Muckaway:
Grumpy fitter sounds like an old time lorry man. When our MDs father was alive, there were no cbs, no bling, no curtains (“I’m not having my lorries look like gypsy caravans, chap!” was heard at least once). A pet hate was a drivers nameplate in the window-they’d be taken out and binned. Apparently his father (way back in the '50s) wouldn’t allow a newspaper on display as they “didn’t do advertising.”
We’re allowed decorations, curtains etc nowadays, but spotlights are still a no-no.
He sounded like a barrel of fun ! was he the origanal jewish father xmas…come down the chimney and say anybody want to buy some toys !.
shytalk:
Muckaway:
Grumpy fitter sounds like an old time lorry man. When our MDs father was alive, there were no cbs, no bling, no curtains (“I’m not having my lorries look like gypsy caravans, chap!” was heard at least once). A pet hate was a drivers nameplate in the window-they’d be taken out and binned. Apparently his father (way back in the '50s) wouldn’t allow a newspaper on display as they “didn’t do advertising.”
We’re allowed decorations, curtains etc nowadays, but spotlights are still a no-no.
He sounded like a barrel of fun ! was he the origanal jewish father xmas…come down the chimney and say anybody want to buy some toys !.
Godfrey Smith was a top bloke, knew the game inside out. No ragging his tippers, no demolition waste in the back, if the muck was sticky you’d be expected to refuse the load. If lorry was dirty you came off the road to wash it and someone else did your work. If you misbehaved you got an ear bashing not a disciplinary procedure.
Aw, sounds like a great bloke…i dont do ear bashing…some wear it i never did shove it up your arse matey…i dont suffer fools gladley was my attitude plus talked down to switches me off.
Muckaway:
CDC are selling 24v trees for £12! WTF? Buy a 12v one for half that at a motorist shop (providing you have a 12v socket of course).
Back in the day, drivers used to buy a set of 240v Christmas tree fairy lights, chop them up and re-wire them in parallel rather than in series, and Hey Presto 12v truck fairy lights.
