The ones that crack me up are those sat In traffic lane 2 of the M6 n/b at 1700 on a Friday resting their chin on Their fist looking completely fed up, as if this traffic was not to be expected and it’s a shock to the system to have to sit still for a while.
I become Harry Opposite. like some have said, offer to swap the run, change vehicles, holidays anything, rarely do they take it up, but it gives them something else to moan about.
If someone says they dont like doing a job, tell them its the best job for you, especially when they get to know you and give you stuff for helping, even if they dont, make sure the misery thinks you get fed or a cup of tea etc.
There’s one at our place, and when he makes a beeline for me I rue the day I was born. He’ll stick to me like glue as I do my walkaround checks giving me a very detailed breakdown of last night’s shift, and exactly what went wrong how long he was at such-and-such drop for, the list is endless. Then moan about how long his shift was unaware of the irony that if he spent less time talking to me he’d be down the road sooner. The simple fact is, I don’t care. That’s transport. And to top it off he makes comments as I’m doing my checks like “what are you doing? M.O.T’ing the thing?”. I don’t know if he’s a real life troll that knows the effect he has, or whether he’s just on of those people who is completely unaware of how he comes across. Either way I just wish he’d leave the company.
ezydriver:
There’s one at our place, and when he makes a beeline for me I rue the day I was born. He’ll stick to me like glue as I do my walkaround checks giving me a very detailed breakdown of last night’s shift, and exactly what went wrong how long he was at such-and-such drop for, the list is endless. Then moan about how long his shift was unaware of the irony that if he spent less time talking to me he’d be down the road sooner. The simple fact is, I don’t care. That’s transport. And to top it off he makes comments as I’m doing my checks like “what are you doing? M.O.T’ing the thing?”. I don’t know if he’s a real life troll that knows the effect he has, or whether he’s just on of those people who is completely unaware of how he comes across. Either way I just wish he’d leave the company.
Give him a smack in the kisser hell go away then
anyone who keeps on moaning is to be avoided/got rid of
It’s the ‘corona virus doesn’t exist’ ones who constantly moan about wearing masks that get me! We have two main offenders who’ve now formed a sort of tag team and will lecture you about chem trails and all other manner of nonsense given half a chance. You can barely get a word in as they almost finish each other’s sentences.
I had them going an absolute treat the other day and one of them was getting a bit red in the face. 
I argued that chem trails were actually vitamin supplements to help fight widespread malnutrition but they were now spreading the corona vaccine instead. They know my sister works for the MOD in a strategic role (mapping) from our previous chats so I told them I had ‘inside info’. Truth is you’ll never meet a truther with an upbeat conspiracy. It’s always underhand government plots and conspiracies.
Tailschwing:
It’s the ‘corona virus doesn’t exist’ ones who constantly moan about wearing masks that get me! We have two main offenders who’ve now formed a sort of tag team and will lecture you about chem trails and all other manner of nonsense given half a chance. You can barely get a word in as they almost finish each other’s sentences.I had them going an absolute treat the other day and one of them was getting a bit red in the face.
There’s one at our place. Funny thing is after knowing him for about 3 years he suddenly started talking about bible prophecies, chem trails, and The Mandela Effect being the work of the world elites trying to fool us. His latest is the covid vaccine having some nano-electro things inside it to work in unison with 5G so our minds can literally be controlled.
ezydriver:
Tailschwing:
It’s the ‘corona virus doesn’t exist’ ones who constantly moan about wearing masks that get me! We have two main offenders who’ve now formed a sort of tag team and will lecture you about chem trails and all other manner of nonsense given half a chance. You can barely get a word in as they almost finish each other’s sentences.I had them going an absolute treat the other day and one of them was getting a bit red in the face. [emoji38] I argued that chem trails were actually vitamin supplements to help fight widespread malnutrition but they were now spreading the corona vaccine instead. They know my sister works for the MOD in a strategic role (mapping) from our previous chats so I told them I had ‘inside info’. Truth is you’ll never meet a truther with an upbeat conspiracy. It’s always underhand government plots and conspiracies.
There’s one at our place. Funny thing is after knowing him for about 3 years he suddenly started talking about bible prophecies, chem trails, and The Mandela Effect being the work of the world elites trying to fool us. His latest is the covid vaccine having some nano-electro things inside it to work in unison with 5G so our minds can literally be controlled.
Nano electric, 5G, vaccines?
Why bother?
Karen off Facebook is having such success already!
Franglais:
ezydriver:
Tailschwing:
It’s the ‘corona virus doesn’t exist’ ones who constantly moan about wearing masks that get me! We have two main offenders who’ve now formed a sort of tag team and will lecture you about chem trails and all other manner of nonsense given half a chance. You can barely get a word in as they almost finish each other’s sentences.I had them going an absolute treat the other day and one of them was getting a bit red in the face. [emoji38] I argued that chem trails were actually vitamin supplements to help fight widespread malnutrition but they were now spreading the corona vaccine instead. They know my sister works for the MOD in a strategic role (mapping) from our previous chats so I told them I had ‘inside info’. Truth is you’ll never meet a truther with an upbeat conspiracy. It’s always underhand government plots and conspiracies.
There’s one at our place. Funny thing is after knowing him for about 3 years he suddenly started talking about bible prophecies, chem trails, and The Mandela Effect being the work of the world elites trying to fool us. His latest is the covid vaccine having some nano-electro things inside it to work in unison with 5G so our minds can literally be controlled.
Nano electric, 5G, vaccines?
Why bother?
Karen off Facebook is having such success already!
Reminds me of some posters on this site.
I avoid 90% of people in the industry
This 2m social distance should carry on regardless
Prefer the radio 
Ain’t it grand now that “Social Distancing” means no more being pushed into the “Cooler”, that driver’s waiting room where there’s a TV tuned into C5 Advert channel, one-and-a-bit chairs in that you cannot push the two together to make a trestle out of to sleep across like Our Man Flint, a Sun newspaper about 2 years old, some miserable looking “Transport Clerks” that meet your gaze with a steely glare if you dare brush your eyes wandering around the room upon them, and of course the Rab C Nesbitt lookalike who breezes in, complete with Scottish accent, and you quickly look about only with dismay to find you’re the only driver there who’s not going anywhere for at least the next 60 minutes…
“Social Distancing in progress - Please re-alight your cabs, using the passenger side to await your green light”.
Joy itself! 
stargazer148:
Yardman at my work.known as deep depression. got landed with him last week.had to listen to some Leonard Cohen to cheer myself up.
I can empathize, I used to work with a guy we all called Flat Battery
Zac_A:
stargazer148:
Yardman at my work.known as deep depression. got landed with him last week.had to listen to some Leonard Cohen to cheer myself up.
Zac 5 .minutes with him is a Samaritans job had to spend thankfully a short shift with him was glad it was only 3hours