I’ve just been cruising through Ferdies Top Run Site and notice he’s now distributing Juggernaut by Robert Hutchinson, it’s a pretty good book, written from the point of view of an outsider trying to do a crash course in ME trucking in the 80’s. Some of the stories are second hand and it wanders a bit in places, there’s a bit of geo political stuff as well.
There are 2 truck related titles in the Robert Hutchinson catalog Juggernaut, and Danger Heavy Goods, they are both the same book but put out through different publishers. I think Ferdies re printed new version has colour photos.
Thanks Johnnie - tomorrow will tell - thanks again - regards Fred
Saturday morning outcome = Unfortunately the battery removal etc would not work for me, I have had this prob: for two days and had I asked for advice sooner then I reckon it would have solved this so I shall carry on with the on screen keyboard for now. Thanks again Johnnie I found your advice very interesting and I am sure that this will help others in the future. cheers - Poor old Fred -
freshir:
Saturday morning outcome = Unfortunately the battery removal etc would not work for me, I have had this prob: for two days and had I asked for advice sooner then I reckon it would have solved this so I shall carry on with the on screen keyboard for now. Thanks again Johnnie I found your advice very interesting and I am sure that this will help others in the future. cheers - Poor old Fred -
Here ya go Fred: laptop-part.co.uk/dell-Inspi … board.html
The job is not that hard. You just need a couple of small screwdrivers, reading glasses and a bottle of beer.
freshir:
Saturday morning outcome = Unfortunately the battery removal etc would not work for me, I have had this prob: for two days and had I asked for advice sooner then I reckon it would have solved this so I shall carry on with the on screen keyboard for now. Thanks again Johnnie I found your advice very interesting and I am sure that this will help others in the future. cheers - Poor old Fred -
Here ya go Fred: laptop-part.co.uk/dell-Inspi … board.html
The job is not that hard. You just need a couple of small screwdrivers, reading glasses and a bottle of beer.
Fred wrote :-
Brilliant bit of info re: Dell -Inspiron I knew I would get a response Thanks - Just goes to show we are not all belly tanks and snow chains Never put truckers down they are without doubt " Jacks of all trades" I would question the tools that you suggested for doing this job, if my problem was created with a glass of water then I don’t reckon that I should have a glass of Effes on stand-bye.
Thanks again to all involved, Regards FRED.
freshir:
Fred wrote :-
Brilliant bit of info re: Dell -Inspiron I knew I would get a response Thanks - Just goes to show we are not all belly tanks and snow chains Never put truckers down they are without doubt " Jacks of all trades" I would question the tools that you suggested for doing this job, if my problem was created with a glass of water then I don’t reckon that I should have a glass of Effes on stand-bye.
Thanks again to all involved, Regards FRED.
I’ve found that it is easier to fix computers than modern-day vehicles- those are full of bloody electronics!
Since this thread has turned into Aunty Edith’s Advise Column I wonder if anyone could give me a few tips on cooking Halibut? Steamed or baked? What sauce goes best? Best place (pun) to buy? Some much to learn and so little time
David Miller:
Since this thread has turned into Aunty Edith’s Advise Column I wonder if anyone could give me a few tips on cooking Halibut? Steamed or baked? What sauce goes best? Best place (pun) to buy? Some much to learn and so little time
David
Fred wrote :-
Try the old biddies home down the road David - F
freshir:
I wondered if there were any computer wizkids could offer me a bit of advice. I am using my on screen keyboard at the moment as I spilt a drip of water on my keyboard and I cannot use the letter ‘c’ - I have a DELL Laptop and any info would be greatly appreciated - No comedians please - I do the jokes - Thanks in anticipation - Regards - Fred
You see Freddie this is where you went wrong mate. Whenever I have had technical problem which can’t be fixed by hitting it with a knockometer I ask these very helpful lads on this forum.
David Miller:
Since this thread has turned into Aunty Edith’s Advise Column I wonder if anyone could give me a few tips on cooking Halibut? Steamed or baked? What sauce goes best? Best place (pun) to buy? Some much to learn and so little time
David
Plaice Astran(d) of dill on the halibut, turn on the radiator, grille it to a brown & white livery and Scania shelves for a little garnish, MAN! Robert
David Miller:
Since this thread has turned into Aunty Edith’s Advise Column I wonder if anyone could give me a few tips on cooking Halibut? Steamed or baked? What sauce goes best? Best place (pun) to buy? Some much to learn and so little time
David
Dear David, may I suggest that you place your Halibut or any other freshly caught fish that you prefer onto a piece of Bacofoil. Add a drizzle of Greek olive oil along with a locally bought freshly chopped tomato and a Turkish red onion then lightly sprinkle a bit of sea salt and black pepper on both sides before making it into a fish parcel.
Take one old tilt board (preferable broken) and build a little fire bonfire on the beach. Just before the fire starts dying down place the fish parcel onto the ashes and wait for about ten to fifteen minutes. As for a sauce, I would recommend two bottles of Retsina to wash it down with or six bottles of Carlsberg. (These are only estimates depending on how many more drivers are parked up with you as you may need a lot more sauce).
After you have consumed the said meal then walk along to the restaurant just up the beach for Calamari and chips with lashings of the afore mentioned sauce before staggering back along the beach while searching for your truck.
Alternately, take two pieces of Yugoslavian breeze block and set them about a foot apart. Light a small fire and wait for about twenty minutes for the flames to die down. Take three foot of chicken wire, fold it in half and place it over the breezeblock, all these ingredients can be obtained from any Yugoslav building site. Place a piece of Bacofoil over the chicken wire and apply a good covering of butter or margarine. Give the Halibut to the cat and get yourself a decent steak washed down with copies amounts of Pevo or a couple of bottles of Hungarian Marfatala (Bulls Blood).
I hope this helps.
B.T.W. could anybody tell me how many balls of wool I will need to make a pair of mittens.
Well done Lads, that’s what I needed to know! I’ll get the fire lit and you are all invited to dinner. It’s steak - the hell with Halibut and then we’ll go to the restaurant for Pivo.
For a really good pair of mittens you’ll need 2 balls and some attractive feminine hands to knead - er, sorry, knit them.
I must admit Jeff that I don’t watch those so called reality T.V. shows so I don’t suppose that it will be too long before “The Trailer Box Challenge” coming from a layby in the middle of nowhere will be on our screens soon. It must of happened dozens of times when a wet tin with no label on it at the bottom of the trailer box turned out to be a tin of soup when you thought that it might be a tin of rice pudding. And how long will it be before Asda start doing tins of Camion Cuisine for The Really Long Distance Trucker with no ingredients on the can just a big question mark.
An old friend of mine called Ken Singleton often had a chip pan full of lard and a bag of spuds under his bottom bunk. It was great running with Ken through Eastern Europe in the winter where they always seem to serve the chips cold for some reason.
I remember once being sat outside the Tracktor Factori in Brasov, Transylvania. Waiting to load in winter with the snow falling, just as it was getting dark and getting stuck into one of Kens hot chip butties and one of his egg banjos it took your mind off the surrounding gloom.
I was sitting on the ferry jetty on Skye on night, missed the last boat for the Kyle of Lockalsh, cold, wet, dark, isolated and about 5 minutes of gas left in the cooker bottle. 2 cans under the bunk and none with labels.
Can # 1 water chestnuts.
Can # 2 bamboo shoots.
Must have been a throw back from buying the wok.
At least I had my emergency packets of Tesco crisps, even if they were out of date and soggy.
I did a chicken curry in the cab one night, I could still smell it when I sold the truck a couple of years later, don’t fancy doing chips in lard.
We used to buy fresh eggs by the road side. boil them on the camping Gaz, have them with bread and butter, and use the water for the coffee.
Coffee is not the same without the chicken shxt. Two in a day cab Scania 110 meant “minimalist”. Jim
Hi Jim, there were quite a few guys who used to do that it put me off after a Dutch driver told me that it gives you warts. I remember a guy who would never carry sugar in his cab all because a two pound bag of Tate And Lyles finest had burst on his bunk. He said that even after two years he was still finding bits of the stuff all over the place especially when he took his carpets out to clean them and that he could never understand how it managed to get under the carpets.
I think one of my worst meals must of been a risotto that I had bought in a bit of a hurry. You all know the score, your on your way to Dover and you see a small grocers shop so if your parked on double yellows or in a bus stop for two minutes you can always say that you were asking for directions. I can’t remember who made these packet meals but they used dried veggies and you used to have to boil them in hot water for about fifteen minutes. Well one day I dashed into a shop, grabbed a load of food, payed and dashed out again and put most of the stuff in my food box in the cab. Five days later and I was parked at Carrisio for the weekend and after a Saturday night in the restaurant I got back in the cab and I got a whiff of smelly socks. No problem I thought, I will do a bit of washing the following day. Woke up Sunday morning and I thought better get those socks washed soon they are now smelling really bad. After doing some washing I got back in the cab and the pong was getting worse. I put the food box on the catwalk and hung out the sleeping bag etc. and then I gave the cab a good Sunday weekend clean before putting everything back in the cab and then going to the restaurant for a quick Sunday lunch. When I got back four hours later it smelt like there was a dead rat in the cab and I just had to find the cause of it. Well what the sickly smell was that I had picked up a FRESH risotto which had to be kept chilled and used within a few days. I suppose that the warm days in Italy and the night heater had something to do with it.
Dead on Jeff. I never fried in the cab - part smell and part fire risk - better off the trailer box for that.
I liked the tins that the label had fallen off - it made for a bit of excitement at meal times. But M&S did a really good tinned chicken curry - always had some of that on board.
A certain guvnor of the best company that I worked for was famed for being tight and would load all the battered, lableless cans that were left in trailer boxes into the boot of his Merc and take them home! Well it made us laugh anyway.
jmc jnr:
We used to buy fresh eggs by the road side. boil them on the camping Gaz, have them with bread and butter, and use the water for the coffee.
Coffee is not the same without the chicken shxt. Two in a day cab Scania 110 meant “minimalist”. Jim
Hiya “jmcjnr”
Bet you bought your fresh eggs of this little fella “eh”
GUESTY44
Wherever possible, I took a leaf out of Jogger John’s book (John Roberts) and bought local fresh meat, vegetables, fruit etc by the wayside. It was more fun too, to stand in village shops and haggle over grub that you would have to take care over by the trailer box. Dave Clarke off Whittles and later pulling for DTS on Morocco work was the same - always wonder into labyrinthine alleys for bits of food. It is no coincidence that they were both excellent cooks. I can vouch for this because I ran with both of them many times. Robert
Never put truckers down they are without doubt " Jacks of all trades" I would question the tools that you suggested for doing this job, if my problem was created with a glass of water then I don’t reckon that I should have a glass of Effes on stand-bye.
I remember a guy who would never carry sugar in his cab 
