That’s a problem? If they leave sub the load and at least you still have a wagon in one piece.
That Octopus “ramone” JEO 192 new into service 31/5/62 scrapped 31/12/68.
that’s the motor I learned much of what stood me in good stead for the following years. I was the mate with the finest waggon and trailer driver in the UK called Eric Postlethwaite a.k.a. “Possy” You couldn’t have a better teacher but only if you listened and watched and once Possy knew you had learned and taken in what you were taught he could trust you and you became part of the “team” ! Best years of my formative life as Eric’s mate on the Octopus and we remained friends for over forty years until Eric passed away 2010.
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Its a different job now and very few drivers will stick the waste industry
Has the sun-visor slipped down on that Jones ERF?
That’s the exact point i was making Dennis. We had one driver who was fresh through his class 1 and was semt out with one of our long term drivers.He was told to slow down several times for bends and roundabouts and he replied i know what i’m doing don’t tell me how to drive. We have a driver trainer who doesn’t go out with them .The industry is a joke… well our section is
The industry has changed a lot since my day, I had just about 50 years at it, I enjoyed my working life (sure, there were good days and there were some not so good days), but I got job satisfaction. Now ? I’ve no desire to go back…highly regulated…near impossible, road conditions…etc etc etc
Not for me thank you. I remember a time when you got your notes, off down the road…“give us a ring when you’re tipped”. Happy days.
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My thoughts exactly. If any of my old bosses had the power to knock 40 years off my age and offer my old job back, but today, the answer would be a resounding NO. 
Yep…I’m a mere boy compared to you , but it was that ‘freedom’ and being left alone to your own devices, bring like your own boss, that attracted me to the job, and after going away with mates.
Down the road, tip 2 or 3 days later, then ring in when empty…if you could find a phone box that worked, transfer the charges.
Then cab phones came out that were the first of many nails in the job’s coffin.
Would I be attracted to today’s job, if I was a young lad now?..
Not a chance in hell, it has changed beyond recognition.
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The two vans descending are a Morris Minor and an Austin Ju. The two coaches holding up the traffic on the ascent will be Bedfords 
Not sure what happened with the erf visor Ro, it spoils a nice truck really…
The car overtaking the two coaches is in for a shock in about 2 seconds
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Yes, I thought so too.
Exactly. We were trusted to go out and get the job done, if problems cropped up… we sorted them out
Companies now don’t need/want drivers…they want robots
‘Finding a phone box that worked’…oh joy.
Happy days
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That’s a number of accidents just about to happen. At best there’s going to be just a bit of ‘road rage’. 
The good old days, it truth there wasn’t any other way to do it, that’s the way it was then
Envelope full of multi different currency
Knowing who to bribe and when
Public phone box
Drive and sleep when you wanted to
Bit of a fiddle here and there
No fuel cards
No sat nav
Trip money
Meeting Great people
Helping each other
Fantastic weekends
And paid sometimes Great money
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I remember on my first trip to France sitting in the office where I’d unloaded waiting for info on my next load to come through the Telex machine and all the office girls laughing at my poor French. Yea it was hell back then. 
