Bewick:
Punchy Dan:
Come on Denz’l you must surely realise that the bungees are only for keeping the net tight !Yea but we’re talking “big league” here Dan’l not “skateboards”
Denz’l your looking at a 44 tonne lorry there be it with out the trailer though on that day ,now unless I’ve missed something bewicks had gone bump well before such weights came in so really it’s a skateboard longer and heavier than any ever operated by bewicks so rev up over that
Punchy Dan:
Bewick:
Punchy Dan:
Come on Denz’l you must surely realise that the bungees are only for keeping the net tight !Yea but we’re talking “big league” here Dan’l not “skateboards”
Denz’l your looking at a 44 tonne lorry there be it with out the trailer though on that day ,now unless I’ve missed something bewicks had gone bump well before such weights came in so really it’s a skateboard longer and heavier than any ever operated by bewicks
Have you just come in from the Boozer Dan’l ? so who’s been buying to-night then ? Cheers Denz’l.
Punchy Dan:
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Just to keep the rain off for a 2 hour run loaded and tipped same day ,
What have you got under there Dan, we used to carry glass on A Frame stillages a similar shape to what you have , they ripped the sheets if we weren`t careful
ramone:
Punchy Dan:
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Just to keep the rain off for a 2 hour run loaded and tipped same day ,What have you got under there Dan, we used to carry glass on A Frame stillages a similar shape to what you have , they ripped the sheets if we weren`t careful
Ooooo Nooooo! “ramone” Dan’l can’t divulge what is under the handkerchief it’s a State secret what these “bonded” skate board carriers haul !! Pst ! actually it’s some second hand corrugated sheets for his mates pigeon loft roof 
Bewick:
ramone:
Punchy Dan:
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Just to keep the rain off for a 2 hour run loaded and tipped same day ,What have you got under there Dan, we used to carry glass on A Frame stillages a similar shape to what you have , they ripped the sheets if we weren`t careful
Ooooo Nooooo! “ramone” Dan’l can’t divulge what is under the handkerchief it’s a State secret what these “bonded” skate board carriers haul !! Pst ! actually it’s some second hand corrugated sheets for his mates pigeon loft roof
Ha ha i used to load out of Ferranti ■■ at Oldham with misiles for Harwich without the explosives , instructed not to leave the vehicle unattended at any time and it was a 2 man job … its a good job they didnt have trackers then as i did what Chris Webb was doing on a regular basis cowboys eh !
adr:
Those Old Boys new what they were doing.
A R Marshall &Sons Hucknall Lane Bulwell Nottingham
They were a large haulage company whose regular work was mainly Raleigh Bicycles John Player &Sons and Boots the Chemists
The Atkinson above was most probably loaded with Raleigh Bicycles in crates destined for Liverpool Docks
Their massive yard is now a retail park and there’s a Morrisons Supermarket also on the site
If memory serves me well they moved from that site in the early 90s and moved to a smaller site at Balloon Woods
Around the same time they lost their part of the Boots contracts with that work being shared out to the remaining Nottingham Hauliers who trunked for Boots
Their final day’s where in the late 90s when they were re named MDS (Marshall Distribution Services) sadly another long established Road Transport company gone 
I applied for a Class 1 job at Marshalls in the 70s but I was turned down due to lack of experience.I drove for BRS on St.Ann’s Well Rd.at the time.
It just goes to prove that the standards required by private hauliers were higher than BRS ( which they were !) however I do sympathise with you Gidders as at least you tried to improve yourself by leaving BRS, Marshalls probably missed the chance of gaining the services of a decent Lad, unless of course you were a typical BRS ■■■■■■ and came over as one ! 
I hope not ! Bewick
Bewick:
It just goes to prove that the standards required by private hauliers were higher than BRS ( which they were !) however I do sympathise with you Gidders as at least you tried to improve yourself by leaving BRS, Marshalls probably missed the chance of gaining the services of a decent Lad, unless of course you were a typical BRS [zb] and came over as one !
Hiya,
Erum.
thanks harry, long retired.
I hope I turned out a decent lad! The “older” drivers at BRS Nottingham were largely no help at all apart from a couple with helpful advice.Us lads were allocated the old sheds.Seddon,Ford D series,Guys and had all the crap jobs.Basically,the older hands ran the job.At the time,though,I was young,keen and green as grass.I eventually moved to BRS at Newark which was as bad as Nottingham depot.As it happens my auntie used to work in the office at ICI Wilton and put me in touch with a Dutch company who were looking for a reliable driver.Since then I never looked back and can honestly say I have enjoyed my driving life having been paid to go to places where others would have to pay to go themselves.
harry_gill:
Bewick:
It just goes to prove that the standards required by private hauliers were higher than BRS ( which they were !) however I do sympathise with you Gidders as at least you tried to improve yourself by leaving BRS, Marshalls probably missed the chance of gaining the services of a decent Lad, unless of course you were a typical BRS [zb] and came over as one !Hiya,
Erum.
thanks harry, long retired.
Take no notice of him, H. He’s still hoping you’ll drag yourself across the country every weekend to wash and polish his car.
Retired Old ■■■■:
harry_gill:
Bewick:
It just goes to prove that the standards required by private hauliers were higher than BRS ( which they were !) however I do sympathise with you Gidders as at least you tried to improve yourself by leaving BRS, Marshalls probably missed the chance of gaining the services of a decent Lad, unless of course you were a typical BRS [zb] and came over as one !Hiya,
Erum.
thanks harry, long retired.Take no notice of him, H. He’s still hoping you’ll drag yourself across the country every weekend to wash and polish his car.
I wasn’t aware that pigs could fly ROF
I take it you haven’t found Harry’s hose pipe, yet?
Retired Old ■■■■:
I take it you haven’t found Harry’s hose pipe, yet?
At Harry’s age possibly even he has trouble finding his hosepipe, or are we talking at cross purposes? (Fed up with having to keep moving this screen across as well!) 
Pete.
I was thinking the same about the screen, Pete. I notice it only happens on some threads. Peculiar.
Retired Old ■■■■:
I take it you haven’t found Harry’s hose pipe, yet?
Hiya,
I’ve worked for lot’s of haulers in my time, my own personal choice never sacked
just got bored if the routine was unvaried, but can truthfully say I am not able
to recall where the washing facilities were at any one of them even at Riding’s
where nice shiny motors were the norm I can’t recall ever seeing the washing
facilities was or of ever using them my idea of driving for a living was just that
get the thing from point A to point B wagon and load in good order and condition
back to point A and park the thing up and away home, I was the driver not the
valet, no hanging around the yard after I’d done a days work just to get ■■■■■■
through to travel home, I never loved the job enough for that if the guvnor
wanted nice shiny motors let him employ someone to do it it’s another job.
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry I see you point but you must of been told to give her a wash down every now and then ? also did you not a polish round inside ? not winding you up ! I will leave that to Dennis .
