Can we get an Amen over here for Brother Dave??
AAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNN. Brother
As for the skirt’s 
TheBear:
Just out of interest… do or have any of you ladies ever worn a skirt to work?
What’s a skirt ■■?
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Owens_girl:
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ROFLMAO 
Off course !!!
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Nice one Andyroo.
Of course, Hi-viz, steel-toe boots and gloves are the fix for all sorts of health and safety conerns…
Like the time (friday) I managed to drop the pallet truck onto my foot… I’d made sure the pallet wouldn’t hit my foot… forgot about the pallet truck… flippin eck that hurt… of course, the bit managed to miss the steel toes, and my hi-viz and gloves protected me from all injusry didn’t they…
See what happens when you don’t wear your hearing protection and safety googles ?!!
Is the foot all right ?
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Sore and bruised, but despite the pallet weighing a tonne, it didn’t break anything. I was a tad annoyed, but I managed to get my foot out of the boot, and waited to compare first aid certificates with the site guy
Good to hear nothing is broken. Even though you escaped with a sore and bruised foot I can imagine it might not fit back into the boot again straight away with that one tonne pallet stepping around on that foot ! Awwwtch !!!
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It is all, as has already been said, about double-standards and idiocy in the hierarchy.
Ok, sometimes hi-viz is helpful, for example in the yard at dusk to help the [zb] shunters going at about 30mph the wrong way in the 10mph one-way system to see you.
The [zb] managers in the office delight in saying ‘who said that?’ or something as sarcastic when visiting drivers try to book in without their hi-viz; yet sometimes walk round without theirs. That does drive me up the wall, especially when it states at the gate-house that hi-viz must be worn in the yard.
Safety - shoes is another one. About 2 weeks ago, I was walking from the canteen to the office, which is through the warehouse. There were about 3 others with me, one of whom was an agency driver wearing ‘clarks’ type shoes. We were about 3/4 of the way there; then a jumped up manager (never seen him before, but reminded me of the lad who once pushed me down the stairs at school, ie short and with the chip about it), told him to turn round and walk round the warehouse through the yard to the office!! unbelievable! Needless to say, matey pointed out that the route he was taking was about 50 yards…
Now, I just remove the hi-viz once I’m out of the RDC because of what happened once…I got to Erith Morrisons, parked up and then went to the ATM for some ££ for lunch. I got the cash, and started walking back to the store. Then a granny came over and said ‘excuse me young man. I can’t get the Pound back out of the trolley’. so I said that she should go to the customer services to get her quid back, and I didn’t work there. To that she said something like ‘well you’re wearing one of those bloody stupid shiny yellow jackets to go shopping in?! No wonder I thought you were one of the trolleys collector idiots who can’t get a proper job!’
I agree with the sentiment, but they had to go. L.
CBR_SI:
Now, I just remove the hi-viz once I’m out of the RDC because of what happened once…I got to Erith Morrisons, parked up and then went to the ATM for some ££ for lunch. I got the cash, and started walking back to the store. Then a granny came over and said ‘excuse me young man. I can’t get the Pound back out of the trolley’. so I said that she should go to the customer services to get her quid back, and I didn’t work there. To that she said something like ‘well you’re wearing one of those bloody stupid shiny yellow jackets to go shopping in?! No wonder I thought you were one of the trolleys collector idiots who can’t get a proper job!’
I once got mistaken for the in-store janitor at my local Tesco when I walked past a couple of ladies who had dropped a jar of something in the aisle. I go shopping on the bike, and I normally don’t bother taking the hi-viz waistcoat off for the 5 minutes I’m in the store.
Personally, I’m not too bothered about wearing hi-viz. Sometimes if it starts to rub a bit while I’m driving I’ll take it off, but I’ll usually leave it on for the whole shift. If someone thinks I look stupid, that’s their problem, not mine.
My safety boots have saved my toes from pain (although probably not permanent damage) on a number of occasions. They also mean it’s easy to stop a runaway roll cage or pump truck. They do start to rub a bit by the end of the shift, though.
Well I’m proud to admit I’m one of those Jolly dumb happy truck drivers who’re quite happy to wear my hv vest while driving. Always wear it when I’m just in a T-shirt simply because it feels more comfortable I think. I like that cool smoothness of the fabric. Besides I’ve got mine personalised by the writing: OWENS ■■■■■■■ the back. Saves the forkies and everyone else calling me all kind of names when trying to get my attention.
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Owens_girl:
just in a T-shirt . I like that cool smoothness of the fabric.Jo
Stop it!
You’re getting us fellas going here!! 
Grab a cold shower Ian.
It most be bad when you start getting turned on by a hi vis vest !!!
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Coffeeholic:
ianyng:
I’ll be on a beach in Turkey next week - and I’ll make sure I’m definately wearing my hi-viz thong!!
Please make sure that is the one and only time you leave us with that image.
Are these the holiday snaps?
www.ebaumsworld.com/mensthong.html
Easy Tiger, I probably should remove this for some reason, but at the moment I’m laughing too much . Lib.
Reading how this thread is going, is there a need for Hi Viz Condoms 
they have had them for years. luminous is the word.
Highlander -
Bit too much material in that outfit for me!