Idiots in haulage

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Freight Dog:
I thought by bellend you meant people who were just toss pots or had crap characters traits :smiley:

I easily get on with people who make mistakes and we work it out together. It’s actually a strength when someone admits a mistake and asks for input in my field - everyone is human. I can easily get on with people who aren’t necessarily er, “up to speed” or don’t seem that switched on over something or have mind block. That doesn’t push my intolerance buttons, especially if they’re open about it.

I can’t tolerate sarky, supercilious, caustic unpleasant types. You can’t work with those. Those to me are the bellends

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the nodding donkey:

Freight Dog:
I thought by bellend you meant people who were just toss pots or had crap characters traits :smiley:

I easily get on with people who make mistakes and we work it out together. It’s actually a strength when someone admits a mistake and asks for input in my field - everyone is human. I can easily get on with people who aren’t necessarily er, “up to speed” or don’t seem that switched on over something or have mind block. That doesn’t push my intolerance buttons, especially if they’re open about it.

I can’t tolerate sarky, supercilious, caustic unpleasant types. You can’t work with those. Those to me are the bellends

Shots fired? At who? I’m talking about people you meet at work. Had a few characters in mind I’ve worked with over the years :smiley:

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Freight Dog:
Seemed quite a lot when I did it but also some good ones. There’s nob heads in every job field :laughing:

That’s true about nobs in the job…if you cant drive without having your name in the window for all to see it says a lot about the type of plonkers in this game.

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Juddian:
There thats cheered you all up no end :sunglasses:

Just read about your next venture selling razor blades. :stuck_out_tongue:

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gripper1:

Freight Dog:
Seemed quite a lot when I did it but also some good ones. There’s nob heads in every job field :laughing:

That’s true about nobs in the job…if you cant drive without having your name in the window for all to see it says a lot about the type of plonkers in this game.

Someone is feeling unloved today…

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Stanley Knife:

Juddian:
There thats cheered you all up no end :sunglasses:

Just read about your next venture selling razor blades. :stuck_out_tongue:

I wonder who’s stocking up on pitch forks and piano wire, for when the truth about Dec 25th the turkeys are about to vote willingly for (again :unamused: ) is finally realised.

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the nodding donkey:

gripper1:

Freight Dog:
Seemed quite a lot when I did it but also some good ones. There’s nob heads in every job field :laughing:

That’s true about nobs in the job…if you cant drive without having your name in the window for all to see it says a lot about the type of plonkers in this game.

Someone is feeling unloved today…

The man is ■■■■ obsessed with name plates in windscreens :open_mouth: .
He is always prattling on about them at every opportunity.
He’s like a one trick pony and relates nearly every thread he is on to ■■■■ name plates. :unamused:
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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^^^^^ Speaking of nameplates mate, I was in slow moving traffic going through Swaffham yesterday and one of yours was heading towards me in equally slow moving traffic. I excitedly looked forward to maybe meeting you face to face for the first time. As we neared each other my hopes were crushed as I saw that not only was he driving in his hi vis he also had a nameplate bearing the legend “flying pie” on it. Weird man :wink:

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Juddian:
I wonder who’s stocking up on pitch forks and piano wire, for when the truth about Dec 25th the turkeys are about to vote willingly for again is finally realised.

Whilst she has promised* that the UK will leave the single market and the customs union there is only the vagueness that the UK will not make “vast annual contributions” to the EU and that we will pay “a contribution for access to EU programmes”. I want that to say NO contributions.

Whilst the EU’s charter of fundamental rights will not be made into UK law we will remain signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights for at least the next Parliament! And there is sweet fa about leaving the ECJ, imo the most important part as that is the authority whose tentacles reach deep into all members rights.

The backsliding has already started . . .

*Politicians and promises are never a combination to hang your hat on

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Stanley Knife:

Juddian:
I wonder who’s stocking up on pitch forks and piano wire, for when the truth about Dec 25th the turkeys are about to vote willingly for again is finally realised.

Whilst she has promised* that the UK will leave the single market and the customs union there is only the vagueness that the UK will not make “vast annual contributions” to the EU and that we will pay “a contribution for access to EU programmes”. I want that to say NO contributions.

Whilst the EU’s charter of fundamental rights will not be made into UK law we will remain signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights for at least the next Parliament! And there is sweet fa about leaving the ECJ, imo the most important part as that is the authority whose tentacles reach deep into all members rights.

The backsliding has already started . . .

*Politicians and promises are never a combination to hang your hat on

The back sliding started when the remainer Cameron passed on running government (and Brexiteers) to the remainer May…

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Juddian:
There’s been some bloody good posts in this thread, one thing you can say about the main bulk of lorry drivers they aint fools by a long chalk, ■■■■■■■ on them whilst telling them its raining isn’t working any more.
Getting the rest of the population to think for themselves is i fear a hopeless task and there simply aint enough of us to change things no matter how we vote, as some of the lads above seem to feel, the place (Britain) is just about bollocksed.

ATT, you’se a braver man than me, i only want a phone for making or receiving phone calls, it has to be simple tough and actually of use as a telephone, so thats smart phones out the window, i’ll stick with me Samsung XCover B550, meant for builders etc.

Nokia are re;leasing the old basic mobile …It only makes and receives calls apparently .will probably do texts ,but no camera etc

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the maoster:
^^^^^ Speaking of nameplates mate, I was in slow moving traffic going through Swaffham yesterday and one of yours was heading towards me in equally slow moving traffic. I excitedly looked forward to maybe meeting you face to face for the first time. As we neared each other my hopes were crushed as I saw that not only was he driving in his hi vis he also had a nameplate bearing the legend “flying pie” on it. Weird man :wink:

They’re all ■■■■ weird on my lot, I’m the only sane one among em. :laughing:

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robroy:

the maoster:
^^^^^ Speaking of nameplates mate, I was in slow moving traffic going through Swaffham yesterday and one of yours was heading towards me in equally slow moving traffic. I excitedly looked forward to maybe meeting you face to face for the first time. As we neared each other my hopes were crushed as I saw that not only was he driving in his hi vis he also had a nameplate bearing the legend “flying pie” on it. Weird man :wink:

They’re all [zb] weird on my lot, I’m the only sane one among em. As I sit here wearing my high heels and pink tutu :laughing:

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robroy:

the nodding donkey:

gripper1:

Freight Dog:
Seemed quite a lot when I did it but also some good ones. There’s nob heads in every job field :laughing:

That’s true about nobs in the job…if you cant drive without having your name in the window for all to see it says a lot about the type of plonkers in this game.

Someone is feeling unloved today…

The man is [zb] obsessed with name plates in windscreens :open_mouth: .
He is always prattling on about them at every opportunity.
He’s like a one trick pony and relates nearly every thread he is on to [zb] name plates. :unamused:
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

I think you have your name in the window …go on,you do dont you.

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gripper1:
I think you have your name in the window …go on,you do dont you.

Why do you even care mate? :neutral_face:

Go on then, fill yer boots, I’ll make your day complete.
… ‘‘YES I HAVE MY NAME IN THE WINDOW’’.
…try not to get TOO excited now …there’s a love.
:open_mouth: :unamused:

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Work day for me today.

One of my oppo’s spoke to me in the week, said ‘have you noticed how much the standard of lorry driving has deteriorated recently’
well we had a conversation about it and we came to the conclusion that its really gone downhill over the last few years, but seems to have taken a nose dive even further in the last few weeks.
I know this is mentioned regularly here, but it’s got really noticeable now.

Anyway i’m off down the M1 thismorning, and our conversation came back to me, early doors and the roads were lovely and quiet, however that didn’t stop one or two on a mission doing their best to make possible problems where there weren’t any.

The worst example was the FH that decided to overtake me and the two foreign lads about 1/4 a mile before the M25 diverged, he’d got about half a mph on us, we’re all in the left lane going East, so he gets alongside the lad in front of me almost at the last knockings and then puts his left indicator on cos all of a sudden he wants to go Dartford way too, fortunately the foreign lad is (unlike he) a pro lorry driver and slows up to allow him in.
If the foreign lad, (both of whom were driving impeccably doing about half mph lower than my cruise speed but for that difference i can’t be arsed with an elephant overtake and was quite happy to follow them) hadn’t braked to allow this pillock in what did he think was going to be the outcome, was he going to take the bend on the M25 slip in the outside lane overtaking two foreign lads with a loaded double decker on the limiter? the mind boggles.

Now normally individuals like this don’t annoy me, but he was just one of quite a few double decker pallet artics on the road going south.
Most of them driven well so not blanket accusing the pallet decker lads, but the odd one pushing like buggery.

I got to wondering, mainly why? was this bloke simply a ■■■ or is there another reason.

It also dawned on me that i haven’t seen unecessary/stupid driving from a foriegn regd artic for quite a while, situation reversed from what it was say 10 years ago?

So lads, this pallet trunking at night?
Do they set a fuse up the driver’s arse when they leave the hub or what :open_mouth: , if they take 15 seconds longer than the olympic gold time to get back does it ignite an incendiary shoved somewhere?
Seriously though, are the drivers under that much pressure to make time?

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Can’t speak for the night lads J, but I drag DD’s regularly and some of the runs are really tight on the tacho :neutral_face:

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eagerbeaver:
Can’t speak for the night lads J, but I drag DD’s regularly and some of the runs are really tight on the tacho :neutral_face:

I’m hoping its just one or two pillocks who would be driving like a ■■■ whatever they were in, but it did make me wonder if the lads are being ‘encouraged’ shall we say for the want of a better term, such as bullied :bulb: , to push to the limit…seriously though this particular bloke never got out of sight despite the forcing in to make 100ft, if he’d got 20 mph on everyone else and a 15 mile single carriageway coming up i could understand it.

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Juddian:

eagerbeaver:
Can’t speak for the night lads J, but I drag DD’s regularly and some of the runs are really tight on the tacho :neutral_face:

I’m hoping its just one or two pillocks who would be driving like a ■■■ whatever they were in, but it did make me wonder if the lads are being ‘encouraged’ shall we say for the want of a better term, such as bullied :bulb: , to push to the limit…seriously though this particular bloke never got out of sight despite the forcing in to make 100ft, if he’d got 20 mph on everyone else and a 15 mile single carriageway coming up i could understand it.

I hear you mate :frowning: I’ve just commented on another thread about pricks that won’t let you past, which is ironic! :laughing:

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eagerbeaver:
Can’t speak for the night lads J, but I drag DD’s regularly and some of the runs are really tight on the tacho :neutral_face:

I’m a real arsey ■■■■ EB, so if that was me, …instead of trying to meet their ■■■■ stupid schedules, I would make bloody sure the job did not get there and/or back in time, again and again,.and not be too amazed the next time when the schedule suddenly became more realistic and achievable. :bulb: …but that’s just me.
Once you start to help these type of pricks to look as if they actually know what they’re doing, you are Donald Ducked, I learned that one a long time ago.