I know some of you will remember Irish John from the middle east days gone by, so I thought I’d better warn you he’s now registered on here, and lurking in the background. 
Be gentle with him, his computer still scares him 
Is dat yerself John 
Don’t tell me,it’s Kavala beach.
hello john,if you are reading this.
did you ever go back and pay for the meal we had in spain one night 25 years ago when we got drunk and didnt move till the morning.
where are you living now,pm me if you would regds greg
bestbooties:
Don’t tell me,it’s Kavala beach.
Correct Ian, it is of course Kavala Beach one of the favourite stopping places for a bit of R and R on the way to the East. After coming over those hills from Salonica or Drama you had to let your brakes cool down didn’t you. 
Do you remember that little restaurant on the beach where the fish of the day was always what ever he caught that morning. You could never get the type of Calamari that they served there in your local supermarket. 
Kebabs, chips, a Greek salad and a cold Carlsberg cost about three quid and if there were more than two drivers there they would stay open until way past midnight. I wonder just how many British drivers had a moonlight swim or a early morning dip at Kavala.
Just to let you know he’s not ignoring you all, he’ll be on at the weekend when he gets home. Not sussed mobile internet yet…
Kate
mushroomman:
bestbooties:
Don’t tell me,it’s Kavala beach.Correct Ian, it is of course Kavala Beach one of the favourite stopping places for a bit of R and R on the way to the East.
Do you remember that little restaurant on the beach where the fish of the day was always what ever he caught that morning. You could never get the type of Calamari that they served there in your local supermarket.
Here’s me taking a pic while floating round on my spare inner tube after stopping off at Kavala beach with overheating problems on my 142 while en route to Baghdad.I was well freighted and any slight incline had her boiling over.Spent 10 days waiting for another driver on his way out with a new water pump,(which didn’t cure the problem anyway).Finished up nursing her all the way to Baghdad topping up the rad after every climb.Running back empty no problem.had a new radiator fitted in Germany,sorted!
Amongst the drivers passing while I was there,Hooperman called by and I think it’s he who has the pic of me rolling my spare tube up the beach.
It was such a hard life!
he still looks exactly the same but with a silver mop, he was loading with me at 17:30 today in north wales, i had a chat with him (more like listened to him) whilst he was sheeting his load. dont think he’ll be home much before lunch tomorrow.
im alive and well living in stamford england. didnt pay for that meal but bloody enjoyed it! great to hear from you
john.
i sent you a pm…greg
John, Gnomee looks on here now and again, i will see if he will write something…
Carl, son of Gnomee.
where are ya john.
i have to drink all the wine myself.
i need help.
greg50:
where are ya john.
i have to drink all the wine myself.
i need help.
I could pass a phone number on to John if ya like…
PM me if you want.
Lovely picture Jon!! Hope your not holding up our drivers Yella! Dig out the pictures Jon, i’ll be in the office waiting!
how dare you suggest such a thing mr 141. it doesnt take much to get irish jon’s tongue to move, it stopping it thats the problem
Is it acceptable to post sightings on this thread?
I had a very pleasant chat with a fellow driver at Heverlee services a couple of days back, he was really interesting and obviously a genuine person. When we parted I mentioned trucknetuk and he said he was registered on here as Irish John…
Looking over this thread it was definitely the same Irish John.
Hi John, if you are reading this
Well looks like he’s turned up again If it’s the John Conneely I think it is, we have had a few pints in the Woodbine, and a few other pubs 
does it ring a bell John. 