another question for our german correspondents then,
on the back of some trucks i see the no trucks overtaking sign and something about free willy?
are they supporting the ban or saying how stupid and dangerous it is?
welshboyinspain:
another question for our german correspondents then,
on the back of some trucks i see the no trucks overtaking sign and something about free willy?
are they supporting the ban or saying how stupid and dangerous it is?
Hi welshboy.
I think you may be talking about the Spedition NordSüd.
They have the no overtaking symbol on the back of their trucks with the text "Freiwillig auf zweispurigen Autobahnen" which basically means that it is company policy for their drivers to voluntarily refrain from overtaking on two lane motorways.
Just a load of PR bollox.
tipped langenfeld thurs afternoon and ran down the A61 to load John Deere Mannheim for friday.
saw the sign on the back of a tanker who was doing 70 up a 3 lane hill with the ban then when it flattened out and went back to 2 lanes was ok to overtake, how crazy is that?
Inselaffe:
dieseldave:
Do you remember the Autobahnfink and the Schwarzgeld poster? (Or is it only me that’s this old?)
Hi Dave.
I remember the Autobahnfink.
The Schwarzgeld poster dämmert auch ein bisserl although I can’t remember the actual Inhalt.
Same here mate. 
Inselaffe:
Age wise, I think we are in the same boat
My boat is 53, but I’m still paddling like mad!!
It’s not my fault, it’s all because I was born at an early age. 
Inselaffe:
(Clue: When I was a puppy I thought loons with platforms was a killer look
)
I think that one has passed me by… You’ve lost me.
dieseldave:
Inselaffe:
(Clue: When I was a puppy I thought loons with platforms was a killer lookI think that one has passed me by… You’ve lost me.
As you’re a tiny bit older than me DD, and the island monkey seems to be slightly younger, I’ll translate 
.
Inselaffe, as a young man, thought that high waisted trousers with legs so wide he’d find illegal immigrants in them these days, when coupled with platform soled shoes or boots (my brothers had 3" soles with 5 or 6" heels), would have all the girls flocking to him, down at the youth club disco.
To finish off the look, he probably also had a collar on his shirt big enough to drag him off his feet in a high wind 
. He would also be wearing either Hi-Karate or Brute after-shave / talc / body lotion / deodorant / any or all of the four.
Do you remember the hi-karate ad’s ? Those karate kicks .
Brute had Henry Cooper ‘splashin’ i’ on all ova’, and Barry Sheene doing something 
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sort of back on topic, what is the graffiti 46600 everywhere around Valencia all about? I know it is a local post code, but why all the Graffiti? I don’t get it !
Simon:
Inselaffe, as a young man, thought that high waisted trousers with legs so wide he’d find illegal immigrants in them these days, when coupled with platform soled shoes or boots (my brothers had 3" soles with 5 or 6" heels), would have all the girls flocking to him, down at the youth club disco.
To finish off the look, he probably also had a collar on his shirt big enough to drag him off his feet in a high wind
Bloody hell, I’d forgotten about the shirts, Simon
But the look was exactly as you described, so guilty as charged, m’lud
What did we look like 
(Just turned 54 last week by the way. So dieseldave is a young whippersnapper in my book)
Inselaffe:
Bloody hell, I’d forgotten about the shirts, Simon
But the look was exactly as you described, so guilty as charged, m’lud
What did we look like(Just turned 54 last week by the way. So dieseldave is a young whippersnapper in my book)
I’m a mere 51, so a young whippersnapper to both of you
The look never appealed to me happily
jimti:
sort of back on topic, what is the graffiti 46600 everywhere around Valencia all about? I know it is a local post code, but why all the Graffiti? I don’t get it !
Absolutely no idea mate, the local gang tag
Inselaffe:
(Just turned 54 last week by the way. So dieseldave is a young whippersnapper in my book)
That was a close-run contest Herr Inselaffe, I’ll concede that you have vorsprung by seven months as I’ll be 54 in August.
Peter The Plater, is a well known Welshman who has been driving around the european and middle eastern roads for the last 35 years. So I would hazard a guess that he placed the sticker ! And probably many others like it.
the one that i dont understand is the grafitti mainly in france saying brooke shields alphabet, any idea what thats about?
mick jones:
Peter The Plater, is a well known Welshman who has been driving around the european and middle eastern roads for the last 35 years. So I would hazard a guess that he placed the sticker ! And probably many others like it.
In the eighties from Dover to Ankara and beyond you would often see the words The Plater woz ere scribbled on a window ledge at many of the Eastern European border posts while you were waiting to do your paperwork. Or The Plater plated in Bucherest on the back of a toilet door somewhere in Rumania or at The National Hotel in Belgrade.
Klunk was spot on there was a Peter Plated in Kecskemit in the toilets at The Windmill which was where you could get a good bowl of Goulash Stew, steak, chips and a few beers for a couple of pounds if you changed your money on the Black Market.
As far as I know Pete was one of those guys who would never drive past you if you were broken down, he would stay with you until he had done everything he could for you. He was probably over six foot two tall and you couldn’t wish to meet a nicer bloke as I am sure that a few Trucknet members who know him would agree.
He e-mails me now and again and lurks on here every so often and has been living near the Aegeen Sea in Turkey for the last few years. Although he hasn’t replied to my e-mail from three weeks ago I am wondering if he has driven back to Wales for a couple of weeks 
.
Like he says we were all young and a bit mad in those days but at the end of the day we still got the job done.
mushroomman:
mick jones:
Peter The Plater, is a well known Welshman who has been driving around the european and middle eastern roads for the last 35 years. So I would hazard a guess that he placed the sticker ! And probably many others like it.In the eighties from Dover to Ankara and beyond you would often see the words The Plater woz ere scribbled on a window ledge at many of the Eastern European border posts while you were waiting to do your paperwork. Or The Plater plated in Bucherest on the back of a toilet door somewhere in Rumania or at The National Hotel in Belgrade.
Klunk was spot on
As far as I know Pete was one of those guys who would never drive past you if you were broken down, he would stay with you until he had done everything he could for you. He was probably over six foot two tall and you couldn’t wish to meet a nicer bloke as I am sure that a few Trucknet members who know him would agree.
He e-mails me now and again and lurks on here every so often and has been living near the Aegeen Sea in Turkey for the last few years. Although he hasn’t replied to my e-mail from three weeks ago I am wondering if he has driven back to Wales for a couple of weeks
Like he says we were all young and a bit mad in those days but at the end of the day we still got the job done.
And Bob Holness played the saxaphone solo on “Baker St” 
Suedehead:
mushroomman:
mick jones:
Peter The Plater, is a well known Welshman who has been driving around the european and middle eastern roads for the last 35 years. So I would hazard a guess that he placed the sticker ! And probably many others like it.In the eighties from Dover to Ankara and beyond you would often see the words The Plater woz ere scribbled on a window ledge at many of the Eastern European border posts while you were waiting to do your paperwork. Or The Plater plated in Bucherest on the back of a toilet door somewhere in Rumania or at The National Hotel in Belgrade.
Klunk was spot on
As far as I know Pete was one of those guys who would never drive past you if you were broken down, he would stay with you until he had done everything he could for you. He was probably over six foot two tall and you couldn’t wish to meet a nicer bloke as I am sure that a few Trucknet members who know him would agree.
He e-mails me now and again and lurks on here every so often and has been living near the Aegeen Sea in Turkey for the last few years. Although he hasn’t replied to my e-mail from three weeks ago I am wondering if he has driven back to Wales for a couple of weeks
Like he says we were all young and a bit mad in those days but at the end of the day we still got the job done.And Bob Holness played the saxaphone solo on “Baker St”
No, I started the thread and it is absolutely true. I used to get to some godforsaken place in the back of beyond, and it would be written somewhere, in a Turkish Customs office or on a Bulgarian road sign, or on the back of a Yugoslavian bog door, it could be anywhere.
PETER THE PLATER .
He might of been a little bit mischevious sometimes but he was still one of the best .
Suedehead:
And Bob Holness played the saxaphone solo on “Baker St”
I bet that Bob Holness ( who ever he is ) never had a saxaphone experience while he was driving through The Commie Block .
Suedehead:
And Bob Holness played the saxaphone solo on “Baker St”
Oh no he didn’t!!!
Oh… yes he did!!!
Oh… no he didn’t!!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Holness
Ross. ( he didn’t)