Dave that reminded me when I drove my first truck in civy street and picked up a load of grain, they put so much on, I could not turn the ruddy wheels, I wonder if that driver is having the same trouble ? 
Hi Norman,
My Father worked for an animal feed and grain merchant for all his working life,except for six years in the army in ww2,the loads he used to put on were something else,especially when picking grain up from some of the farms. I know health and safety and handling and lifting have gone over the top,but at least blokes aren’t hurting their backs and the like. Ive lifted over 2cwt myself,you think nothing of it when you are young,but its in later life as you fella’s well know,it catches up with you.
Cheers Dave.
DAve that is exactly what them sacks weighed, when I built my conservatry, i dug the footings, and mixed a load of concrete at the age of 62, but I struggled with the large bags, I cut down to the half bags, and they started to feel heavy,the old fork lifts comming in, saved a lot of drivers backs, old Harry has a job lifting his betting slip, when he wins, he tells Ladbroke to pay him out in £50 notes, so they are not so heavy! 
hiya,
Norm “when i win” is the operative terminology, and i’ve never seen a £50 note, i’m still awaiting some sure fire racing information from you so i can spank the Bookie, it’s about time i had a bit of luck and got some of my money back, i think i’ve bought Old Ladbroke a yacht or two over the years.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry I must say I have had my fair share of success with my wages, one time a bloke with the same name as yours, we were at Dunne & Moores at Glasgow, waiting to tip our tankers, and we were there for the best part of two days, so me and Harry Dorrington was talking, when I said I was walking down to the cross, and having a bet on the horses, and he said can he come with me,and could he join me in a bet, he did not know what to do, so I picked 4 horses out and done a ew yankee and put £12 on which he gave me six, we saw two winners go in, then we went back to the lorries, because he was a bit of a worrier, but we soon was on our way back to the shop, and yet another winner, and after await of a hour, the last horse romped home at 33/1, the same happened the next day, we both had 4/5 hundred, he was singing my praise, but I said it happens in three’s to me, so I was waiting to see where I would end up next, it was Trowbridge i Corals but he went to Mortlake London and I increased my winnings by a couple of hundred, and this was a thursday, I treated three of our drivers to a posh meal in a restaurant next to the back of the brewery, for we had to have a night out, ran in , and was sent to mortlake and Harry was there, I told of my luck, out side the gates was a Ladbrokes, in again I went, due to waiting to tip, I clean up again, I was on a long running streak. Saturday I ran in to Carlsberg Brewery, and went home, I went to the hairdresser and told I would be one hour, so I put on several bets, and kept my appointment, after my hair was done, I checked my bets, again I had several hundred to come. So I called in a Travel agent and booked two weeks for me my wife, daughter, her friend, my son & his wife and two children, on the Costa Brava, so my family had a holiday paid by the uk bookies, what a week, it was a joy to go to work!
hiya,
Norm just PM me with four winners or high priced outsiders for Saturday and i’ll stick the mortgage on, then again don’t bother they’ll develope “donkeyitis” as soon as my money goes near them, I guess i’m just useless at picking the gee gees but no doubt i’ll be there at my "investment broker"this Saturday come rain or high water.
thanks harry l0ong retired.
Hello Red and Rusties ,
Some of us lose more rust than others Harry I lost the computor then my health , but Im back banging tunes on the keys again now , talking about putting on bets it was the down fall of one of our BRS drivers in Southampton , Tug Wilson was on the whisky contract with a red and rust painted white , we always thought it a conspiracy with that colour you could smell the load and after picking up 20 ton of the stuff in London Tug stopped at a phonebox going through Epping to put on a bet to his Southampton Bookies . Well , he was found two days later tied to a tree deep in the forest by some old dear walking her dog . The Lorry ,Trailer and load was never found , now you have to see the scene Tug was arrogant , above his station with delusions of you know what , he wouldnt talk to other Drivers , now he wore a Russian hat , a Crevat and always had a fat cigar in his gob and that`s how we immagine he was found .
Regards Frenchy
Hi Frenchy,
Glad to see your back,Harry Norman and Co were wondering where you were. I’m not a red and rust bloke myself,but enjoy the thread,along with a lot of others.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Frenchy,
Glad to see your back,Harry Norman and Co were wondering where you were. I’m not a red and rust bloke myself,but enjoy the thread,along with a lot of others.
Cheers Dave.
Aye,nice to hear from you again Frenchy,we’ve kept the thread going in a fashion and saved a brand spanking Bristol for you
Look after her 
I heard that Frenchy was always a little absome minded, sometimes he never pick up his nightout money, , no like Harry, he had it in his pocket, before he left the yard , good to see you back, you have a lot to catch up, I kept my eyes skinned for you when I went to Paris, but never saw a car in BRS colours.
hiya,
Nice to see you back Frenchy you’ve been missed we’ve put a lot of nonsense on the thread in your absence but at least it’s still going, maybe you can make it sensible again, there’s been some good pics put on here and i see there’s a brand new Bristol a couple of posts back, anyway hope you’re well and settled in your new place.
thanks harry long retired.
Hope you get well enough Frenchy to put your sixpenny worth on your thread, and do not forget you have to keep putting coins in the meter, or you don’t get electricity to run your laptop.
hiya,
Frenchy, seem to remember a lorry driver being hi-jacked can’t remember the details but being found in Epping Forest seems to stir the dodgy old grey matter and it seems to be a long time ago and i do believe booze was involved, please someone restore my memory. it would make a nice Crimbo prezzie.
thanks harry long retired.
Hows this lads, my mate Bill, his son, was a sprog fitter in 1974 and worked on the Marathons at Duston BRS depot, then later in life, when Dukes packed up the garage behind Watford gap on the A5, He took over, he nearly went bankrupt, because owner drivers owed him a lot of money, but his dad helped him, he has a fleet of lorries, and is a paper millionaire, me I have not got that many hairs on my head.
Greeting Red and Rusties .
Harry how the can an old duffer like me remeber that highjacking date it was probably around 1971 , there were two Ergo Mandatores on the contract around H reg 1970s tackle and much newer than mine , it did gave Tug a Crimbo Prezzie he was grilled by the law for two days until he was cleared as the bookies coroberated his story and then sacked . but the second BRS Whisky load to go missing was old " Maurice Buckingham" in heavy traffic on the North circular around Park Royal , it was summer just a little later than Tug and he had both windows open , suddenly a fellow jumped in the drivers side buddled Maurice over the bonnet and a second bloke sat on him in the footwell until he was bundled into a sack put in a van and kicked out around Charlton , South London . Maurice was also grilled but was let off but it did affect his health badly ,it was two weeks later when another old dear around Surry Docks area phoned the police to say a big white Lorry was blocking her light and could they move it ,g ot that one back , empty of course .
You know what they say about blokes with no hair Norm , I`ve got a full crop and been firing blanks for years .
Regards Frenchy
hiya,
That’s about the time Frenchy, i was still on for the red and rust and doing quite a bit of whisky myself, was we the only outfit that could afford the insurance, i know i did a lot from the distillers to London docks and never gave it a thought that the possibility of getting a smack around the lug was always there and everybody knew what was on your motor the smell of scotch was always present and moreso when the weather was warm, i seem to remember a notice going up in the depot with a refresher about the do’s and don’ts to be applied when carrying the golden nectar.
thanks harry long retired.
BRS Barges were as reularly seen in the Southampton waters as Thier Lorries were on the Isle of Wight Ferries . It`s incredible how big the company was , at Hampton Park IOW shunters would arrive with trailers for the Night trunk by the hour , I used to be amazed how much traffic there was , it all went down hill during the 70s and we were leaving in droves , those that hung in there copped a fat payout when BRS went public , good on em .
That was just my rotten luck again .
BRS Southampton lost the Whisky after those two were highjacked they reckon it was an inside job Harry if it was about the same time you was on the Whisky runs as well .
Regards Frenchy
hiya,
Not guilty of any wrong doing Frenchy always got a clear signature for my loads, although i’ve got to admit i did accquire a taste for the golden tipple and was never without a bottle on the sideboard, for medicinal purposes you understand, in fact i’m going to have a wee dram just now.
thanks harry long retired.
Frenchy, I will stick up for Harry, he only used to sample it to see if it had gone bad, always carried a small drill and matches, when on the barrels, so he could plug up, when it had past his sampling test, and always put a brick in the case when on bottles, he was never underweight 
hiya,
You are dead right Norm you have got to sample the goods on a few occasions when on route in case it gets upset with bouncing through all the potholes and no way would i have slept if i had’nt made sure the goods were as described on the delivery notes and the weight would have been spot on you could have bet your bottom dollar on that.
thanks harry long retired.