midlifetrucker:
Not. Sure of your planet but I hope you get picked up soon.
My Hi-Viz of choice clearly states that I am a ‘Visitor’. Don’t ask me where I got it from 'cos I don’t remember, I doubt that they’d let you have one anyways.
Underneath it I have written (in felt tip pen) “to this planet”.
Do you get it? I am a “Visitor to this planet”.
Occasionally, some folk pick up on it & ask me “what planet are you from”. I reply “from Earth, what planet is this”? Then the fun bits start.
Sometimes, I get hassle 'cos it’s not an approved Hi-Viz. I ignore the hassle, like I ignore you.
Please don’t think that I qualify for your daily interaction with a fellow human being, I pity you. I could never associate with you. I don’t think that anyone, even an alien could.
midlifetrucker:
Not. Sure of your planet but I hope you get picked up soon.
My Hi-Viz of choice clearly states that I am a ‘Visitor’. Don’t ask me where I got it from 'cos I don’t remember, I doubt that they’d let you have one anyways.
Underneath it I have written (in felt tip pen) “to this planet”.
Do you get it? I am a “Visitor to this planet”.
Occasionally, some folk pick up on it & ask me “what planet are you from”. I reply “from Earth, what planet is this”? Then the fun bits start.
Sometimes, I get hassle 'cos it’s not an approved Hi-Viz. I ignore the hassle, like I ignore you.
Please don’t think that I qualify for your daily interaction with a fellow human being, I pity you. I could never associate with you. I don’t think that anyone, even an alien could.
Gee thanks. When I stop sobbing I will beg forgiveness
I must have a half sensible boss judging by some of these posts. he has eleven trucks spread over the south working out of various plants we are all supplied a full bulb kit when we get a truck, including bulbs for the trailer which because of sods law are different. we are also given a service schedule for the truck. now here’s the innovative part: if a bulb blows WE(the drivers) put a new one in! then when the vehicle goes in for service we leave the depleted bulb kit on the dash and let them know at mc’s that it needs filling up. its all part of the service agreement. is that not a simple yet elegant solution? incidently we are also supplied with air pipe repair kits(we run wagon and drags), and a airline complete with tyre gauge pumper upper thing which all plugs into the truck. we are fairly self sufficient which is handy since my boss lives about an hour and a half away from my particular depot and is normally working one of the trucks anyway, covering holidays and sicknesses or just making a bit of extra money.
I used to work for parker b s and we had to take the truck to rossetts just so they could check the oil!
I have seen both side of the health and safety fence and I must say I prefer the common sense approach I am enjoying at the moment
rambo19:
Interesting.
Would the OP’s firm pay the fixed penalty if he was issued one for no headlight?
Must admit, I would have driven it, I would of made sure it was put on defect card.
However, if I got the truck again and the bulb was still out…
For the record if I was driving it next day and it hadn’t been repaired after I firstly reported it via defect sheet and verbally then it would have sat there.
If I was a regularr driver I would ask for a lamp set to be in the lorry. My initial post I tried to point out it was
A. Silly o’clock
B. An unfamiliar set up
