Hi all Tony we could go down to Milan and have a look for ourselves I go to hospital tomorrow for open on my finger and will be of work for either 2 or 4 weeks so we would have time and could take charles with us he could do the driving we could make the sandwiches and navigate. 
Gerbil…hi Kev, what a brilliant idea…bad timing though mate, I,ve just had 5 weeks off work
and I,m hopefully going back next week, but could be the week after yet, my legs still swollen at
the moment.
I,m sure Charlie would be up for the driving, he,s just done a continental jaunt.
Dunno about me navigating though Kev, I,d be lost over there now. 
Had a very pleasant breakfast this morning with Jimski and Paul Nichols ( the bionic man ).
Poor blokes got wires sticking out of him that are attached to his spine and a battery pack strapped
round his chest.
Still good company though and as usual we did a few miles.
Hi Tony was good to see you both thanks for the coffee Paul ! Hope you two old timers got home ok, how many time’s did you have to jump start Paul
Had a discussion with the Mrs today about our little road trip, like I said Tony I was gonna book the ferry today but one thing lead to another and it didn’t get done AGAIN ! as I had to go back to London, but as I got most of the day off tomorrow I will do it tomorrow ! But both agreed 2nd Sept
Regards Jimmer
Jimski:
Hi all , yeah that Pats ( RIP) "Old Thumper " with Johnnie Shaw driving !!Right no prizes but what was the little piazza by Italmondo’s in Milan called ■■
Thanks for that Colin, matches up with Mark Comptons comments other day !!
Regards Jimmer.
Hi lads that would be Piazza Cacciatore Del Alpi
Regards GAZ
Well done Gaz, should,ve known that you,d remember that
with your encyclopaedic memory.
Hope all is well with you mate, will you and Steve be over for the August bash ■■?
mappo:
Well done Gaz, should,ve known that you,d remember that
with your encyclopaedic memory.
Hope all is well with you mate, will you and Steve be over for the August bash ■■?
Yes they will Tony.And they will be blogging me for a free taxi ride. Sorry Blogging.However Kevin you will be taking them back I think. Sorry again. Blagging… Regards Charlie.
Hi All.
Sorry Pat we slipped to page 2 
To bring us back up a picture of Tilbury’s Wrecker when they had it,and a pic when I brought it.
Regards
Richard
Unusually we have dropped onto page 2… is everyone on holiday?
borrowed picture from Facebook, apparently there is a Heavy Haulage heaven…where they all go to rest…and it is in Yorkshire!
not nice to see old motors like this but I suppose it’s better than seeing them as a square of crushed metal.
Colin
Nice photos Richard and Colin.
Here,s my contribution, well Richard Greens actually of a Swains Merc.
Not exactly a Soton company, but it was driven by a Soton driver.
Hi All
I hope to be going to Italy in the next few weeks I can put a couple of bales in the trailer for you old boys just hope they don’t think you are immigrant on the way back.
cheers Rich
Where you going then Rich ■■?
tribsa:
Hi All
I hope to be going to Italy in the next few weeks I can put a couple of bales in the trailer for you old boys just hope they don’t think you are immigrant on the way back.
cheers Rich
Hi All, me to Tribsa but I shipping out 2Sept night ferry portsmouth to LeHavre ! For a week gonna follow the old trail all the way down over Cenis to Milan, Lake Garda, Lake Como, then return via Monte Blanc just for a break from driving
Regards Jimmer
Jim
You take care in Paris that week as there will be some lycra clad fat boys (well Me & a couple of others + some thin people) pedalling around the peripherique, well not really but over Porte de Maillot on route to the Tour de Eiffel via L’Arc de Trimophe,
aaahhhh I can feel the cobbles already
Jeremy
Hi nilocekyd, re the scammel grave yard, I wonder iff dispatcher could help? I wonder iff it was AUU…? it isn’t a 6 wheel drive, AUU…, wasn’t? but it had the ballast box removed and made into a artic,
Sad end, did some hard work in its time, I mated it many a time back in the day. t/08
trunker08:
Hi nilocekyd, re the scammel grave yard, I wonder iff dispatcher could help? I wonder iff it was AUU…? it isn’t a 6 wheel drive, AUU…, wasn’t? but it had the ballast box removed and made into a artic,Sad end, did some hard work in its time, I mated it many a time back in the day. t/08
it would appear from later posts that it is 358ETN
photo courtesy Nick Allen
follow the link to the post on FB facebook.com/photo.php?fbid … =3&theater
as seen in HoB book
Colin
Thank you, I didn’t see the axle, only the spring? I mated ETN more times than enough Titch Notley was the driver and my self his steers man on the “big trailer” , never thought it would end up like that?/ cheers, t/08
Trunker08
Hi Mick
Sad to see ETN like that after 50 years
AUU I think was sold abroad
Regards CJ
Badger:
Jim
You take care in Paris that week as there will be some lycra clad fat boys (well Me & a couple of others + some thin people) pedalling around the peripherique, well not really but over Porte de Maillot on route to the Tour de Eiffel via L’Arc de Trimophe,
aaahhhh I can feel the cobbles already
Jeremy
Hi Jeremy if I see you I’ll buzz ya, see if I can get your bracers hooked on me wing mirror just give you bit of a help along !! unhook you about Modane !
Hope your both well !!
Regards Jimmer
Hi chaps,
something I intended to do a long time ago for Pat, and just never got round to it, which I feel bad about. I took these pictures at Fleet services, a long time ago,but can’t remember the exact year. As Winchester services wasn’t thought of back then, and Rownhams was the only other choice, many of the trucks stopping here were Southampton bound. Maybe someone will spot a local wagon or two? Apologies for the quality, I was using my mum’s camera which was leaking light in!
Nick.
