First time on class 1

Very good, like it … I’d send a selfie but folks say I’ve let myself go a tad :slight_smile:

To be honest I passed on a Wagon and Drag, in no way did it prepare me for an Artic. Neither did the test really. Quite how the new folks will get on with the revised streamlined test I really don’t know, (may be youth conquers all). I did six months on a Class 2 and that was very sound advice, and it got me ‘match fit’ for the big gents world.

My current nemesis is the first winter with an artic. The Class 2 wasn’t too bad, but fully loaded with plaster board, tightens my grip a little heading up the M6 to Glasgow.

I now realise it’s a industry taken for granted, much of the time. If I had the money of Richard Branson I’d buy some land and open decent quality and price Virgin Truck stops. Am sure the band name would go down well, but perhaps in this day and age it would be frowned upon.