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[norman_ingram]

If the nurse was like that, I would have insisted on the kiss of life, and a heart massage, and told her my heart was much lower down!

[dave_the_renegade]

Norman Ingram:
If the nurse was like that, I would have insisted on the kiss of life, and a heart massage, and told her my heart was much lower down!

I bet you would too Norm.
Cheers Dave.

[harry_gill]

Dave the Renegade:

Norman Ingram:
If the nurse was like that, I would have insisted on the kiss of life, and a heart massage, and told her my heart was much lower down!

I bet you would too Norm.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Norm look out for the postman I have sent “first class stamp” all the relevant
information of how to handle a young nubile nurse, this info isn’t a load of old
garbage it’s from my own life experience so must be useful, I did say USEFUL.
thanks harry, long retired.

[dave_the_renegade]

harry_gill:

Dave the Renegade:

Norman Ingram:
If the nurse was like that, I would have insisted on the kiss of life, and a heart massage, and told her my heart was much lower down!

I bet you would too Norm.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Norm look out for the postman I have sent “first class stamp” all the relevant
information of how to handle a young nubile nurse, this info isn’t a load of old
garbage it’s from my own life experience so must be useful, I did say USEFUL.
thanks harry, long retired.

Good to see you are putting Norm on the right track Harry.
Cheers Dave.

[harry_gill]

hiya,
Dave, you’ve got to keep giving the “old goat” a nudge in the right
direction otherwise he lets standards drop I think it’s something to
do with his age at his time of life he’s bound to getting forgetful.
thanks harry, long retired.

[kevmac47]

This about sums up my working life in transport. The fact that I “unretired” doesn’t seem to matter to the cheeky b*****s in my family.

[harry_gill]

kevmac47:
This about sums up my working life in transport. The fact that I “unretired” doesn’t seem to matter to the cheeky b*****s in my family. 0

hiya,
Kev please don’t send my bit with PSV on it, perish the thought,
just hope you are going to make good use of your “bus pass”, if I
hadn’t seen the numbers on the cake I would have taken you as
being quite a bit more ancient, seriously good buddy I hope you
had a good “do” and very many happy returns.
thanks harry, long retired.

[rigsby]

oh to be 65 eh harry , it just seems a distant memory now and i’m only 70 in november ! still , time keeps passing but nobody can take away the memories can they ? ps , belated happy birthday kev . cheers , dave

[dave_the_renegade]

kevmac47:
This about sums up my working life in transport. The fact that I “unretired” doesn’t seem to matter to the cheeky b*****s in my family. 0

Belated happy birthday Kev.I am not far behind you.
Cheers Dave.

[harry_gill]

rigsby:
oh to be 65 eh harry , it just seems a distant memory now and i’m only 70 in november ! still , time keeps passing but nobody can take away the memories can they ? ps , belated happy birthday kev . cheers , dave

hiya,
Dave it’s marvellous how some drivers just want to keep going in the driving game,
just before I retired I was offered my licence renewal “on the house” that was going
to be medical with the company doctor and a claim form for any expenses that was
incurred I declined the offer and filed the paperwork away under “B” for bin. I didn’t
want to know, but that was me and the way I wanted to do things, I have no regrets
and have never missed the driving at all up this way there are a quite a lot of drivers
who are in their 70s and are happy to be soldiering on and good luck to them and do
hope they stay fit and keep passing the medical for as long as they want to do the job.
I suppose the job is a lot easier nowadays , very little sheeting and roping, the rules
and regs I suppose are a bit of a headache but the modern stuff drives itself (from lads
who are still working), now I look out of my bedroom window and if the weather is wet,
foggy or theres snow and ice about I don’t need to turn out and can climb back into bed
for another half hour if so inclined, at 76 I’m as happy as Larry.
thanks harry long retired.

[lawrence_dunbar]

Harry If you are as happy as me you will be very very happy, As you know I still do a little bit, it fills my time in, Ive just bought a bottle of BENROMACH its a Speyside 10 year old Oak Cask Malt, its the first time ive tasted it & its very nice indeed, it came in a metal box with two glasses in, & of course the box will come in handy for bits and bobs in the garage, Regards Larry.

[kevmac47]

harry_gill:

kevmac47:
This about sums up my working life in transport. The fact that I “unretired” doesn’t seem to matter to the cheeky b*****s in my family. 0

hiya,
Kev please don’t send my bit with PSV on it, perish the thought,
just hope you are going to make good use of your “bus pass”, if I
hadn’t seen the numbers on the cake I would have taken you as
being quite a bit more ancient, seriously good buddy I hope you
had a good “do” and very many happy returns.
thanks harry, long retired.

Harry, the photo was taken a couple of months ago. The cake is long gone, sorry At the time i took the PSV test (1968) I was six weeks past my 21st. I was the youngest driver on the “Northern” at the time, I only lasted another six weeks as I hated stopping at bus stops to pick up passengers !! Regards Kev.

[norman_ingram]

harry_gill:

rigsby:
oh to be 65 eh harry , it just seems a distant memory now and i’m only 70 in november ! still , time keeps passing but nobody can take away the memories can they ? ps , belated happy birthday kev . cheers , dave

hiya,
Dave it’s marvellous how some drivers just want to keep going in the driving game,
just before I retired I was offered my licence renewal “on the house” that was going
to be medical with the company doctor and a claim form for any expenses that was
incurred I declined the offer and filed the paperwork away under “B” for bin. I didn’t
want to know, but that was me and the way I wanted to do things, I have no regrets
and have never missed the driving at all up this way there are a quite a lot of drivers
who are in their 70s and are happy to be soldiering on and good luck to them and do
hope they stay fit and keep passing the medical for as long as they want to do the job.
I suppose the job is a lot easier nowadays , very little sheeting and roping, the rules
and regs I suppose are a bit of a headache but the modern stuff drives itself (from lads
who are still working), now I look out of my bedroom window and if the weather is wet,
foggy or theres snow and ice about I don’t need to turn out and can climb back into bed
for another half hour if so inclined, at 76 I’m as happy as Larry.
thanks harry long retired.

Harry, I quite agree with you, I retired from hgv driving at 63 took voluntary retirement, I could see the job didn’t want good drivers, just yes men and robots, all sense of enjoyment and adventure had gone into the distant past, I loved the job,but when these jumped up office workers was trying to tell grown men with 40 years experience on the road how things should be done, I put their rules and regulations back to them, and ask them if they was tell me to break the law, then told them I was not going to do it, they threaten me, I will see you in court, they left me alone, but the ones who was scared to lose their jobs gave in. the rest took redunancy and left with me. Never regreted it, never miss it, now I wonder how I found time to work!

[dave_the_renegade]

Norman Ingram:

harry_gill:

rigsby:
oh to be 65 eh harry , it just seems a distant memory now and i’m only 70 in november ! still , time keeps passing but nobody can take away the memories can they ? ps , belated happy birthday kev . cheers , dave

hiya,
Dave it’s marvellous how some drivers just want to keep going in the driving game,
just before I retired I was offered my licence renewal “on the house” that was going
to be medical with the company doctor and a claim form for any expenses that was
incurred I declined the offer and filed the paperwork away under “B” for bin. I didn’t
want to know, but that was me and the way I wanted to do things, I have no regrets
and have never missed the driving at all up this way there are a quite a lot of drivers
who are in their 70s and are happy to be soldiering on and good luck to them and do
hope they stay fit and keep passing the medical for as long as they want to do the job.
I suppose the job is a lot easier nowadays , very little sheeting and roping, the rules
and regs I suppose are a bit of a headache but the modern stuff drives itself (from lads
who are still working), now I look out of my bedroom window and if the weather is wet,
foggy or theres snow and ice about I don’t need to turn out and can climb back into bed
for another half hour if so inclined, at 76 I’m as happy as Larry.
thanks harry long retired.

Harry, I quite agree with you, I retired from hgv driving at 63 took voluntary retirement, I could see the job didn’t want good drivers, just yes men and robots, all sense of enjoyment and adventure had gone into the distant past, I loved the job,but when these jumped up office workers was trying to tell grown men with 40 years experience on the road how things should be done, I put their rules and regulations back to them, and ask them if they was tell me to break the law, then told them I was not going to do it, they threaten me, I will see you in court, they left me alone, but the ones who was scared to lose their jobs gave in. the rest took redunancy and left with me. Never regreted it, never miss it, now I wonder how I found time to work!

I still think lorry driving would be a job that the likes of us would still enjoy…Except for the petty rules and regulations that are driving people up the wall.There is all the health & safety issues,the little Hitlers in the different firms premises that will report you for very minor things,like getting up on the back of the lorry.Not allowed in most places under health & safety,all the hi-viz etc.From what I can see,drivers aren’t allowed to get on with the job or think for them selves anymore.
The good old days are long gone.
Cheers Dave.

[lawrence_dunbar]

I agree with you one hundred percent, But there was plenty of little Hitlers about in the 50/60/70s, I remember one of them his name George he was a weighman at one of the coal fields I used to load at , he was the most awkward little ■■■■ you could have dealings with, his fave ploy was to tell you that you 1/2 Tonne heavey, so after this happened several times to me because I had to 5 loads a day to make it pay, but he didnt want that if I only got 4 loads it was less paperwork for him, so when I got weighed & he said I was heavey I pulled off the bridge went up the site turned around without removing any of my load & pulled back onto the W/Bridge & guess what I was 1/2 Tonne light, so after that I did it all the time, then one day he realley ■■■■■■ me off & said I had to go back for the 1/2 Tonne as the customer had complained that he was not getting the tonnage that he had ordered, So I told him what I thought of him & asked him if he was constipated, he replied why ? so I told him he was full of ■■■■, he never uttered a word but his other office workers under his command had a good laugh, now thats just one of the blody many I could mention but know doubt you will have been there & seen it for your self, Regards Larry.

[animal]

kevmac47:

harry_gill:

kevmac47:
This about sums up my working life in transport. The fact that I “unretired” doesn’t seem to matter to the cheeky b*****s in my family. 0

hiya,
Kev please don’t send my bit with PSV on it, perish the thought,
just hope you are going to make good use of your “bus pass”, if I
hadn’t seen the numbers on the cake I would have taken you as
being quite a bit more ancient, seriously good buddy I hope you
had a good “do” and very many happy returns.
thanks harry, long retired.

Harry, the photo was taken a couple of months ago. The cake is long gone, sorry At the time i took the PSV test (1968) I was six weeks past my 21st. I was the youngest driver on the “Northern” at the time, I only lasted another six weeks as I hated stopping at bus stops to pick up passengers !! Regards Kev.

But at least the cargo unloaded itself

[dave_the_renegade]

animal:

kevmac47:

harry_gill:

kevmac47:
This about sums up my working life in transport. The fact that I “unretired” doesn’t seem to matter to the cheeky b*****s in my family. 0

hiya,
Kev please don’t send my bit with PSV on it, perish the thought,
just hope you are going to make good use of your “bus pass”, if I
hadn’t seen the numbers on the cake I would have taken you as
being quite a bit more ancient, seriously good buddy I hope you
had a good “do” and very many happy returns.
thanks harry, long retired.

Harry, the photo was taken a couple of months ago. The cake is long gone, sorry At the time i took the PSV test (1968) I was six weeks past my 21st. I was the youngest driver on the “Northern” at the time, I only lasted another six weeks as I hated stopping at bus stops to pick up passengers !! Regards Kev.

But at least the cargo unloaded itself

Unless they were drunk and unloaded in the bus.
Cheers Dave.

[harry_gill]

Dave the Renegade:

animal:

kevmac47:

harry_gill:

kevmac47:
This about sums up my working life in transport. The fact that I “unretired” doesn’t seem to matter to the cheeky b*****s in my family. 0

hiya,
Kev please don’t send my bit with PSV on it, perish the thought,
just hope you are going to make good use of your “bus pass”, if I
hadn’t seen the numbers on the cake I would have taken you as
being quite a bit more ancient, seriously good buddy I hope you
had a good “do” and very many happy returns.
thanks harry, long retired.

Harry, the photo was taken a couple of months ago. The cake is long gone, sorry At the time i took the PSV test (1968) I was six weeks past my 21st. I was the youngest driver on the “Northern” at the time, I only lasted another six weeks as I hated stopping at bus stops to pick up passengers !! Regards Kev.

But at least the cargo unloaded itself

Unless they were drunk and unloaded in the bus.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
A pal in pre HGV licence days was doing a bit of bus driving just using his PSV
until he could get back into road haulage he got a job paying good money but
had to start the following Monday, knowing he would have to work his notice
was out of the question so on the Friday morning he was doing the express a
limited stop job between Blackburn and Darwen, he left the stop at Blackburn
and gave the old bus big licks direct to Darwen no stops just flat out all the way
getting in about 10 minutes before time, it didn’t take an inspector long to get
there and a case of instant dismissal, he’d shut and bolted that opening for all
time but was bright and early for his new job on Monday.
thanks harry, long retired.

[grumpy_old_man]

harry_gill:

rigsby:
oh to be 65 eh harry , it just seems a distant memory now and i’m only 70 in november ! still , time keeps passing but nobody can take away the memories can they ? ps , belated happy birthday kev . cheers , dave

hiya,
Dave it’s marvellous how some drivers just want to keep going in the driving game,
just before I retired I was offered my licence renewal “on the house” that was going
to be medical with the company doctor and a claim form for any expenses that was
incurred I declined the offer and filed the paperwork away under “B” for bin. I didn’t
want to know, but that was me and the way I wanted to do things, I have no regrets
and have never missed the driving at all up this way there are a quite a lot of drivers
who are in their 70s and are happy to be soldiering on and good luck to them and do
hope they stay fit and keep passing the medical for as long as they want to do the job.
I suppose the job is a lot easier nowadays , very little sheeting and roping, the rules
and regs I suppose are a bit of a headache but the modern stuff drives itself (from lads
who are still working), now I look out of my bedroom window and if the weather is wet,
foggy or theres snow and ice about I don’t need to turn out and can climb back into bed
for another half hour if so inclined, at 76 I’m as happy as Larry.
thanks harry long retired.

Same here,
I’ve been retired 8 years now and I’m enjoying my retirement. I did 49 years, enjoyed it, got job satisfaction, (sure, there were good days and there were bad days) but I enjoyed it, it gave us a decent living, brought a family up and I retired with no debt and a new Jaguar in the garage, that’ll do for me. I’ve no desire to go back to modern day road haulage, what time there is left is mine.
Oh, and I bought myself a nice litre bottle of Ardbeg (Islay) last Thursday on the Hull-Rotterdam ferry . I deserve it.

[harry_gill]

grumpy old man:

harry_gill:

rigsby:
oh to be 65 eh harry , it just seems a distant memory now and i’m only 70 in november ! still , time keeps passing but nobody can take away the memories can they ? ps , belated happy birthday kev . cheers , dave

hiya,
Dave it’s marvellous how some drivers just want to keep going in the driving game,
just before I retired I was offered my licence renewal “on the house” that was going
to be medical with the company doctor and a claim form for any expenses that was
incurred I declined the offer and filed the paperwork away under “B” for bin. I didn’t
want to know, but that was me and the way I wanted to do things, I have no regrets
and have never missed the driving at all up this way there are a quite a lot of drivers
who are in their 70s and are happy to be soldiering on and good luck to them and do
hope they stay fit and keep passing the medical for as long as they want to do the job.
I suppose the job is a lot easier nowadays , very little sheeting and roping, the rules
and regs I suppose are a bit of a headache but the modern stuff drives itself (from lads
who are still working), now I look out of my bedroom window and if the weather is wet,
foggy or theres snow and ice about I don’t need to turn out and can climb back into bed
for another half hour if so inclined, at 76 I’m as happy as Larry.
thanks harry long retired.

Same here,
I’ve been retired 8 years now and I’m enjoying my retirement. I did 49 years, enjoyed it, got job satisfaction, (sure, there were good days and there were bad days) but I enjoyed it, it gave us a decent living, brought a family up and I retired with no debt and a new Jaguar in the garage, that’ll do for me. I’ve no desire to go back to modern day road haulage, what time there is left is mine.
Oh, and I bought myself a nice litre bottle of Ardbeg (Islay) last Thursday on the Hull-Rotterdam ferry . I deserve it.

hiya,
Brian there’s a little bit of difference in our fortunes, I’m always awaiting
pension day, do keep the single malt in stock, have an old banger in the
drive, but swap my lifestyle, no way I hope there’s more to come, and can
always dream the lottery or premium bonds may look kindly on me, I think
on that score there’s more chance of being stricken by lightning, ah’ well.
thanks harry, long retired.