pork from Deventer in Holland for Madrid.
I then went south to Murcia to load fruit, but the weather had been bad and nothing was picked, so after a day or two i eventually loaded
roof tiles yes roof tiles in a fridge to somewhere near St. Tropez.
From there i loaded Tomatoes out of Marseilles docks for 2 drops in Germany ( cant remember excactly where )
I then loaded Pineapples from Antwerp docks for the UK, shipping into Dover where i had a full turn out.
Made proper use of the blue book back then.
I know it was,nt anything special compared to the long distance journeys of the guys going East, but hey i was happy doing my little bit.
I did enjoy working out of Woolwich with Mark. Never a dull moment and the only time my bank account was regularly in the black. Home was occasionally in Romsey. I dont know why I didnt take many photos, I usually did. The ■■■■■, Frankie Hurren a couple of names I remember from Thames Road. Aye full use of the Blue book on that job.
hi Andrew, good pics of the newer davies fleet while on a med cruise last year 3 where in venice re stocking our boat Ocean Village2 both Ocean Village boats have now gone to Aus 2 less for you also PLM transport were at the port of Athens for us 1 Volvo are they still doing this work now called ISIS Transport , look forward to more photos , thanks alan.
Leave it out Shady, if it had,nt been for me grafting in the early days, there would,nd have been
a cushy job for when you came along after years of yer hols plodding up and down to Portugal.
noddy360:
hi andrew, are davies doing thomson cruises as we will be sailing from palma next may, be great to see some of the fleet there , cheers alan.
hi alan,don’t think we stock thomson but keep a look out in any port you stop at you never know where we might turn up
Shady,do you know Jacqui Spratt of Cockerill Street in Wimbourne.Can you ship out on the Stenaline to tip Estoril,Coimbra,Braganza,reload Almeria with fruit juice concentrate.Frankie Carson will be entertaining on New years eve.Can you |R&G it mate?
FLIP:
Hey Joe (or was that jimi hendrix who coined that line?)
All great here mate, lonnnnnnngggggg time as you say amigo mio.
Chip…what can I say mate? he knows he just wont admit it! Although it was Reader that helped me to drink a case of port 1 sunday at Castets, though it may have been Kwoz who gave him the idea,or at least trained him to do so,so you see it still comes back to the infamous Kwoz.
Hi Flipper are you the guy that used to be on for a firm from I think Uttoxeter. I was with Ian Reiber when he was on for Solstor down in Spain somewere cant remember. Ian often mentions you. He is on for an irish firm now doing gigs and theatre work MC Guiness is the firm. Sorry if its not you mate.
MAPPO,on your photos,i noticed the yellow triangles on the front grill,wasnt that for the Porkies,to show a long vehicle,some law they made up.?The Davies Scanias photo,that must be an “Esteppe” roof conversion,Dutch firm did it.
