albion1938:
My old man used to have a pair of transparent orange discs with suckers in the middle, stuck them on the headlights, supposed to help to see in the fog. The only reason they worked was because they stopped most of the light passing through especially when they were scuffed from kicking around in the cab for a while, so no dazzle! A paper bag over the lights would probably have been as good!
Bernard
Lucozade wrappers did the same thing, ok on a short journey
How about that stuff you could paint on the headlights, turned the light yellow. Ok in the fog, absolutely useless in the dark.
Lawrence Dunbar:
What about when we used to tie a longish piece of thin cloth on the mirror arms and it kept them reasonably clean, Regards Larry.
It looks like some drivers actually paid for them.
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mushroomman:
A guaranteed ten hour day with time and a quarter after eight hour, Monday to Friday.
Time and a half on Saturdays before midday, minimum five hours and time and three quarters after midday.
Double Bubble on Sunday minimum ten hours for Sunday running.
A phone call from the company to your home as regards a change of plan, book a quarter of an hours pay.
Washing wagons, loading and shunting on a Saturday morning, five hours at time and a half plus an extended breakfast break and then a trip to the local pub,… priceless .
Sounds very much like the conditions of BRS in the early 50 s --how times have changed !
albion1938:
My old man used to have a pair of transparent orange discs with suckers in the middle, stuck them on the headlights, supposed to help to see in the fog. The only reason they worked was because they stopped most of the light passing through especially when they were scuffed from kicking around in the cab for a while, so no dazzle! A paper bag over the lights would probably have been as good!
Bernard
Lucozade wrappers did the same thing, ok on a short journey
How about that stuff you could paint on the headlights, turned the light yellow. Ok in the fog, absolutely useless in the dark.
Ray
I think that was the iodine paint you could buy from the AA so that you could paint your headlamps for driving in France. I used it several times and it lasted for several months afterwards. Robert
Lawrence Dunbar:
Can you remember the little V shaped deflector that were quite often seen on Morris Minors they were fitted on the front of the bonnet to deflect flies etc, Also the gadget that was fitted on the car roof with a bit sticking down the middle of the windscreen It acted like a periscope for drivers pulling caravans with front & rear windows, They never caught on did they ?, Regards Larry.
The periscopes are still in demand with classic car/caravan owners Larry, they make decent money.
Corner boards, when we had only flat beds and had to load and sheet we had corner boards to stop ropes cutting into the load, any sheeted vehicle these days never have them
I remember that there was great competition in our yard to see who could design/make the poshest and most effective corner boards. Then along came those one metre lengths of fibre with a crease up the middle- OK for protecting the load from ropes but pretty useless at helping to keep the load on.
Waving at work m8s,flashing people in,saying thanks for being flashed in ,chatting to other drivers at the same drop or in a cafe ,these things are all slowly becoming a thing of the past ,very sad
I Agee with Seth 70 ,transport cafe a wonderful institution but thanks to by passes and drivers not using them very few left it’s only a matter of time RIP, and to retired old ■■■■ someone I worked with made wooden hinged corner boards, surely you can’t match that LOL
seth 70:
Waving at work m8s,flashing people in,saying thanks for being flashed in ,chatting to other drivers at the same drop or in a cafe ,these things are all slowly becoming a thing of the past ,very sad
Very sad indeed Seth70, The only time I get to chat to some old drivers is at funerals, Like today I attended one to pay my respects to a fellow departed driver, & met up with several lads from the past, that I either worked with or just lads that I new throught the job as we all once new it, Long gone days sadley to say, Regards Larry.
dexterboy:
I Agee with Seth 70 ,transport cafe a wonderful institution but thanks to by passes and drivers not using them very few left it’s only a matter of time RIP, and to retired old ■■■■ someone I worked with made wooden hinged corner boards, surely you can’t match that LOL
My last model trumps hinged wooden boards- Aluminium!
Hiya,
The all tightening Dundee Cross seldom seen nowadays, mixed with a drop of -
Aberdeen Overdrive which is no use nowadays either, I made good use of both.
thanks harry, long retired.
The 12 hour spred instead of 3x15 2x13 and all that ■■■■■■■■ if it was still in then the wages t @c might be better all round and drivers wouldnt have to work two weeks in one to get decent money
o and those michelin men u had on the mirrors
BIG AW:
The 12 hour spred instead of 3x15 2x13 and all that ■■■■■■■■ if it was still in then the wages t @c might be better all round and drivers wouldnt have to work two weeks in one to get decent money
o and those michelin men u had on the mirrors
I agree with what you say about the hours Andy, but as for the fat blokes on the mirror arm? They’ve moved into the cab haven’t they? tin hat held tightly!!! Regards Kev.
TIR; Start at 8 with a good breakfast. Stop at 12 for 2 hour lunch.Drive til 7 for 2 hour evening meal.Drive til midnight & park up. Do it all again the next day. None of this starting at 7 on Monday & ending up sleeping all day on Friday rubbish.
