Bking:
Done the Baghdad and the Gardner also seen a lot of amatuers trying to feed me [zb].
But there you go [zb] baffles brains every time dont it sweet heart.
So you’re ready to retire than■■?
Must be in you’re sixties by now?
I could still do it, the only problem would be getting the sheets on top of the load the big one’s were hard enough when I was 20 odd, probably do a bit of damage.
Wind and rain sideways on Ipswich Docks trying to sheet a load of timber, I only have to see a picture of a dolly and it brings on a cold sweat.
I’ll stick to the dock leveler and cages ta very much!
caledoniandream:
Bking:
Done the Baghdad and the Gardner also seen a lot of amatuers trying to feed me [zb].
But there you go [zb] baffles brains every time dont it sweet heart.So you’re ready to retire than■■?
Must be in you’re sixties by now?
56 ■■■■ and still hearing the same bull off scroats who spout bollox and think they done it all.Im still learning but some of us know it all.ET AL?
Roping n sheeting and none of you mentioned how much fitter you were then,the callouses on your hands which round the edges were like hardened leather
but yes we did help each other to rope,to fold up…last time I did a bit was in Membury services,lad turned up with a load in a right mess and that was when r&s
was beginning to be rare.great time helping him out and me on fridge work.
Bking:
caledoniandream:
Bking:
Done the Baghdad and the Gardner also seen a lot of amatuers trying to feed me [zb].
But there you go [zb] baffles brains every time dont it sweet heart.So you’re ready to retire than■■?
Must be in you’re sixties by now?56 ■■■■ and still hearing the same bull off scroats who spout bollox and think they done it all.Im still learning but some of us know it all.ET AL?
5.6 ■■■■ is nothing to shout about! I haven’t done it all, but a few in 32 years in transport, don’t coun’t the years before I was 18, as we had our own Transport Business.
If I read your posts on here, I know one thing, you need to learn still a lot, and one of the things is being Humble.
caledoniandream:
Bking:
caledoniandream:
Bking:
Done the Baghdad and the Gardner also seen a lot of amatuers trying to feed me [zb].
But there you go [zb] baffles brains every time dont it sweet heart.So you’re ready to retire than■■?
Must be in you’re sixties by now?56 ■■■■ and still hearing the same bull off scroats who spout bollox and think they done it all.Im still learning but some of us know it all.ET AL?
5.6 ■■■■ is nothing to shout about! I haven’t done it all, but a few in 32 years in transport, don’t coun’t the years before I was 18, as we had our own Transport Business.
If I read your posts on here, I know one thing, you need to learn still a lot, and one of the things is being Humble.
So did daddy buy you a nice shiny scania?
caledoniandream:
Bking:
commonrail:
nick2008:
Bking:
You Joking? 95% of the dorks out there couldnt rope their wife to the bed never mind rope and sheet a flatty.agreeing with you there fella
kin hell must be new year
so you would agree that someone is a dork because they don`t know how to rope and sheet
No doubt you call yourself a “driver”? Used to be a bit more to it than shutting a pair of barn doors and putting on the shades and turning a steering wheel.Dont seem that way anymore does it?
Your only a driver if:
- You can handle a Fuller or Eaton twin splitter
- Drove to Baghdad
- Drove To Moscow
- Had a truck with a 2 speed final drive
- Had a truck without a Night heater
- Been parked up in an RDC surrounded by Pink Chalk.
- Drove a truck with a Gardner engine
- own a pair of nasty Nylon Tartan shorts
- Own a pair of flipflops
- Have a wallet on a Truck chain
- Have a pair of cowhide covered clogs
- etc etc
- Must have done rope and sheet
What a lot of ■■■■■■■■
Only done 4 of the above. .done ■■■■ all really 
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Cronus:
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Hay. . . . thats the last straw.
Ba boom tish.
Suedehead:
Only done 4 of the above. .done [zb] all really
And had a Mullet
nick2008:
Suedehead:
Only done 4 of the above. .done [zb] all reallyAnd had a Mullet
Ill have you know that was a grown out no 2 
Suedehead:
Ill have you know that was a grown out no 2
Your only a driver if:
- You can handle a Fuller or Eaton twin splitter
- Drove to Baghdad
- Drove To Moscow
- Had a truck with a 2 speed final drive
- Had a truck without a Night heater
- Been parked up in an RDC surrounded by Pink Chalk.
- Drove a truck with a Gardner engine
- own a pair of nasty Nylon Tartan shorts
- Own a pair of flipflops
- Have a wallet on a Truck chain
- Have a pair of cowhide covered clogs
- etc etc
- Must have done rope and sheet
[zb] I’ve done nearly all of them
FarnboroughBoy11:
Never done it, would like to learn but it seems its a dying art these days. I think I see about 1 rope and sheeted trailer on the road about once a week if that.
You’re right mate, there’s no need to learn
raymundo:
Back in prehistoric days (70’s ?) I slaved for Ralph Hilton of Charlton
Blimey fella - HTS,that takes me back 
Used to see my old Dad in the distance on a m/way, he’d be going slow and sheet flapping away I’d tell him about the sheet but all I got was ‘it’s a fly - it’s supposed to flap’!
Did have a folded frozen sheet run over by a fool (ha!) of a flt driver once. Still don’t know how he done it - it was in the middle of the yard and about 3 foot high. Took us ages to get it out from under the truck
chester:
For tootman318
Thankyou kind sir 
it looks to me like the bloke in the first lot of pictures has got the sheets on wrong way round i always told front over back 
to stop wind getting in
truc123:
it looks to me like the bloke in the first lot of pictures has got the sheets on wrong way round i always told front over back
They’re my pics, and I did put front over back!
Once you learn you never forget…
If you do then you are senile 
truc123:
it looks to me like the bloke in the first lot of pictures has got the sheets on wrong way round i always told front over back
have another look Back sheet was put on 1st then front sheet rolled out over that
Done it for just on a year while subbing for Gwynedd shipping, enjoyed it if am honest