ed209trucks:
hi everybody
is it right what i`ve heard, that davies turner are looking for subbies to go to tehran■■?
they doubtless are, but only if you’re iranian/turkish/whatever, and want to run for £ 0.60 a mile 
Reddesertfox:
m & c ntc:
Reddesertfox:
F–king Poseur,
even then i did not really need a comb
Mmmm… were you really NTC
… As if my memory serves me correct, you were you a dead ringer for Leonard Rossiter of Rising Damp.
Tony B, if I remember was a dead ringer for Jack Elam from the old western movies with that sleepy eye of his.
I have a photo somewhere, of you both, I will try to dig it out and post it on here.
Either way, two very likeable characters who I had the pleasure of meeting.Shame you will not tell us about the Reme Martin………Better get Steve to tell the story with full details as you choose NOT to remember and I cannot.
Leonard Rossiter, nice one and so true too !!
“Bunny” Baker did look very much like that actor chappy too…
If Ray does not tell all about the Co-op incident then i will tell you, but i will give him time to post it himself first.
Steve.
Come on lads, have a bit of mercy on a poor old workmate. You would think that the pair of you had never been under the influence of the fallie over juice (Bakers phraseology) and I Know Different, cause Norman the Conquerer told me that he has seen the both of you more than a little worse for wear and in embarassing situations!!. What would you have done if you had been offered a Litre bottle of Reme Martin for Six quid in a Coop in the UK ■■ I Think that if that was your favourite tipple, the pair of you, might have ■■■■■■ yourselfs as well, in anticipation of the glow that was going to enter your bodies!! never mind looking for the nearest toilet to relieve yourself. Regards Jamie.
P.S. Mervyn led a lot of fine men Astray.
A Scot Lost in the Valley’s.
M&C Jamie:
Come on lads, have a bit of mercy on a poor old workmate. You would think that the pair of you had never been under the influence of the fallie over juice (Bakers phraseology) and I Know Different, cause Norman the Conquerer told me that he has seen the both of you more than a little worse for wear and in embarassing situations!!. What would you have done if you had been offered a Litre bottle of Reme Martin for Six quid in a Coop in the UK ■■ I Think that if that was your favourite tipple, the pair of you, might have ■■■■■■ yourselfs as well, in anticipation of the glow that was going to enter your bodies!! never mind looking for the nearest toilet to relieve yourself. Regards Jamie.
P.S. Mervyn led a lot of fine men Astray.A Scot Lost in the Valley’s.
Your memory serves you well Jamie, but i would like to of heard how Norman would of worded it ■■
Yes, Mervyn certainly did open up a whole new world to so many people, and not only a drunken one either, i personally owe the man so much…
Norman keeps telling me that he has a picture of me asleep under a truck with the spanners still in my hand, but i have never actually seen it, so come on Ray, dig it out !!
Life is for enjoying, and taking the ■■■■.
Steve, an Englishman lost in the paddy fields. ( And also the bars of Soi 6 ! )
Steve, as you have stated there was indeed far more to Mervyn than just being a hell raiser.
Also for those only acquainted, with Tony Baker would have only known him as the Animal and a Hell Raiser, but there are a few of us including yourself, Ray and Jamie who would have known the serious, professional side to Tony also. 
An ex sub mariner and a trained radio operator, who spent much of his time in the Roal Navy ear wigging on the Russians during the cold war. He had the opportunity to join the Australian Navy when he came out of the RN, but turned it down, which became one of his life’s regrets. I understand that he did however manage to get out to Australia and visit his parents during the early years of his illness.
Like ■■■■ Snow, Tony held his Ham Radio License and spent a lot of time in his shack where he was in regular contact with interesting people all over the world including King Hussain of Jordan.
I only got to know of Tony’s communication abilities on a trip when we were together in Syria.
If this old memory serves me correct, the passport office at Darra was around the back by the car lanes. It was a large building that you entered at the top of the steps which were the width of the building.
The Non Arabs window where we infidels 
had to present our passports was on the left side on this occasion.
What most drivers probably never knew was, directly behind this passport area was the communications room, but there was one man who did know and that was Tony. The Syrians had left the door to the room open and I caught Tony writing, as the Morse was coming in……
M&C Jamie:
Come on lads, have a bit of mercy on a poor old workmate. You would think that the pair of you had never been under the influence of the fallie over juice (Bakers phraseology) and I Know Different, cause Norman the Conquerer told me that he has seen the both of you more than a little worse for wear and in embarassing situations!!. What would you have done if you had been offered a Litre bottle of Reme Martin for Six quid in a Coop in the UK ■■ I Think that if that was your favourite tipple, the pair of you, might have ■■■■■■ yourselfs as well, in anticipation of the glow that was going to enter your bodies!! never mind looking for the nearest toilet to relieve yourself. Regards Jamie.
P.S. Mervyn led a lot of fine men Astray.A Scot Lost in the Valley’s.
Jamie you have just let the cat out of the bag or should i say the water out of the bladder.Nuff said but who was responsible for my state (mervyn/dog/bunny)
Just got this picture off my phone & thought it belonged on this thread, its sold & went 1 way loaded from Hamburg.
Fly sheet
Reddesertfox:
scotstrucker:
‘Ashley Coghill’ is truckerash off this here forum sheeplady n sorry i’v no idea who the creator or the sherriff areProbably someone who has never been beyond Dover, or it could be the Nis Nasty writing under a pseudonym,
God I do hope there is no mention of cigar tubes, otherwise it could end up being a drivers version of the Lewinsky affair.
i worked with dennis marks for many years & i can assure you he made it passed dover many times .as far as the astran thing goes he & his father had 3 trucks on for astran for about 4 years in the late 90’s i worked for both trever & dennis marks & would say they were the best company i ever worked for .cheers mick
Hi Guys
Just to get us back on the 1st page I was thinking about Trevor(Wing commander) Long ,many driver will rember Trevor as a story teller ,I think his most famous was telling me in Doha that he was off to test the Emir’s Jet planes ,I shure I wasn’t the first he had told but sitting on my chair at the back of Intramass 's next to my trailer it was so convincing ,Barry Barnes and I decided king prawns would be more exciting ,untill I became ill and found out I had a shellfish alergy red splodges on my body didnt do wonders for my good looks 
Roger Haywood
does anyone remember bill took■■?
del72:
does anyone remember bill took■■?
Are you sure you don’t mean Biltong from RSA
sinbin31:
Hi GuysJust to get us back on the 1st page I was thinking about Trevor(Wing commander) Long ,many driver will rember Trevor as a story teller ,I think his most famous was telling me in Doha that he was off to test the Emir’s Jet planes ,I shure I wasn’t the first he had told but sitting on my chair at the back of Intramass 's next to my trailer it was so convincing ,Barry Barnes and I decided king prawns would be more exciting ,untill I became ill and found out I had a shellfish alergy red splodges on my body didnt do wonders for my good looks
Roger Haywood
Welcome back Roger.
Indeed Trevor did have a colorful imagination 
but a nice enough guy. RIP.
At least you were left in the good company of Barry Barnes. Sorry to hear of the problems with the shrimps, but I gather many M/E drivers were also allergic to the crabs and they sometimes came out in nasty rashes also…
never saw a crab with a nasty rash !!!
del72:
does anyone remember bill took■■?
Hullo “del72”,
Yes I remember Billy Tooke, I knew him as a teenager in and around the pubs in Maidstone. I was [zb] with him quite a fwe times. I then met him fairly often later in life when he was on for Promotor. The last time I saw Billy was in Como in Italy, this was in I should say about 1980, we were in the customs together, he was then on for a Dutch company and I do believe he said he had moved to Holland.
Cheers, Archie.
Hullo,
Following my last posting I have recieved an email from the son of Billy Tooke, Darren. Billy died in September ´07 whilst on holiday in Greece. There must be quite a few of us older blokes on here that remember him. Especially those from the South East and Kent Areas. A real good Bloke, a real good Friend. Belatedly, R.I.P. Billy.
Archie.
I have set up a new website for International Drivers, have a look and give me your opinions.
It can be found Here.
middleeastdriversclub.yolasite.com/
Dave.
Dave is this just for M/E drivers or any International drivers?
Read the front page, for any driver that used a TIR Carnet.
Dave.
Dave
Very nice but I must be stupid how do I join your club
Roger
As the Meerkat says simples.
Use the contact us page, send me your contact details, Name, Phone Numbers,Skype/ IM, E-mail, Location.
This will be added to the Drivers list page, then I will give you the Login, Password, to access the forum & drivers list pages.
Please Note phone numbers are not compulsory, but E-mail is.
Dave.