Nottingham bus firm( middle east work

dave_the_renegade · 30 August 2009 19:51

Hi sinbin31 were you the one that started off the trouble between the Milwall fans and West Ham fans last week.

chris_webb · 30 August 2009 20:07

Norman Ingram:
The unpredictable one was Iran, I have seen 26kms of queuing lorries. Sandman Norman

Eyup Norman,I’ve seen longer queues than that on t’ dock road in Liverpool and nearly as long at Austins at Longbridge. Or Shell at Stanlow.
I know,I know,it was in the dark ages…1960s
And now I bet there isn’t a wagon in sight.

norman_ingram · 30 August 2009 20:18

Kerbut, I would not said it would be a thing I could do every trip, because the borders were the problem, and the Turks would try to find some thing wrong with your paperwork.but to put it in context, Saudi 5k Turkey 3k Iraqe 4k approx. If you started at sunrise, say 4.0 am you had almost 4hrs before peak time traffic, in that time, if you was clocking 70mph on the good roads, you was averaging it, that = 280 miles before you stopped for breakfast, and let the traffic calm down, then the average used to be 50/40, so in a day you could do 500miles easy, if I was feeling good 600/700, once when I had a fight with a tonka driver from crossing the Iran/ Turkey border, and the police gave me two hours start, I went from there in almost 24 hours to the truck stop in Ankera, must be 1k miles, someone will in form me?, the reason was I was scared that the turk would sneak upon me, and slit my throat, you get paranoid when you are on your own, so you can quite easy see what can be done, if you workit out, but not by how europe lets you now, or even then. My reason for doing long days, was so I could have days off to enjoy myself, as long as I put in a good average miles for the trip, I was happy, and so was the firm, so never go by this country or continental work. Sandman Norman

norman_ingram · 30 August 2009 20:28

Roger or Rita ha ha, it is true, he worked for a turkish/ german firm, he scared me to death if he saw me travelling the oppersite direction, he would swing across the carriage ways, no I would not stop for the tonka wagons, even if they had a hundred lights on. Sandman Norman

norman_ingram · 30 August 2009 20:32

Chris you are pulling my leg, the ruddy docks are not that long.

Chris Webb:

Norman Ingram:
The unpredictable one was Iran, I have seen 26kms of queuing lorries. Sandman Norman

Eyup Norman,I’ve seen longer queues than that on t’ dock road in Liverpool and nearly as long at Austins at Longbridge. Or Shell at Stanlow.
I know,I know,it was in the dark ages…1960s
And now I bet there isn’t a wagon in sight.

harry_gill · 30 August 2009 20:34

hiya,
tell you what Chris the only time i would would join a queue is to watch old Norm open his wallet, and another thing Chris is keep the the Yorkshireisms coming i’m becoming fluent in the Yorks dialect and i’ll soon be able to stroll any town/city in your beloved county without having to tell people “i speaka no English”
eeh by gum.
thanks harry long retired.

kerbut · 30 August 2009 20:48

Norman
I was not getting at you it was the rather know it all senior rank to you (or so he thinks )

colonel · 30 August 2009 20:51

Kerbut, if you have a gripe about anything I have said to other people then it would be courteous of you to address your thoughts to me direct, then I would be able to answer any problems you might have about something you appear to know very little of. Hope that helps, incidently Barcelona is only a day and a half.

Some people just cannot acccept the truth.

sinbin31 · 30 August 2009 21:22

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Let me think now did I mention a Tonka how many Tonkas did you seen in Yugo Norman,loads I supose and you stopped to help them all incase they chased you and slit your throat,and took your old tyre and new inner tube its making my sides split keep writing Norman you will be able to write a book better than Franklin Wood,hang on do you know who he was

Roger (Rita Hayworth by George Hall ) Haywood

norman_ingram · 30 August 2009 21:28

My fellow ex truckers, I will tell you a story, one day I wrote a piece about a turkish driver, a comment from a person who I never knew sparked me into a reply, for he was stating things I never wrote Sinbin31, who signed Rita, he seems to be a nice fellow, but Roger has started this thread into a number 1, with the aid of another chap John the Colonel, who I would say is a friend of Roger, and I would like to know, for he was in the REME at the same time as me, and our paths must have crossed, I like most of the people I chat to on this threads, and I do not want anyone to be upset, so lads put up your knives, and start afresh, we can all learn something, I am still learning, what you say?, well I never knew, that Rita Hayworth, was driving a lorry at the same time as I was Ha Ha Ha. Sandman Norman

norman_ingram · 30 August 2009 21:44

Roger you are as slippery as a snake, you as a M/E driver know where they used to be, and where they drove, by the way your mmmmmmmmmmmmm is stuck, I will give you a clue they drive where the Pudding shop ( Lale’s Restaurant ) is it is a place called chicken, whoops, I had better get this right, or Roger will tell me off, it is Turkey. HA HA Ha. Sandman Norman ps to old in the tooth to get me going again Rita xxxxx

harry_gill · 30 August 2009 21:53

hiya,
peace brothers, i’m all for it there’s no point of me making any quotes on the job you guy’s have done and i can only read from the sidelines what sort of a job it was have enjoyed it, but i don’t like falling out and until peace returns it’s going to be a thread i can’t use to post my drivel, although there are others i can use for my rubbish which surprisingly some people enjoy or so they tell me, nobody has to read what i post and in the famous words you can always turn the page or switch off.
thanks harry long retired.

dessert_driver · 30 August 2009 21:57

hI Boys
Does this mean it’s safe for me and Harry to pop our heads up again Now your all friends again

Regards Keith

norman_ingram · 30 August 2009 22:04

Harry you know me by now, I just like to have a joke, and any tale I tell, is how it happened, if people believe it or not, is not my concern, I know it happened, and it will stay with me until I die. Sandman Norman

harry_gill · 30 August 2009 22:34

hiya,
Norm you and i had a few cross words early when i thought that you had made a mistake about leaving school ,it’s unusual for me to be able remember that far back, you explained how you got to leave at 14, i apologised, peace reigns, piece of cake.
thanks harry long retired.

flishflunk · 31 August 2009 00:50

Colonel:
flishflunk, you appear to be someone who likes to be an irritant. It is because I know the record of BRS and their overland adventures to the Middle East that I feel I can comment on them. Having spent three weeks in Turkey recovering BRS loads that were just dumped by the driver, only confirms the standard of driver that was doing that run. If a truck was abandoned, one could be sure it was British, 14 trucks from the Bazargan to Tehran all from one company just dumped, because of drivers losing their bottle.

If you had used a smiley when you were attempting to pick me up on my typing abilities then nothing would have been said.

If you have anything to contribute to the discussion on the Middle East, then perhaps we could hear your version on this period.

Colonel, the first bit of your reply I shall ignore because it is not worthy of any comment. You are of course free to comment on BRS overland and the Middle East as much as you want, as is any other person. But that was not my question. You said Norman was wrong for making comments about a person he did not know. But isn’t that just what you are doing? So if it’s wrong for one person to do it, then surely it’s wrong for another.
Ray

harry_gill · 31 August 2009 08:45

hiya,
Keith yeh safe to pop your head up, but i’m not removing the bullet proof vest just yet, but if i was you i’d make sure the old Scania was kept lightly laden just in case you need to make a dash for it should the bullets start to fly again, and you know as well as i do the Scania is bullet proof unless you’ve got an old 80 lying about they were’nt.
thanks harry long retired.

dessert_driver · 31 August 2009 09:01

Hi boys
Thanks Harry you would make a good scout, being prepared and all those ropes and things. Had the Scania ticking over for a while just to kept it warm ready for the quick getaway.I wanted to post how long it took us to go to Bagdad but the thought of getting into a pond filled with parana fish came to mind so I thought better of it

Regards Keith

harry_gill · 31 August 2009 09:18

hiya,
Keith, sorry my old pal, ropes, SHEETS and taming of unruly trailer boys is my forte, if its knots your after old Norm’s your man thats his speciality he also runs another course “how not to spend money” but if you’re anything like me you’ve got an old lady who makes sure i’ve got nowt to spend , i had to dip into Norms leccy money to get to Barnard Castle yesterday, so if he wants to top himself in the next fortnight i’ll have to get a bank loan out.PS Keith let us know how long it took you for your trip would be very interesting and it’s been proven piranha don’t attack humans it’s but if you got thrown in brown bread that would be a different kettle of fish, oh sorry about that, well i do try.
thanks harry long retired.

dessert_driver · 31 August 2009 09:36

Hi boys
Yes Harry i’ve got a old lady and like you she takes all my money.If she does leave any I’ve got two teenage kids that will cleen it up.Do you think Norm would give me any, I cannot believe you’ve had it all, the amount he’s had with all that wheeling and dealing.
PS It seems all quiet this morning, havent heard any gun fire yet.

Regards Keith