hiya,
well said norm but if this is going to get to blows after that onslaught lets do it by marquis of queensbury rules and i bags the job of referee i can’t scrap anymore in fact could just about fight my way out of a paper bag but it would have to be made of tissue paper and very wet.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Lads
I get the feeling I am being ganged up on by you “gentlemen” especialy you Harry stiring things up. 
You should all know me by now I would not intentionaly upset anyone especialy my peirs. I know i am only in my fiftys but cut my teeth on dads old Guy Big J “no power steering and a clutch I could not prees down”, Shunting in Garston Dock in a Foden Stroker ,12 speed box ,twin steer unit while the lads did their paper work. I went with my dad from Liverpool to Inverness In a Ford D series unit loaded with 20 ton of cow hides,tiped and returned in one hit.When we got to Carlisle dad had had anough so I took over back to Whitchurch, all this before my 16th birthday 
I keep ploding on, your right Norm the trucks are easyer to drive but life on the road is a lot harder, it’s hard to use your commonsence nowadays, to many rules 
by the way I don’t think you old truckers should be exchanging ■■■■■ photos It will be you that will be getting excited, does your missis know? Does any one know when it will be my turn to start and do some of the things you "oldes"do?
Regards getting older Keith.
Hi Keith, that Harry is always getting me in trouble, the first time he got in contact, he gave me grief, But I let him off, because he was a old, old, old, red &rust driver, now he wants to be the referee, and leave me to do the fighting, what shall I do with him, I feel like Dr Jekle and he is Mr Hyde. But I did think it sounded good what I wrote,I almost believed it my self, the pictures, were not of good quality, and on A4 paper, but my grandaughters have mis-placed them yesterday. WE three at Hippodrome, working for the BBC, Ramsbottom, and Enoch and Me, remember that Harry. Sandman Norman
hiya,
norm remember r and e and me very well used to listen to and enjoy it on my old crystal set, keith you started young i used to like the old big j we had some at the old red and rust depot in consett good motor for the time i always found them very reiliable i could drive from a very young age my old man was a garage owner and i was able to move stuff around from when i could see through the steering wheel so i suppose becoming a lorry driver was a natural progression, learned to drive heavy stuff in the forces, anyway norm what’s your fighting weight? want to make sure the kit fits you if this comes to blows i don’t want to referee a fight with your shorts round your ankles i don’t want to look stupid because i’ll be properly dressed being of course the most important man in the ring.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry
I think you should be norms manager and get him into condition your doing a good job of promotion manager. The thought of norm in shorts has got me quivering in my boots.I would have to fight in extra heavey weight class can you feed him up a bit Ha Ha Ha
Anyway hears a photo of my fathers Guy “black and white photos in them days” with my younger sistors and brother “The Heavy Mob”. Father brought this new after having foot and mouth on our farm in the late sixties. His father had started in transport with horses then brought a Yorkshire steamer and Dyson traler in 1927 He then went on to own three Thornycrofts and a Bedford when he was nationalized after the war. The trucks went to your old firm R and R at Wrexham dept. Does this bring back memeries?
Regards “quivering knees” Keith.
hiya,
d d thats a nice looking motor, nice looking siblings too, they wasn’t a bad motor at 32 ton one of my recollections of my big j days was borrowing a million wheeler heavy haulage trailer from econofreight to do some internal work at consett steelworks one thing i moved was supposed to be 50 tons and i was just about gross weight with ballast box and trailer before the load was craned on but the old girl managed it, was only moving about a quarter of a mile though, now back to norm i’ll try and persuade him to pack some steaks away when in france, he won’t get to heavyweight class if he only eats snails, d d be afraid be very afraid when iv’e finished with norm henry cooper would be quivering too, thorneycroft was a good motor for the bosses i drove one with a leyland engine in it thankfully it was only a local motor it was a real plodder good job it was slow though and wih only vaccuum brakes you couldn’t stop the thing.
thanks harry long retired.
Watch it you two, I have got a nice pair of legs, shame about the face, I weigh in at fourteen and a half stones in the noddy, was a stone heavier, but told by the nurse to lose some fat around my stomach, so with my gardening & bowls, I am like grease lighting, and a kick like a mule, I only hit once, it saves me getting out of breath, because of my asthma. Anyway if you had seen my photo’s on Norman’s pictures, you would have seen me in shorts in Londra Camping, when I was parked up, some ladies said I looked like a Greek God, I looked at the photo’s again, and thought, they speak the truth, being a modest shy lad that I was.? Sandman Norman
hiya,
at 14 &1/2 stone i think you misheard the ladies norm they were saying greek island definitely got a fight here both you and keith are in the heavyweight class me i’m too heavy, anyway i’m a pacifist a fat one, got to go trying to get madison square garden for the venue.
thanks harry long retired.
Ha Puff Pastry
you and Harry are playing mind games with me. The thought of you in shorts was bad enough but now the thought of you in the nuddy is to much.I can’t sleep at night.I have seen the photos some time ago but can’t bring myself to look again. I GIVE UP. How can I compeat. In my younger days I would have taken on two so long ,as they wern’t to big, but I like the quiet life now.I will go quietly please do not tell the missis she thinks i’m tough Ha Ha Ha
Regards “disgrased” Keith.
Hi Boys
All this has got me thinking today maybe I should be losing a little weight. I thought about buying a George Forman grill but someone said i would be better of with a Rickey Hatton model as they only do two rounds at a time Ha Ha .
I’ve got some good news tonight, the missis has started adult education and will be away in Birmingham three nights a week for a year. She’s doing addmin and IT. She has seen me smiling and laughing on hear so wants to learn how to put a perrental lock on Trucknet. So lads I need your help, I cannot live on fish and chips three times a week for a year so has anyone got any trailer box recepies. I used to cook hot dog sausages and peas together then make Smash potatos with the juice. You only had one pot to wash and it saved water. Come on any ideas? Harry you must have some after all your very good at stiring things
Norm I remember you on the CB,Somethings stick in your mind. You were nearly as bad as “Sqeekey” from down Holloway Road. If he was on trying to get a 10/13 on the Blackwall Tunnal before the M25 was built was near impossible. I had a 50w burner but he could blow my ears off.He also had a van “Sqeekey Mobile” Does any one remember Him.
Hows the recepies going i’m getting hungary now.
Regards Hungary Keith.
hiya,
d d can’t help with the cooking pal,l have been known to burn water, and me a stirrer never, now then my old mate it’s said a person can survive on pot noodle now you do need to be a good stirrer to handle them, if i had to cope on my own it would be good wholesome pot noodle with crisps to dip in, now put the chest expanders down you can relax now i’ve sorted your menu for you, you newbies need us oldies to sort things for you, ah well we’ll be rewarded one day and shown the respect we deserve, thats it norm lets do away to turkoland just time for your caberet act before bedtime i’ve just bought a tray of eggs from tesco’s.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry, if you practice that trick, you will have a cracking time, but watch you do not fall over at your age, you have enough problems at your age, let Keith try it first, he is a lot younger, and he might get the yolk, if he don’t, he can practice his cooking. Keith, a nice meal, is a large bake potatoe, simmer some chopped onions, in butter or oil, then add sliced mushrooms, then some minced beef, when the meat has changed colour, add a half pint of gravy, gentle pouring in the liquid into the pot with the three other items, cook on a low heat, while the potatoe is baking in the oven. When you take it out, cut in half, and press a fork in to it, if cook correctly, the fork should easily go in, then put a knob of butter on each half, if not cooked, put in microwave for two minutes, this should be on a big plate, because you spoon on the mixture, the taste is good, and it is healthy, also if you have a appetite, when you put in the gravy, you can had peas, green beans, carrots, etc, I done this when my wife had a new knee, she loved it, I said I will do you a baked potatoe, do you want cheese or tuna, no she said do you meat dish, I liked that. By god she did, she had it six times in two weeks, she was off her feet. Sandman Norman
Hi sorry Harry I do not like eggs, or should I say they do not like me.
Norm Didn’t I say I was trying to lose weight… A meal like that would last me a week. I know you old boys have to keep your strengh up, but can you manage all that in one meal?
Anyway losing weight has not been a problem today. I’ve got sore feet through a lot of running.Feeling a bit belly up, I think the hot dogs from last night were off.It was a tin I had left over from our last trip to Bagdad in 1976. I thought tins did not have a sell buy date.
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Regards Keith.
hiya,
told you keith stick to pot noodle and you won’t get the backyard trots, fancy cooking is no good to man or beast, i’ll tell you what norm you sound to be a bit of a dab hand in the kitchen, norm have you ever done jacket potato’s on a gardner 150 manifold take about 60 miles in winter 45 miles in summer don’t forget to turn them, when you stop for your first tinkle is about right, delicious proper truckers food it’ll put hairs on your chest and you’ll be able to sit down to drive.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry, hope you wash your hands after you stop for a tinkle,if not, I do not want one of your baked spuds. Went to a Indian restaurant, asked the waiter if it was a hygienic place? , he replied very hygienic, I have some silver tongs, I place the cutlery on the table with them, what about when you go to the tiolet, do you wash your hands, no need to sir, he replied, then he said I pull the zip down with my tongs, then I pull it out with my tongs, when I am finished, I put it away with my tongs, very hygienic, no need to wash hands ■■?, I never had a meal. Sandman Norman ps catch you later next week.
Hi all
Harry your right as usual, Pot noodle it is, got to have something more reliable as it is near impossible to do a “spreader” between the 17" wheels of my lowloader.You would have to be a limbo dancer to manage that…
You have a good time Norm don’t forget to let the young one win at bowls, We young ones need encouragement now and again.
Regards Keith.
hiya,
keith not being able to go amongs’t 17 inch wheels? some of the rubbish i’ve been sold as food over the years have managed through the eye of a needle, anyway my old mate have been glad to be able to sort your dietary requirements, and what are we going to do with norm talking about thrashing his kid brother at bowls and he’s always harping on about nurturing the young uns a bit two faced if you ask me, he won’t be reading this at this of night he will be getting his beauty sleep ready for his break he is very old you know hope he has a good time though.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry
I’m feeling better today the missis is back, she’s just done an old fashioned stew, made a bit of a pig of myself, well I had got to make up for the other day…I hope your not trying to get me in trouble again by talking about Norm while he’s not here.That not my style…I really hope he has a good time they have given good weather. Even though i’m only a youngster compared to you lads I admit I try to take things easy when I can and try to enjoy life. It seemed very unfair when my father died at 57 and my mother a year later at 59 after working hard all their lives and just when it was time to take things easy, bang.It makes you think about what you are doing with your own life and mayby we should enjoy it while we can.
It’s a good job this is Norms site or we might have been told off for deviating from the thread 
Regards “very full, need a sit down” Keith.
hiya,
old norm may ban me from his thread when he gets back, i shouldn’t really be posting on here anyway have zero experience of M/E work and could on the odd occasion get lost in the UK but i don’t care, keith i’m pleased your back to normal surprising what a a bit of home cooked fodder does for you, don’t totally give up on the pot noodle though, i’m on commission from them every pot they sell on my recomendation i get a few bob,still waiting for my first payout, ah well i could always resurrect the old hgv and make my fortune back on the road, on second thoughts scrub that i’m a bit bedfast in the morning and would need a hand winding the legs up.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry
It dosn’t matter where you go it’s always good to come home to a good meal.I would’t bother starting the old HGV engine again the jobs not what it used to be At least we still have our memories some of you oldes more that us youngsters.Get those legs wound up, get out and enjoy the nice bank holiday weather. Norm picked a good time to go away, I hope he’s enjoying himself.
Ha you come from up north don’t you, do you speak with a jordy accent I can’t tell by your typing you must be using two fingers
Regards Keith.