A75 scotland 40mph!

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Colingl:

Colin_scottish:

The-Snowman:

the maoster:
having watched Braveheart and Trainspotting both more than once I consider myself to be Scottish in spirit,

A worthy application and we welcome you to the fold adoptive brother.
However to fully pass a Scottish citizenship test, you need to have performed at least 80% of the following -

  • Shouted “errapolis” as two of your mates have a square go outside a nightclub at 4am
  • Know what a “square go” is
  • Said “Whats all this green [zb] on my plate? Wheres the fried stuff?” (Asking a waiter to substitute your veg for chips also counts)
  • Drank a full 2L bottle of Irn Bru in under an hour
  • Refuse to acknowledge diet irn bru as “real”
  • Have had someone ask what school you go to and straight away know they actually want to know what team you support
  • Left a house party at 2am carrying a microwave and claiming you brought it with you
  • Went mental at a party after bringing 12 cans, drinking 2, giving one away but finding out theres only 8 left
  • Tried to chat up a female police officer. After shes just arrested you
  • Shouted “Taps aff” and went ■■■■■■■ 3 seconds after the sun shines, despite the temperature still being in single figures
    -You consider scattered showers as “not bad weather today”
  • You use the word “how?” instead of “Why?”
  • When the national team plays a country with a team of part timers from a foreign land with a population of less than 2000, you fill with dread as you know Scotland will probably get beat
  • When Scotland are winning 2 nil at half time, you say “well 2 each wont be a bad result I suppose”
  • Youve been called “a dafty” by a ned
  • Youve told someone a haggis is a wild animal
  • Youve had an argument with a shop keeper in England and demanded that Scottish money is legal tender (bonus points if you did this whilst fully aware that it actually isnt)

And if you know how to quote Kevin Bridges :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

He missed doing a [zb] in a kettle. :laughing:

Two of them were taken from Kevin Bridges. Calm down you two! :laughing:

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I might be wrong but guessing Adonis and DieselDog are on trip money so their incentive to crack on is to spend as little time as possible in the truck so more time at home or a quicker start on the next load.

So from that point of view I get why they want to get on the earliest boat and as I’m on salary plus expenses I would just move into a lay by every so often.

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mrginge:
I might be wrong but guessing Adonis and DieselDog are on trip money so their incentive to crack on is to spend as little time as possible in the truck so more time at home or a quicker start on the next load.

So from that point of view I get why they want to get on the earliest boat and as I’m on salary plus expenses I would just move into a lay by every so often.

Can’t comment on Adonis or DD’s co.s, but most of these trip money outfits adapt that system for one reason and one reason only, …to make their drivers go like ■■■■.
As far as I know incentive bonuses are illegal now, but I reckon (in my opinion only) trip money is as bad for compromising safe and legal practices and tempting some drivers to do dodgy running…not saying these drivers all do that btw.

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incentive bonus wages are par for the course over here and always have been though its not so much in your face nowadays with the show of working legal being required .
they dont make the drivers do anything other than work a normal day unless your up for using your initiative.
the option is there to crack on if you wish and theres always pressure to make the boat if you can and in my case if it suits me to do so espacially on fridges.
theres plenty who get pressured into running above and beyond for no other reason to get the loads done,but its up to the individual at the end of the day.
i personally prefer to fiddle anything to make my trips work to suit me as ive always done and id rather stop and start when my body clock dictates or crack on for an extra few hours driving to make the next day a doddle.
theres not much fun flat out at 56 stuck with the elephant racers so being able to push on when it suits makes for a more satisfying trip no matter where it is,as well as the mental must make boat sessions with similar hooligans from time to time.
they came out with the same zero tolerance rubbish in northern ireland a cpl years ago about some top plod dictating that they were to charge anyone doing 1 mph over the speed limit,but as usual it was all just waffling pish.

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4yorks:
So I’ve just done a drop in Dumfries and as you all know the speed limit for HGVs on the A75 is 40mph. Now I can understand cars being impatient and overtaking at every given opportunity but HGVs??

I noticed a wagon in my mirror tailgating me even though I was doing the speed limit for that road. Further up the road he managed to overtake me, whilst cutting in too soon causing me to break ( which he likely did on purpose). This was towards the very end of the A75 so I soon caught up with him on the M6 and he then exited at the following junction. I noticed he gave me the [zb] gesture as he was exiting and I have to wonder for what? For driving at the speed limit for that section of road. Don’t blame me blame the government for having such a low limit. I aren’t going to risk my licence and points to save someone else 10 minutes.

I know hgv drivers are supposed to be “professional drivers” but you sure get some awful ones.

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To be fair anyone who actually drives at 40mph on the A75 needs a brown boot in the tailpipe… Only way to go down her is full open with the CB on 19 to get any reports of cameras!

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hammertothefloor:

4yorks:
So I’ve just done a drop in Dumfries and as you all know the speed limit for HGVs on the A75 is 40mph. Now I can understand cars being impatient and overtaking at every given opportunity but HGVs??

I noticed a wagon in my mirror tailgating me even though I was doing the speed limit for that road. Further up the road he managed to overtake me, whilst cutting in too soon causing me to break ( which he likely did on purpose). This was towards the very end of the A75 so I soon caught up with him on the M6 and he then exited at the following junction. I noticed he gave me the [zb] gesture as he was exiting and I have to wonder for what? For driving at the speed limit for that section of road. Don’t blame me blame the government for having such a low limit. I aren’t going to risk my licence and points to save someone else 10 minutes.

I know hgv drivers are supposed to be “professional drivers” but you sure get some awful ones.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

To be fair anyone who actually drives at 40mph on the A75 needs a brown boot in the tailpipe… Only way to go down her is full open with the CB on 19 to get any reports of cameras!

Apparently you will soon have more than cameras to worry about fella.

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To be fair anyone who actually drives at 40mph on the A75 needs a brown boot in the tailpipe… Only way to go down her is full open with the CB on 19 to get any reports of cameras!
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^^^^^^^^^^
super hampton obviously?
accept no substitute… :slight_smile:

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dieseldog999:
To be fair anyone who actually drives at 40mph on the A75 needs a brown boot in the tailpipe… Only way to go down her is full open with the CB on 19 to get any reports of cameras!

^^^^^^^^^^
super hampton obviously?
accept no substitute… :slight_smile:
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To be sure to be sure.

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the nodding donkey:

dieseldog999:
To be fair anyone who actually drives at 40mph on the A75 needs a brown boot in the tailpipe… Only way to go down her is full open with the CB on 19 to get any reports of cameras!

^^^^^^^^^^
super hampton obviously?
accept no substitute… :slight_smile:

To be sure to be sure.
[/quote]
^^^^^^^^^^
ive been over here last 14 years or so,and ive still to hear someone say that… :slight_smile:

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Used to hear “yer maan” all the time on the Ireland ferries at my last job [emoji23]

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Adonis.:
I don’t work for the types of companies you work for where it’s acceptable to take 15 hours to do an 8 hour shift.

No instead you take 15hrs work and do it in 8.

My boss doesn’t set me impossible work so I don’t need to tell him that it can’t be done.

Really? I set you a challenge. Drive at the legal limits for a fortnight if you’re capable of such a thing given you bleat on about how you are such a good driver, do everything by the book - loads strapped properly, everything. Let us know how long it is before your boss is asking why you’re taking so long and how long it is before you’re having to say you can’t do something. If your boss is truly not setting work that can only be done by shortcutting and speeding he won’t be complaining and you won’t need to say you can’t do a single job or make a single ferry booking.

Personally I think every time you go into the office you take a tub of vaseline with you so you can get nicely lubed up when he takes you into the back for a special chat.

You may think you’re getting paid good money because you come from somewhere where wages are generally pish unless you drive a lorry and are out all week but you’re kidding yourself and it can only be made to appear to be half acceptable money by you charging around like your backside is on fire. If you were to actually do it properly it would take a lot longer to do the loads you do and you’d be forced to realise that the trip money you get means you’re working for less than minimum wage.

Meanwhile all of us hourly rate monkeys and the mainland trampers who are doing far less work than you for the same money are mocking you for your stupidity and that you’re too thick to realise what a mug your company is taking you for.

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Conor you are wasting your time.
These types don’t change till they lose their licence, kill themselves or worse kill another innocent driver.

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hammertothefloor:

4yorks:
So I’ve just done a drop in Dumfries and as you all know the speed limit for HGVs on the A75 is 40mph. Now I can understand cars being impatient and overtaking at every given opportunity but HGVs??

I noticed a wagon in my mirror tailgating me even though I was doing the speed limit for that road. Further up the road he managed to overtake me, whilst cutting in too soon causing me to break ( which he likely did on purpose). This was towards the very end of the A75 so I soon caught up with him on the M6 and he then exited at the following junction. I noticed he gave me the [zb] gesture as he was exiting and I have to wonder for what? For driving at the speed limit for that section of road. Don’t blame me blame the government for having such a low limit. I aren’t going to risk my licence and points to save someone else 10 minutes.

I know hgv drivers are supposed to be “professional drivers” but you sure get some awful ones.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

To be fair anyone who actually drives at 40mph on the A75 needs a brown boot in the tailpipe… Only way to go down her is full open with the CB on 19 to get any reports of cameras!

Have you just dropped in from the 80s mate ? :unamused:
I used to hear all that macho type bullcrap then also, I maybe even used it myself :blush: , but I’m a grown up now, and in those days the odds were much better. :bulb:

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Dr Damon:
Conor you are wasting your time.
These types don’t change till they lose their licence, kill themselves or worse kill another innocent driver.

A tragedy either way, my opinion is of that they are not responsible enough to hold a licence. There should be a test as in other trades, before being allowed to take lessons as this isn’t something that happens later after the test has been passed, it is in them from the start.

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Conor:

Adonis.:
I don’t work for the types of companies you work for where it’s acceptable to take 15 hours to do an 8 hour shift.

No instead you take 15hrs work and do it in 8.

My boss doesn’t set me impossible work so I don’t need to tell him that it can’t be done.

Really? I set you a challenge. Drive at the legal limits for a fortnight if you’re capable of such a thing given you bleat on about how you are such a good driver, do everything by the book - loads strapped properly, everything. Let us know how long it is before your boss is asking why you’re taking so long and how long it is before you’re having to say you can’t do something. If your boss is truly not setting work that can only be done by shortcutting and speeding he won’t be complaining and you won’t need to say you can’t do a single job or make a single ferry booking.

Personally I think every time you go into the office you take a tub of vaseline with you so you can get nicely lubed up when he takes you into the back for a special chat.

You may think you’re getting paid good money because you come from somewhere where wages are generally pish unless you drive a lorry and are out all week but you’re kidding yourself and it can only be made to appear to be half acceptable money by you charging around like your backside is on fire. If you were to actually do it properly it would take a lot longer to do the loads you do and you’d be forced to realise that the trip money you get means you’re working for less than minimum wage.

Meanwhile all of us hourly rate monkeys and the mainland trampers who are doing far less work than you for the same money are mocking you for your stupidity and that you’re too thick to realise what a mug your company is taking you for.

Why would I strap a load in a fridge, you mongoloid? :unamused:

Also, why would I do the job badly and at the pace clowns like you go? Why would I drive like a complete fanny? I get paid to do a job and I do it well, unlike the likes of you who seem to do everything they can to “stick it to the man” and take as long as possible to do everything. I work for a good company with many perks, one being excellent pay.

The dregs of drivers like you don’t seem to understand that not everyone has a crap deal like you, some of us have a really good thing going and wouldn’t fork it up by acting like an uppity agency goon who thinks the rules are a life or death affair.

A “mainland trapper” does a lot more work than me, I would know, I’ve done it. Unlike you, you unemployable agency rat.

You go enjoy your 18k a year an tell everyone how good the money is your on. :laughing: I’ll stick to making substantially more and having a laugh while doing it, instead of being a pencil necked sad act like you :laughing:

A.

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hammertothefloor:
To be fair anyone who actually drives at 40mph on the A75 needs a brown boot in the tailpipe… Only way to go down her is full open with the CB on 19 to get any reports of cameras!

Totally true.

Keep the CB on 19 and just keep her lit.

A.

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in all honesty if thats what you think rob old bean,then you might not be wanting to be heading south anytime the boats from 8pm till 6 am hit cairnryan as its basically flat lit and workout where plods sitting for a good majority of trucks heading south.
same thing every night 7 days a week.
late sat night is kinda quit and theyre not about in any real form,but sun-fri makes up for it.
in general terms your easily looking at from the port to the moss/carlisle in 1 hour 45 if your going with the pack so long as you know where the big car is sitting and theres no herberts plobbing along under 50 to be doing a rolling roadblock.( hence the get out of the way or bear the brunt of the frustration bit earlier as the donegal mafia tend to get a bit frustrated quite easily.)
you can do better timesif your light and get a clear run at it.
sat night is hit or miss as if your leaving around midnight there will only be possibly 3 trucks max and the bus heading for belfast coming to meet you so your kinda going blind.
on the plus side,the big car will be busy elsewhere at that time so it kinda evens out a bit.
they know the boat times,they know where to sit,and they can max their effort at the busy times,let the runners run,then come up from behind and do 3 or 4 tail enders like a u boat chasing a convoy of ships.
in effect the dudes correct as you will get tugged for speeding if seen,and definately tugged for sitting at the legal speed as they will assume your hiding something.
its all good fun so long as your up for the craic…to be sure,to be sure… :smiley:

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No point trying to explain it to these normies. No fun allowed.

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there cant be any fun plobbing about in your fleet spec trunkmobile getting overspeeds flashing at 53… no woder they spit the dummy out when the tangs and the jocks take their elbows off.
but if thats your chosen vocation in life then their welcome to it.
wouldnt be for me.id rather watch paint dry.

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dieseldog999:
in all honesty if thats what you think rob old bean,then you might not be wanting to be heading south anytime the boats from 8pm till 6 am hit cairnryan as its basically flat lit and workout where plods sitting for a good majority of trucks heading south.
same thing every night 7 days a week.
late sat night is kinda quit and theyre not about in any real form,but sun-fri makes up for it.
in general terms your easily looking at from the port to the moss/carlisle in 1 hour 45 if your going with the pack so long as you know where the big car is sitting and theres no herberts plobbing along under 50 to be doing a rolling roadblock.( hence the get out of the way or bear the brunt of the frustration bit earlier as the donegal mafia tend to get a bit frustrated quite easily.)
you can do better timesif your light and get a clear run at it.
sat night is hit or miss as if your leaving around midnight there will only be possibly 3 trucks max and the bus heading for belfast coming to meet you so your kinda going blind.
on the plus side,the big car will be busy elsewhere at that time so it kinda evens out a bit.
they know the boat times,they know where to sit,and they can max their effort at the busy times,let the runners run,then come up from behind and do 3 or 4 tail enders like a u boat chasing a convoy of ships.
in effect the dudes correct as you will get tugged for speeding if seen,and definately tugged for sitting at the legal speed as they will assume your hiding something.
its all good fun so long as your up for the craic…to be sure,to be sure… :smiley:

I’ve done a bit of Irish work bud, granted not for about 8 or 9 yrs on my last job, and I’ve been in that convoy.
As I’ve said, I’ve no desire to be an arse, I just used to let them crack on, and ■■■■ off into the moonlight.

As for the Donegal Mafia you mention, who ever they are, or any ■■■■ else for that matter, I aint easily phased frightened or intimidated, by either trucks or arsey drivers or both, so tbh mate it/they must have just gone right over my swede, never even noticed. :neutral_face: …not trying to be clever, just saying it as it is btw.

I just find all this ‘Keep it lit’ crap, well just that, …crap!
I started driving when Convoy was the big thing, and we used to use all the US bollo on the CB,.and all thought we were Rubber Duck driving a TK Bedford :laughing: :unamused: , but as I said,.I was a young impressionable and naive lad then, all this ‘‘romance of the road, and 10 4 we down… we gone’’ crap, well I’ve just grown out of it.
If that makes me sound boring, sorry :blush: …but I can assure you I aint a boring guy, I just see things differently now bud. :smiley:

No desire to fall out over this, like I say we just see things different…and I still aint convinced that ALL you come out with is genuine, but more of a ■■■■ take/wind up. :wink: :laughing: