Wheel Nut:
That reminds me of the small prefilter in the rear of a DAF pump, like a peltit plate on a Ford gearbox, it doesnt need it!
And before you know of their existence it’s the last place you look for a fuel blockage, after sitting for 6hrs on the hard shoulder of the old two lane Medway Bridge, long after bonfires under the tanks, fitting new primary filters, towing the ■■■■■■■ in and putting a new stack pipe and fuel lines on, all for a poxy bit of gauze smaller than your little pinkie
Wheel Nut:
That reminds me of the small prefilter in the rear of a DAF pump, like a peltit plate on a Ford gearbox, it doesnt need it!
And before you know of their existence it’s the last place you look for a fuel blockage, after sitting for 6hrs on the hard shoulder of the old two lane Medway Bridge, long after bonfires under the tanks, fitting new primary filters, towing the [zb] in and putting a new stack pipe and fuel lines on, all for a poxy bit of gauze smaller than your little pinkie
im going down to doha for astran soon just waiting for my second passport to come back, ive been told not to have a shave before i go, is this true or have i been fed a load of bull?
im going down to doha for astran soon just waiting for my second passport to come back, ive been told not to have a shave before i go, is this true or have i been fed a load of bull?
freshir wrote :- Hi Ed, I can assure you that none of the ex; M/E boys on this forum would ever give you false info, we are all sound as a pound also you would be well advised not to wash for five days before you get to Doha then you will be accepted into their
way of life, Good luck,
Mate your off you trolly if you are realy going I would think carefully ,which way you are going ,Syria is now a Hot spot If your Married with Kids dont go ,if just married and fed up with the nagging wife put up with the nagging.,sit down look at a Map think of another route ,there must be one ,even if it means a ferry or two ,trouble is How is Iraq now does anyone know this has got to be the best way now ,into Kuwait or straight into Saudi from Iraq,lets face the job is F…UP now,good luck if you do go
Mate your off you trolly if you are realy going I would think carefully ,which way you are going ,Syria is now a Hot spot If your Married with Kids dont go ,if just married and fed up with the nagging wife put up with the nagging.,sit down look at a Map think of another route ,there must be one ,even if it means a ferry or two ,trouble is How is Iraq now does anyone know this has got to be the best way now ,into Kuwait or straight into Saudi from Iraq,lets face the job is F…UP now,good luck if you do go
Roger
A drinking colleague from the village has just spent a few days in Kandy. he is a seismologist and the Japan thing went off while he was in India. his return home was delayed somewhat as they couldn’t guarantee them a safe flight. In the end he told me they flew over Baghdad, the lesser of the evils. He was home before Syria started, but it had been planned for a couple of weeks apparently.
im going down to doha for astran soon just waiting for my second passport to come back, ive been told not to have a shave before i go, is this true or have i been fed a load of bull?
freshir wrote :- Hi Ed, I can assure you that none of the ex; M/E boys on this forum would ever give you false info, we are all sound as a pound also you would be well advised not to wash for five days before you get to Doha then you will be accepted into their
way of life, Good luck,
Yes very true, good luck and enjoy your trip, inshallah…, five days !i would make that to weeks, travel light, two pairs of shorts, two t shirts, and one bottle of water, thats plenty.
I have a few questions regarding the ‘call to prayer’:
Did the ‘Call to prayer’ create much of an inconvenience during loading, unloading or at the customs?
Did they just stop what they were doing?
How long did it last for? I’ve read 15-20 mins.
jsutherland:
I have a few questions regarding the ‘call to prayer’:
Did the ‘Call to prayer’ create much of an inconvenience during loading, unloading or at the customs?
Did they just stop what they were doing?
How long did it last for? I’ve read 15-20 mins.
I was out in West Africa working and the Muslim workers carried on regardless and prayed when they could, except on a Friday, like we have a tea break, they would nip off with a prayer mat and point their arse in the air.
jsutherland:
I have a few questions regarding the ‘call to prayer’:
Did the ‘Call to prayer’ create much of an inconvenience during loading, unloading or at the customs?
Did they just stop what they were doing?
How long did it last for? I’ve read 15-20 mins.
I was out in West Africa working and the Muslim workers carried on regardless and prayed when they could, except on a Friday, like we have a tea break, they would nip off with a prayer mat and point their arse in the air.
And they never used a sat nav, they always knew which way was East.
ed209trucks:
thanks for the info lads,
i`ll speak to kev at astrans when my passport comes back and ask him what the deal is
Good luck with your trip and dont forget your camera!!!..but out of interest, arent Astran a bit more selective as to who they sub there work out to??
Dont they require a subby to have some experience in that area or can any subbby get on for them??
Would be interested in any feed back from any subbies past and present (richmond!! ), maybe they can shed some light on how to get a load from Astran and start on the M/E stuff!!
Surely Astran require some sort of proven history of running down there before they would give up a load??
ed209trucks:
thanks for the info lads,
i`ll speak to kev at astrans when my passport comes back and ask him what the deal is
Good luck with your trip and dont forget your camera!!!..but out of interest, arent Astran a bit more selective as to who they sub there work out to??
Dont they require a subby to have some experience in that area or can any subbby get on for them??
Would be interested in any feed back from any subbies past and present (richmond!! ), maybe they can shed some light on how to get a load from Astran and start on the M/E stuff!!
Surely Astran require some sort of proven history of running down there before they would give up a load??
Answers on a postcard please!!
Actually, i dont know !.I know they always make sure that on your first trip that you must run down with an experianced driver. thats about it.
richmond:
Actually, i dont know !.I know they always make sure that on your first trip that you must run down with an experianced driver. thats about it.
Really!!! So possibly / theoretically anyone with a half decent truck and a sense of adventure could get an Astran load and head off to Doha or where ever!!!
I had always imagined that Astran would be quite careful as to who they sub out to given their reputation and what the job actually entails etc!!
In the middle east special of commercial motor it said the operator is responsible for arangeing there tir permit which is costly and time consuming so you would have to be financially secure and serious about doing it before you start so I suppose this weeds out most of the time wasters before they start.
