Standard questions circa 40 years ago

We all know the standard newbie or trolling threads, what sat nav, anyone know what stobart pay etc, but just for a bit of fun, what would those threads have been in times gone by? I’ll kick off a few, feel free to add your own based upon your own experiences.

What road map is best, AA or Phillips?

Ask a postie or a policeman for directions?

What garages fiddle diesel receipts?

Which plank is best for sleeping on?

Anyone got any info on BRS?

The jobs gone to the dogs, nobody stopped to help me change a tyre

Proper tie or clip on?

Which way to Kazakhstan ?
Will my Eaton twin splitter make it to Basra on one hit ?

Boss wontr pay for a new plank .
I saw Dozy in a new Wendy house Volvo FL 10, he has only been with the firm for 30 years and should wait in turn for a new motor .

I flashed a Ralph Davies lad in Tashkent, he didn’t flash back .

Parking in the London East End after Millwall or East India Docks is it
Aldgate Island (RedLLion)
Plummers Row Whitechapel (Farmers )
Bethnal Green Rd behind Coopers garage (Well & Bucket or Greengate)
Brick Lane for your food

Whats the best easy start please

OVLOV JAY:
Anyone got any info on BRS?

That’s a good one.
Can anyone oblige?

Do you fill in both of your log books every day, or save one for the weekend in case it goes really wrong?

What are these new fangled ratchet straps I keep hearing about?

commonrail:

OVLOV JAY:
Anyone got any info on BRS?

That’s a good one.
Can anyone oblige?

Didnt go into a depot for fuel if your trailer was empty,that way they couldnt load you for anywhere they wanted to send you.

What sort of idiot thinks these trailers with soft sides will ever catch on?

lolipop:

commonrail:

OVLOV JAY:
Anyone got any info on BRS?

That’s a good one.
Can anyone oblige?

Didnt go into a depot for fuel if your trailer was empty,that way they couldnt load you for anywhere they wanted to send you.

Good job then?

Do you need to park on top of your sheets at Gardiner’s Corner?
Is anyone near to The Blue Boar who has got a no 5 AEC injector pipe I could borrow ?
Will I get loaded today or tomorrow at no 2 shed Royal Albert Dock?
Is Boughton Hill still blocked by that broken down lorry?
Can I do a 14 hour spread if I am carrying strawberries off the farm to Market?
Is it true that Scratchwood have put up tea to 3d a cup?
I shall be doing a Scotch on Monday, picking up the trailer from Folkestone, how far will I get the first day? Reply: Jimmy you do need to tell us what wagon you’ll be driving and how heavy you’ll be.
Will I need to take extra rope with me when picking up trailers ex Folkestone?
Will I need to take lenses and bulbs as well?
When does the M25 open between Redhill and Godstone?
When will Westerham hill reopen?
Where are the phone boxes on the A25? Will I be able to park near with a 40 footer?

How fast can your truck go on the flat ?

well son I can load you for Canterbury will that do, yes that’s great thanks, tea time wheres Canterbury mum.

How much petrol do I put in my diesel tank to stop it freezing.
Where do I buy an outdoor Royal Marines sleeping bag for sleeping in the cab in winter.

Anybody got any good techniques for making a tent under my sheeted load in the summer.

How do you kick off an inner trailer wheel when it is jammed while you are changing it yourself on the hard shoulder.

Where do I buy those flags to go in my windscreen.

How do you hang up your curtains in your day cab, and where is the best place to store your bed board, under sheet or behind seats.

Anybody got a sleeper cab yet for tramping, they must be a lot better.

Which Paddy outfit’s drivers sell the cheapest AM CBs.

How long do some of you take to stop walking like Quasimodo after a long trip in your Atki Borderer.

I can’t seem to get a smooth change on my DavidBrown box, anybody help.

Where’s the cheapest place to buy Easystart.

My air wipers keep leaking and slowing right down, how do I sort it.

Hi I’m looking at port traction. Which is the best light board, will I need to have my own 50 ft lead,

Which is better trailer hand brake, ratchet, or winding screw.

Will I need my own 14mm spanner for the tailer brakes.

Why do 20ft skelly have a piece of wire from the middle of each rear lamp.

Why is the TIR cord all knotted at either end !!

Why do tilt trailer have a big space between the rear axles.

This posting is finding out the veterans of the “old school” :wink: :wink:

anyone seen where the pipe I use to tighten my chain tensioners (sylvesters or snappers - depending on where you are from) landed ■■ :stuck_out_tongue:

eddie snax:
Will I need my own 14mm spanner for the tailer brakes.

was it not 5/8th spanner ■■?

no 9/16th

I’m still sat in Alverca TIR park waiting for a reload in Lisboa .
The Porkandcheese are on strike.
The lad parked next to me was 21 years old when he arrived, he is now 34.
Few trucks down, there is a skeleton in the drivers seat, I guess he ran out Pot Noodles and cooking gas .
Ian and Shady aka Stevie Holland from R&G ltd left years ago.

Trukkertone:

eddie snax:
Will I need my own 14mm spanner for the tailer brakes.

was it not 5/8th spanner ■■?

Was along time ago, but I’m sure it was a 14mm but I’m happy to be corrected.