eagerbeaver:
I think 60 should be the cut off age for driving lorries.
Firms would be going out of business all over the shop without 'em/us, the only sods you can rely on are the oldies , between sickies, can’t do that, it’s got a tail light out, childcare issues, can’t drive a manual, satnav doesn’t like me, i’ve broken a trans finger nail, and the myriad other excuses the kids come out with to avoid doing a days work , i reckon us oldies are safe for as long as we can get up on our hind legs and stagger through the gate.
Anyway as for actually driving lorries, that goes hand in hand with the oldies, the youngsters point them in the general direction from the steering wheel they attend.
eagerbeaver:
I think 60 should be the cut off age for driving lorries.
Firms would be going out of business all over the shop without 'em/us, the only sods you can rely on are the oldies , between sickies, can’t do that, it’s got a tail light out, childcare issues, can’t drive a manual, satnav doesn’t like me, i’ve broken a trans finger nail, and the myriad other excuses the kids come out with to avoid doing a days work , i reckon us oldies are safe for as long as we can get up on our hind legs and stagger through the gate.
Anyway as for actually driving lorries, that goes hand in hand with the oldies, the youngsters point them in the general direction from the steering wheel they attend.
So Nurr
You old fella’s have stupid steering knobs clamped to steering wheels. It’s not 1972 anymore Grandad, and we don’t drive Atkinson’s anymore.
(And stop leaving your stupid A to Z moth eaten books lying around the cab along with ridiculous safety glasses that have plastic side pieces on them )
eagerbeaver:
I think 60 should be the cut off age for driving lorries.
Firms would be going out of business all over the shop without 'em/us, the only sods you can rely on are the oldies , between sickies, can’t do that, it’s got a tail light out, childcare issues, can’t drive a manual, satnav doesn’t like me, i’ve broken a trans finger nail, and the myriad other excuses the kids come out with to avoid doing a days work , i reckon us oldies are safe for as long as we can get up on our hind legs and stagger through the gate.
Anyway as for actually driving lorries, that goes hand in hand with the oldies, the youngsters point them in the general direction from the steering wheel they attend.
So Nurr
You old fella’s have stupid steering knobs clamped to steering wheels. It’s not 1972 anymore Grandad, and we don’t drive Atkinson’s anymore.
(And stop leaving your stupid A to Z moth eaten books lying around the cab along with ridiculous safety glasses that have plastic side pieces on them )
You tell 'em lad ! And nobody wears boiler suits anymore.
Well, I am now no longer a driver. I retired yesterday afternoon, and my medical entitlement ran out at midnight. The biggest thing Ill be driving from now on is my campervan
Tris:
Personally I think they’re a bit greedy working into their 70’s as they’re keeping younger drivers who need the money out of work. I think once you get to 65 you should at least be taken off tramping so the younger guys who have bills to pay get the extra cash.
The sense of entitlement that often seems to go with the younger generations is unbelievable.As I said I’d agree with that even moreso with a retirement age set at 50-55 to make much difference.Then no doubt they’d be moaning about ‘older’ people having it easy retiring early together with other politics of envy stuff etc etc etc.Then no doubt that all changes as soon as they get old themselves.On that note I’d have happily given the job up in good time,if I’d not gone out on health issues,partly so younger people had a better chance.Just so long as older people in my day had done the same for me and the pensions system was sorted accordingly.Although even in that case I would never have expected to be entitled to the privilege.Probably ironically in large part because we actually grew up with an older generation who,up to a point, often held an opposite sense of entitlement over younger generations and probably often rightly so in their case.
Tris:
Personally I think they’re a bit greedy working into their 70’s as they’re keeping younger drivers who need the money out of work. I think once you get to 65 you should at least be taken off tramping so the younger guys who have bills to pay get the extra cash.
How do you know someone above 65 hasn’t got bills to pay ■■ the gas /electric/water/car insurance/house insurance still need to be payed
My brother in law was 65 couple weeks ago he get his pension in October I get mine when I am 67
A lot of the younger guys don’t want tramping they want to be home every night with there young kids or life
dexxy57 wrote:
Carryfast wrote:
Tris wrote:
Personally I think they’re a bit greedy working into their 70’s as they’re keeping younger drivers who need the money out of work. I think once you get to 65 you should at least be taken off tramping so the younger guys who have bills to pay get the extra cash.
How do you know someone above 65 hasn’t got bills to pay ■■ the gas /electric/water/car insurance/house insurance still need to be payed
My brother in law was 65 couple weeks ago he get his pension in October I get mine when I am 67
A lot of the younger guys don’t want tramping they want to be home every night with there young kids or life
A lot of the oldies, those with sense , also want to be home every night, to be with their significant others in the comfort of the homes they grafted hard to pay for, enjoying the best years of their lives.
Well that’s me out then! In fact I’m offended. I don’t actually feel offended but as it’s fashionable nowadays to seek offence I shall indeed endeavour to.
Well that’s me out then! In fact I’m offended. I don’t actually feel offended but as it’s fashionable nowadays to seek offence I shall indeed endeavour to.
Yeah right, you offended
I’ve got more chance of ■■■■■■■ in the queen’s handbag than you taking offence
papermonkey:
Well, I am now no longer a driver. I retired yesterday afternoon, and my medical entitlement ran out at midnight. The biggest thing Ill be driving from now on is my campervan
Tris:
Personally I think they’re a bit greedy working into their 70’s as they’re keeping younger drivers who need the money out of work. I think once you get to 65 you should at least be taken off tramping so the younger guys who have bills to pay get the extra cash.
How do you know someone above 65 hasn’t got bills to pay ■■ the gas /electric/water/car insurance/house insurance still need to be payed
My brother in law was 65 couple weeks ago he get his pension in October I get mine when I am 67
A lot of the younger guys don’t want tramping they want to be home every night with there young kids or life
When I was in my 20’s, getting to 70 was considered an achievement. Things have changed. I used to go to presentations for guys who were retiring at 65. Two years later we were going to the same guys funerals. That doesn’t seem to be happening so much now.
You’re right about the bills. I’m in my 60’s now and retirement is a long, long way into the future.
, between sickies, can’t do that, it’s got a tail light out, childcare issues, can’t drive a manual, satnav doesn’t like me, i’ve broken a trans finger nail, and the myriad other excuses the kids come out with to avoid doing a days work 
, i reckon us oldies are safe for as long as we can get up on our hind legs and stagger through the gate.
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