sammym?..
was his first day .
The police tried to take the lorry apart, how would that move it ?
It takes a special kind of cabbage to do that… 
the nodding donkey:
It takes a special kind of cabbage to do that…
You beat me too it ND! But I was thinking of harsher word than cabbage!! 
Going by the wording in that news report " South Gare" , Paddys Hole, take a look at this
google.fr/maps/place/South+ … -1.1369096
WTF was he doing there x100
pierrot 14:
Going by the wording in that news report " South Gare" , Paddys Hole, take a look at thisgoogle.fr/maps/place/South+ … -1.1369096
WTF was he doing there
Only place we go anywhere near there with a bulker is PD Ports… But he’s abit out the way 
Even Dipper Dave would not get anywhere close to Paddys Hole.
His first day? And possibly his last.
sent using smoke signals
yourhavingalarf:
sammym?..
Ouch…
Currently, I’m not qualified to drive that beast.
Although I once did try doing a u-turn in a rigid at traffic lights. Took about a dozen shunts to get it round. By the time I’d done it the lights had changed at least twice. Was evening rush hour and I had horns going at me in all directions. I learnt a lesson that day. Just drive until you find somewhere to turn it around - even if that’s 10 miles down the road.
It’s a pity UKDozy wasn’t there to save the day.
I haven’t been to South Gare in years.That road could be used as a back entry to the steel works by lorries.It is a single track mostly used by dog walkers,fishermen and visitors to South Gare lighthouse at the point where the River Tees meets the North Sea.I used to go there as a kid with my mates on a bike.Foggy or not,it takes someone special to think it’s a good idea to take a lorry down there without the slightest tinkle of a warning bell.
If that’s the worst thing that happens on your first day in the job, it hasn’t been a bad one.
No puppies, kittens, nuns or kids were killed or injured, move along now, nothing to see here.
sammym:
yourhavingalarf:
sammym?..Ouch…
Currently, I’m not qualified to drive that beast.
Although I once did try doing a u-turn in a rigid at traffic lights. Took about a dozen shunts to get it round. By the time I’d done it the lights had changed at least twice. Was evening rush hour and I had horns going at me in all directions. I learnt a lesson that day. Just drive until you find somewhere to turn it around - even if that’s 10 miles down the road.
Beggars belief !!
pierrot 14:
sammym:
yourhavingalarf:
sammym?..Ouch…
Currently, I’m not qualified to drive that beast.
Although I once did try doing a u-turn in a rigid at traffic lights. Took about a dozen shunts to get it round. By the time I’d done it the lights had changed at least twice. Was evening rush hour and I had horns going at me in all directions. I learnt a lesson that day. Just drive until you find somewhere to turn it around - even if that’s 10 miles down the road.
Beggars belief !!
Exactly! Screw an artic around at the lights but certainly not a rigid! 
Well he saved himself the hassle of calling the boss, he’s a local owner driver
sammym:
I learnt a lesson that day. Just drive until you find somewhere to turn it around - even if that’s 10 miles down the road.
I tried that once -
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=152744
toby1234abc:
The police tried to take the lorry apart, how would that move it ?
Looking at the photo drop the trailer, go round to the other side of it, hook back up and drive away, happy days. Mind you I doubt someone who was out on his first job has the skill required to hook up to a trailer from the side.
the nodding donkey:
It takes a special kind of cabbage to do that…
From the article it says:
“Someone had given him wrong directions."