Tipper Tom:
Muckaway. Why can’t you sit still?
Just had an instinct it wasn’t going to last, and I don’t know why. Must’ve been a good instinct as I had someone ring me up and offer me a job just days later.
Oh right fair enough. Oxford way must be alright work wise then. There’s next to sod all down here so they tell me
Tipper Tom:
Oh right fair enough. Oxford way must be alright work wise then. There’s next to sod all down here so they tell me
Loads about here but only the tripe gets advertised. You know the sort that start with “an exciting opportunity has arisen. …” you ignore those ones.
A tipper driver shouldn’t be out of work around here, all the operators seem to be taking on.
A lot of the AI and Tarmac operators down here are looking but I’m plenty done with that. Bulk tippers are the way on I reckon. Start on Monday
Pimpdaddy:
citycat:
and old women would be dabbing their eyes and waving handkerchiefs, offering their daughters for marriage as the driver stepped down from the cab. That would be a nice view too eh?
(sorry to go off topic
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Nope, better view when the men of the village come & punch tesco driver in the face…
Ok then Pimpdaddy,
How about if Tesco take over the Coca Cola ‘holidays are coming’ Xmas advert. Instead of a convoy of Kenworths or Peterbilts, you’d have a convoy of Merc Axors with Santa on the side holding a pint of milk. Wouldn’t you get all warm and fuzzy watching all those wide eyed kids running to see the Tesco Xmas convoy pass through their town as you warmed your nuts in front of a roaring fire, and hummed along to that catchy tune of “Tesco extra’s coming… Tesco extra’s coming…”
flyer747:
city cat I guess your wife,s office is either a 777 or 767
Her office window is a 777 200ER, except when she flies to Houston TX. Then it’s a 767.
As you seem to reside in Ohio, I’ll give you a bonus point if you can correctly identify which US carrier she works for, from the paintwork on the engine cowling.
citycat:
flyer747:
city cat I guess your wife,s office is either a 777 or 767Her office window is a 777 200ER, except when she flies to Houston TX. Then it’s a 767.
As you seem to reside in Ohio, I’ll give you a bonus point if you can correctly identify which US carrier she works for, from the paintwork on the engine cowling.
American Airlines - don’t think any other US carrier flies the triple seven 
city cat, I,ll go for United/ Continental
ray
@DAF95XF…Delta & United both fly 777,s & Continental merged with United, also over here awaiting the merger of US Airways & American Airlines
flyer747:
@DAF95XF…Delta & United both fly 777,s & Continental merged with United, also over here awaiting the merger of US Airways & American Airlines
I’ll still go for AA though
flyer747:
city cat, I,ll go for United/ Continental
ray
+1
Blimey grey nacelle. Truly one for the spotters. Not a lot of paint to go off. Mm I dunno,I’ll go with American too. Purely going off Google images. I’ve never been near an American or Connie triple.
Although I,ve guessed United/Continental there is the possibility that it might be AA in their new paintwork
Freight Dog:
Blimey grey nacelle. Truly one for the spotters. Not a lot of paint to go off. Mm I dunno,I’ll go with American too. Purely going off Google images. I’ve never been near an American or Connie triple.
It looks too light for United/Continental…
Yes I did, came out the RAF in 68 went into truck driving till 99 and then gave it up , went and worked at an airport working on aircraft which I wanted to do after the air force but at that time it was like dead mans shoes to get in, so now semi retired in the US.
Pimpdaddy:
flyer747:
city cat, I,ll go for United/ Continental
ray+1
And the winners are… Pimpdaddy, and flyer 747, though he started to waver towards American airlines.
My wife works for United/Continental out of Heathrow.
I’ve stated that she has no real interest in what happens up front, but that’s a bit unfair because she did for a while. Quite a few years ago, United used to operate a 767 between London and Amsterdam. It was more of a ghost flight really and not that many passengers knew about it. It never carried more than about 30 passengers on a 300 plus seater aircraft. The main reason United operated that route was to utilize a take off/landing slot at Heathrow that they inherited from Pan Am, and would have lost if they didn’t use it. At the time, United encouraged its LHR based cabin crew to go on a cockpit awareness trip to Amsterdam Schipol and back so they could have a clearer understanding of the pilots job.
Most of my wife’s colleagues used the trip to just have a paid day out to Amsterdam and back, but my wife decided to fully embrace the meaning behind the trip, and made a point of watching the pilots closely, and learning to recognise the various instruments relating to altitude, artificial horizon, airspeed, heading, the emergency squawk code for the transponder (7700 I believe), and also how to activate and input information into the auto pilot. The reason for her enthusiasm was, that if all three pilots were to suddenly fall ill like in some disaster movie when she was working Purser position, and she had to step in as next senior crew member, then she felt her knowledge would give her a half decent chance to get the aircraft back on the ground in one piece, with the aid of instructions from the ground of course. Over the years though, and with nothing like that scenario ever happening, then her interest in the technical side gradually waned.
She did enjoy that awareness trip though, especially take off when the pilots gave full thrust and they started to roll down the runway at Heathrow and made their steep climb out over Staines. Women always enjoy lots of thrust, don’t they lads
However, the main reason she couldn’t be a pilot is enduring all the boring conversations they have. My wife is good at making lists, and she once made a list of boring conversations that she has heard pilots having during her years of serving them meals on the flight deck, or sat behind them on the crew bus. These include : -
The complexities of doing an engine rebore in the Captain’s mint 67 Mustang.
Discussing the progress of the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs in the Baseball Major League.
The cost of servicing at the Mercedes dealership at Long Beach, California
The cost of mooring charges at the Marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The difference in quality of the chow (food) between Mac Dill airforce base in Tampa, Florida, and Edwards airforce base, California.
The difference in handling characteristics between an F16 fighter and an F14 Tomcat.
Endless debating between a Democrat supporting Captain, and a Republican supporting First Officer, or vice versa.
Pensions.
Discussing the right of an American citizen to bear arms (Captain : “No goddam suit in Washington is gonna tell me I can’t keep my M16 assault rifle under the bed, and my .357 magnum in the glovebox of my Toyota Prius”)
The cost of servicing at the Audi dealership in Glendale (Los Angeles) California.
Pensions again.
Animated discussion on how the 69 Chevy Camaro was so much better than the 1970 version that replaced it.
Reminiscing about flying 747 freighters into the Phillipines for the Flying Tigers Line in the mid 80’s during Typhoon season.
The pros and cons of various makes of Marine radio equipment for their yachts.
Pensions, yet again.
The cost of paying alimony and that “snake of a lawyer” working for the b***h ex wife.
Golf handicaps.
Reminiscing about the the challenges that were needed to fly between the sky scrapers and mountains to come into land at the now closed Hong Kong Kai Tak airport.
Discussing the levels of intelligence and parentage of various Flight Operations staff, Air Traffic Controllers, and Airport Operations managers.
The standard of pilots they employ at SouthWest airlines these days.
The cost of state taxes for their holiday homes in Florida and Hawaii.
And the list goes on. Looking at that list and knowing the money that pilots at major airlines earn, it’s amazing how they still complain about the cost of things to do with prestige cars, yachts and holiday homes. Stuff that most of us can only dream of having. There’s just never enough money at the end of the month, even for pilots.
Just one more thing. We live in West London, next to the flight path into Heathrow. If mum is arriving back on a weekend, I show the kids how to track her aircraft on the Flight Aware website. Then, when she’s close, I take the kids out onto the balcony to see her plane fly over and to wave to her. Finally, in the time it takes my wife’s aircraft to land at Heathrow, taxi to the gate, deplane the passengers, and get the crew bus to the crew drop of area, I can have the kids in the car, drive to the airport, and be waiting in time for my wife to get off the bus. It’s always exciting for the kids doing that.
We do have some boring conversations . You quite often sit for 9 hours next to some guy you’ve nothing in common with. Guess you have to make do. I’ve flown with a guy who flew for the Flying Tiger Line. One of our old classics was ex Tigers. Talking of ex company equipment. The lot I work for flew for National Air Cargo for a while on wet lease. They then sold them one of our 747-400s. It was that aircraft that crashed at Bagram. A month later we pulled up on the freight apron at Dubai World Central next to a National 74. Made my skin chill. Very sad 
They do say post Pilots a pay rise and they’ll moan about the colour of the envelope 
citycat:
My wife works for United/Continental out of Heathrow.
Niiiice… I still can’t get my head around United having inherited Continental’s livery, to me it’s still Continental at 1st glance:lol:
May you please tell us how the crew operate out of LHR, am I correct in thinking that all of the airframes are N reg so are mainly operated by American (FAA) crew? Who’s facilities do they use for briefings etc?
Freight Dog:
I’ve flown with a guy who flew for the Flying Tiger Line.
Lucky you have a flying job, nowadays I hear you stand a better chance of winning the lottery than landing a flying gig with low hours & shallow pockets…
one thing I really do miss and its not trucking as its become far too complicated now is the airport life, also miss flying back and forth across the Atlantic 3/4 times a year. Hopefully this year I,ll be making it back to UK for a visit once the wife is fully recovered. Now all American flights go into LHR and none go into LGW.
citycat, I only thought AA might be a possibility as due to the new livery as the the paint colour on the front of the engine cowling nearly matched United/Continental colours, had they not changed livery then AA not in mix.I used to work on TWA. .Continental… Delta…Northwest …Virgin and many others as head loader on ground crew
Pimpdaddy, all aircraft with a registration of …N are American registered, like all G,s are English