So,there I was minding my own buissness just stowing my tail lift away when a old bloke walks pasts and starts chatting to me…fair enough no problem there I’ll talk to anyone 
Had the usual “I dont know how you drive something that big ect ect”,then came the line…“how do you manage to drive and watch TV at the same time”…to which my reply was “I don’t”,he seemed taken aback because he reckons he has seen it on TV that lorry drivers watch TV whilst driving down the motorway and he wouldn’t be able to do that aswell as drive,I told him neither could I,and that just because he may of seen one driver doing it on TV doesn’t mean we all do it!
What started as a friendly chit chat ended in me having a mini rant lol.
ckm1981:
So,there I was minding my own buissness just stowing my tail lift away when a old bloke walks pasts and starts chatting to me…fair enough no problem there I’ll talk to anyone
Had the usual “I dont know how you drive something that big ect ect”,then came the line…“how do you manage to drive and watch TV at the same time”…to which my reply was “I don’t”,he seemed taken aback because he reckons he has seen it on TV that lorry drivers watch TV whilst driving down the motorway and he wouldn’t be able to do that aswell as drive,I told him neither could I,and that just because he may of seen one driver doing it on TV doesn’t mean we all do it!
What started as a friendly chit chat ended in me having a mini rant lol.
I have the same problem …watching TV whilst driving that is …
I’m too busy cooking dinner and making a brew 
Unfortunately the laptop on the dash and all sorts of tat on the window is frighteningly common… We’ve all seen that.
Yup I saw it as I was heading home from a day playing builder at my parents house, Dutch wagon heading to Parkeston Quay, laptop open on the dashboard.
DJC:
Unfortunately the laptop on the dash and all sorts of tat on the window is frighteningly common… We’ve all seen that.
Wot? - DieHard III? 
ckm1981:
So,there I was minding my own buissness just stowing my tail lift away when a old bloke walks pasts and starts chatting to me…fair enough no problem there I’ll talk to anyone
Had the usual “I dont know how you drive something that big ect ect”,then came the line…“how do you manage to drive and watch TV at the same time”…to which my reply was “I don’t”,he seemed taken aback because he reckons he has seen it on TV that lorry drivers watch TV whilst driving down the motorway and he wouldn’t be able to do that aswell as drive,I told him neither could I,and that just because he may of seen one driver doing it on TV doesn’t mean we all do it!
What started as a friendly chit chat ended in me having a mini rant lol.
I am amazed that nearly every car driver I see - all races & creeds and natioanlities of driver - can do this amazing piece of multitasking that involves using a satnav the size of a plasma screen TV obscuring half their windscreen, being on their mobile, steering one handed, and NEVER getting caught by passing plod vehicles, from shifting the phone to the other hand as they go past…
I can’t do that! 
hey wins, that must mean we:re not so professional after all, ■■■■ it
I mean, even if it wasn’t illegal who on God’s green earth would want to watch TV whilst driving, you gots 2 brains up there?
So there I was tooling down the A19 about 0530 on wed, noticed a small van pull out to overtake, then wondered why he didn’t go past me. On looking down I noticed he had a laptop open with a movie on, pointing my way to let me see, consisting of a young lady who appeared to be blowing into a large pink tube, the tube had a large blue vein. After a few seconds he sped up & went passed me. Still no idea what the film was about.
BillyHunt:
So there I was tooling down the A19 about 0530 on wed, noticed a small van pull out to overtake, then wondered why he didn’t go past me. On looking down I noticed he had a laptop open with a movie on, pointing my way to let me see, consisting of a young lady who appeared to be blowing into a large pink tube, the tube had a large blue vein. After a few seconds he sped up & went passed me. Still no idea what the film was about.
Maybe he was warning you of not drinking and driving or the police may get you to wrap your lips around a tube 
BillyHunt:
So there I was tooling down the A19 about 0530 on wed, noticed a small van pull out to overtake, then wondered why he didn’t go past me. On looking down I noticed he had a laptop open with a movie on, pointing my way to let me see, consisting of a young lady who appeared to be blowing into a large pink tube, the tube had a large blue vein. After a few seconds he sped up & went passed me. Still no idea what the film was about.
was it you tube,or blue tube?? 
nick2008:
ckm1981:
So,there I was minding my own buissness just stowing my tail lift away when a old bloke walks pasts and starts chatting to me…fair enough no problem there I’ll talk to anyone
Had the usual “I dont know how you drive something that big ect ect”,then came the line…“how do you manage to drive and watch TV at the same time”…to which my reply was “I don’t”,he seemed taken aback because he reckons he has seen it on TV that lorry drivers watch TV whilst driving down the motorway and he wouldn’t be able to do that aswell as drive,I told him neither could I,and that just because he may of seen one driver doing it on TV doesn’t mean we all do it!
What started as a friendly chit chat ended in me having a mini rant lol.I have the same problem …watching TV whilst driving that is …
I’m too busy cooking dinner and making a brew
+1 microwave ,autobox,and cruise control,what a perfect match
No wonder I am knackered when I get home, driving a manual ans looking at the road
Gotta get up with the times and the media craze 
I’m probably not doing myself any favours but 4am this morning on the A34 driving barefoot I got bored and went from the drivers seat to the passenger seat and back again (well obviously, safety and all that jazz) and also drove the truck from the bunk for a bit (well 30 seconds), OMG I hope I’m not on youtube in the near future.
I did think whilst sitting in the passenger seat that LHD’s are a bit awkward, although this was compounded slightly as I had no controls in front of me.
Dipper_Dave:
I’m probably not doing myself any favours but 4am this morning on the A34 driving barefoot I got bored and went from the drivers seat to the passenger seat and back again (well obviously, safety and all that jazz) and also drove the truck from the bunk for a bit (well 30 seconds), OMG I hope I’m not on youtube in the near future.I did think whilst sitting in the passenger seat that LHD’s are a bit awkward, although this was compounded slightly as I had no controls in front of me.
I cannot believe what you have just said,
Call yourself a professional? That is a disgrace.
I mean, absolutely anybody can do that, it is page 1 baby stuff
I open both windows, set the cruise on limiter, climb out of the driver’s side, crawl across the roof and back in the passenger side 
Mind you it’s a lot harder when I’m ■■■■■■■
robroy:
Dipper_Dave:
I’m probably not doing myself any favours but 4am this morning on the A34 driving barefoot I got bored and went from the drivers seat to the passenger seat and back again (well obviously, safety and all that jazz) and also drove the truck from the bunk for a bit (well 30 seconds), OMG I hope I’m not on youtube in the near future.I did think whilst sitting in the passenger seat that LHD’s are a bit awkward, although this was compounded slightly as I had no controls in front of me.
Call yourself a professional? That is a disgrace.I mean, absolutely anybody can do that, it is page 1 baby stuff
I open both windows, set the cruise on limiter, climb out of the driver’s side, crawl across the roof and back in the passenger side
Mind you it’s a lot harder when I’m ■■■■■■■
Pfft, if you are gonna do it do it properly…
While you are out there go and check your straps, crank another notch on them to make sure they are safe before you get back in.
Silver_Surfer:
I mean, even if it wasn’t illegal who on God’s green earth would want to watch TV whilst driving, you gots 2 brains up there?
you watch TV with your brain ?
ckm1981:
What started as a friendly chit chat ended in me having a mini rant lol.
lol, I know what you mean. A couple of months ago I was out with a friend, and her housemate joined us for a drink. She asked me what I do, so I told her I am an HGV driver. She paused, and said “I’ve got something to say to you”. I asked “what’s that?”, and she replied “can you lot stop texting on your phones and try and drive in a straight line?”
Mini rant indeed.
Someone once rang my boss to complain about my driving. I’d overtaken some old numpty, who thought 30 on a single (60 zone) was ok.
Apparently they reckoned I was doing at least 80mph.
Boss explained that he could see my speed throughout the day, courtesy of my tracker, and added that I have a limiter fitted that means I can’t do more than 56.
“Well we all know they just turn them off” came the reply.
Boss hung up on the old git.