Hi Steve thats the trouble with learning to read & write so late in life & not being able to sign on here until the other day 
you have missed so many pages. I sold up 18 months ago, sort of semi-retired, doing a bit of agency when the fancy takes me. I hope you are fit and well and still working, another 6 months and I’ll be collecting my pension, all contributions gratefully received. Gavin
Hi Gavin…Did’nt realise it was so long ago since we last meet,but then thinking about it i’ve been on the scanner’s now over 3yrs,still its nice to know your keepin your hand in,'cos you can get rusty when you get on!!!.
If you ever speak to Merv tell him Ray Caswell has been trying to get hold of him,he’ll know why…
There is a big night out in Oct for all the boys that went to Spain & Portugal, if your interested let me know,this yr will be No.6 and they are brill…Look after yourself. 
With reference to the dodgy photo that Ainacs posted on the previous page,
Gerbil, Gaz IOW, Tribsa, Shady and Maggie D, for your information Pat,s camera is
obviously faulty and does not create a true image.
Thanks anyway for your complimentary comments, ( NOT ) nice to know who my friends are. 
Seriously though it was great to see both Pats. For a 75 year old i must admit he did put me to shame.
Pat Scory that is. 
…Oh and thanks for the cuppa Pat ( Duffy )
Hi Tony you are most welcome it was a pleasure to see you, and yes my phone is not that good at taking pics 
Found this pic of two of your hecklers Tribsa and Maggie D
Regards Pat
Didnt realise I looked so young PaT!!!
tribsa:
Didnt realise I looked so young PaT!!!
Well done Rich
Regards Pat
mappo:
With reference to the dodgy photo that Ainacs posted on the previous page,
Gerbil, Gaz IOW, Tribsa, Shady and Maggie D, for your information Pat,s camera is
obviously faulty and does not create a true image.
Thanks anyway for your complimentary comments, ( NOT ) nice to know who my friends are.
Seriously though it was great to see both Pats. For a 75 year old i must admit he did put me to shame.
Pat Scory that is.
Hiya Tony. Despite what others are saying I think you looked a fine figure of a man in that photo taken with Pat S., even with Pats’ dodgey camera !! But I must say not quite as handsome as the couple portrayed by “Old Trucker” earlier in the thread taken at his house in France. By the way I’m now beginning to wonder what that Shady looks like nowadays. Bet it ain’t the same young ‘go faster’ slimline modle that I used to run Portugal with. 
Hi Pat,
Thanks for that, we certainly look like a couple of sad muppets
Regards MaggieD
Hi Fergie
Had a chance meeting with Jimmy Alford yesterday and mentioned the ‘Seddon Haulier’ who pulled out of Dimplex, he said the name Derek Reeves from Woodlands had about 4 lorries in a horrible greeny brown colour.!
Is that who you mean?
Regards Pat
ainacs:
Hi FergieHad a chance meeting with Jimmy Alford yesterday and mentioned the ‘Seddon Haulier’ who pulled out of Dimplex, he said the name Derek Reeves from Woodlands had about 4 lorries in a horrible greeny brown colour.!
Is that who you mean?
Regards Pat
Pat.
Well done mate, been bugging me since the post about Terry Winters.
Yep indeed it was Reeves, I guess gone now. like so many others.
Have’nt seen Jimmy Alford for years, hope he’s keeping well, is he still into lorries ?
Will be meeting Mappo this Sunday at the Wheatsheaf at Shedfield, mid-day all going well, no doubt we’ll do a few million miles between us, in between a beer or two. Be nice to catch up on people and remember a few no longer with us. If you could make it, we could do a few more miles !!!
Fergie
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mappo:
With reference to the dodgy photo that Ainacs posted on the previous page,
Gerbil, Gaz IOW, Tribsa, Shady and Maggie D, for your information Pat,s camera is
obviously faulty and does not create a true image.
Thanks anyway for your complimentary comments, ( NOT ) nice to know who my friends are.
Seriously though it was great to see both Pats. For a 75 year old i must admit he did put me to shame.
Pat Scory that is.Hiya Tony. Despite what others are saying I think you looked a fine figure of a man in that photo taken with Pat S., even with Pats’ dodgey camera !! But I must say not quite as handsome as the couple portrayed by “Old Trucker” earlier in the thread taken at his house in France. By the way I’m now beginning to wonder what that Shady looks like nowadays. Bet it ain’t the same young ‘go faster’ slimline modle that I used to run Portugal with.
Hiya Nobby …Been a long time matey…
As for looks,i think I’m just getin better & better,and of course every-one seems to agree 
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Any way Buddie hope all is well with you?.It took me a long time to get on this,'cos i wasn’t allowed a computer 'cos my wife said i wasted enough time without one,but she gave in in the end…Oh and still goin fast,but no so young any more…
Well done mate, been bugging me since the post about Terry Winters.
Yep indeed it was Reeves, I guess gone now. like so many others.
Have’nt seen Jimmy Alford for years, hope he’s keeping well, is he still into lorries ?
Will be meeting Mappo this Sunday at the Wheatsheaf at Shedfield, mid-day all going well, no doubt we’ll do a few million miles between us, in between a beer or two. Be nice to catch up on people and remember a few no longer with us. If you could make it, we could do a few more miles !!!
FergieHi Fergie
Yes he is long gone now Dimplex took him for about £23,000 years ago and Jimmy reckons the worry brought on cancer and he died a couple of years later.
Jimmy is fine playing a lot of golf infact he is off to Majorca soon to play over there with Bill Wettering. Jimmy sold his fleet to a company from Felixstowe,Debens who now rent his old yard at Nursling, he is into property development and has a lot of commercial premises rented out.
I will try to make it out to the Wheatsheaf on Sunday at midday to see you both
Regards Pat
Well done mate, been bugging me since the post about Terry Winters.
Yep indeed it was Reeves, I guess gone now. like so many others.
Have’nt seen Jimmy Alford for years, hope he’s keeping well, is he still into lorries ?
Will be meeting Mappo this Sunday at the Wheatsheaf at Shedfield, mid-day all going well, no doubt we’ll do a few million miles between us, in between a beer or two. Be nice to catch up on people and remember a few no longer with us. If you could make it, we could do a few more miles !!!
FergieHi Fergie
Yes he is long gone now Dimplex took him for about £23,000 years ago and Jimmy reckons the worry brought on cancer and he died a couple of years later.
Jimmy is fine playing a lot of golf infact he is off to Majorca soon to play over there with Bill Wettering. Jimmy sold his fleet to a company from Felixstowe,Debens who now rent his old yard at Nursling, he is into property development and has a lot of commercial premises rented out.
I will try to make it out to the Wheatsheaf on Sunday at midday to see you both
Regards Pat
Hi All
We were nearly falling off page 1 so here are some more pics they should get Shady going
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mappo:
With reference to the dodgy photo that Ainacs posted on the previous page,
Gerbil, Gaz IOW, Tribsa, Shady and Maggie D, for your information Pat,s camera is
obviously faulty and does not create a true image.
Thanks anyway for your complimentary comments, ( NOT ) nice to know who my friends are.
Seriously though it was great to see both Pats. For a 75 year old i must admit he did put me to shame.
Pat Scory that is.Hiya Tony. Despite what others are saying I think you looked a fine figure of a man in that photo taken with Pat S., even with Pats’ dodgey camera !! But I must say not quite as handsome as the couple portrayed by “Old Trucker” earlier in the thread taken at his house in France. By the way I’m now beginning to wonder what that Shady looks like nowadays. Bet it ain’t the same young ‘go faster’ slimline modle that I used to run Portugal with.
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I would just like to say what a fine chap and outstanding citizen you are , though i have to question your statement regarding
the aforementioned duo namely yourself and " Old Trucker ". … Oh alright then i s,pose you,re right.
Regarding Shady, he,s definitely not a pretty sight, and i aint seen him for a couple of years. ( Sorry Steve )
Hiya Rich,…Good god matey,you got more pictures than i have.The one with my truck backed onto the rickety old platform,is i think taken when we were unloading rubber @ Pombal, just south of Coimbra.24 ton of rubber up and down those hills,lots of diesel though the pump!!!
They did look good,I had that F12 for 7yrs,done over 1million250thousand kms in her,with no major problems,when i left they dropped the bottom end,after that she gave a few hiccups.She was bought by Mr Flower, i belive she out in the middle east now!!! I enjoyed that truck.
Hiya Rich,…Good god matey,you got more pictures than i have.The one with my truck backed onto the rickety old platform,is i think taken when we were unloading rubber @ Pombal, just south of Coimbra.24 ton of rubber up and down those hills,lots of diesel though the pump!!!
They did look good,I had that F12 for 7yrs,done over 1million250thousand kms in her,with no major problems,when i left they dropped the bottom end,after that she gave a few hiccups.She was bought by Mr Flower, i belive she out in the middle east now!!! I enjoyed that truck.
Hi a few of us had a mini reunion today in Tim Sheperd’s pub Shedfield as warm up for August
Our host Tim
Anyone know who is who??
Mind you it wasn’t long till you know who was banished to outside the pub
Regards Pat
Dont know any of them…give us a clue Pat…Cribbage Club? TocH residents? Escapees from The Priory?
So is Mr. Sheppard up for a little deluge in August? Was your visit a surprise to him?
Hi Gary he said that we were most welcome to neet there in August
Regards Pat