Sacrifices of Tramping

[robroy]

Take plenty wet wipes with you, no need for a shower then you see.
Stock up your fridge with Ginsters pies, pasties, and general crap food, Mars bars, coke (Cola variety btw) and pot noodles…the stable diet of the tramper.
Take a baseball bat with you for your unpaid security guard duty, that’s a must.
Then come back and tell all the daymen you’re now a qualified tramper.

[harry_monk]

sammym:
I am waiting on the confirmation tomorrow. But I think it will be fun. Taking my 45 at a vinyard in the south of France etc. I have nothing to lose.

More likely to be tipping at Rungis market at three o’clock in the morning to be honest. Nobody is desperate to get drivers to load at vineyards in the south of France.

But worth a go for the experience.

[colin_scottish]

sammym:
Well I got offered a weeks euro tramping today starting on Sunday night. After all my chat I am a little bit tempted. All I know is that I’d be pulling a fridge. And the agency can’t tell me exactly where I’d be doing for a week.

My problems are: I’ve never driven in europe, I’ve never tramped and I’ve only done two shifts on an artic. So it probably isn’t the best idea but it seems like an adventure. Did tell the agency all of my disagvantages but they say the client is desperate… I probably won’t do it but I can see how people get hooked in. However I don’t have a clue what I’d do if I totaled the truck in France.

I smell something funny

[harry_monk]

Colin_scottish:
I smell something funny

What, like this?

[ghiabox]

robroy:
Take plenty wet wipes with you, no need for a shower then you see.
Stock up your fridge with Ginsters pies, pasties, and general crap food, Mars bars, coke (Cola variety btw) and pot noodles…the stable diet of the tramper.
Take a baseball bat with you for your unpaid security guard duty, that’s a must.
Then come back and tell all the daymen you’re now a qualified tramper.

Do I detect sarcasm in your post?

Colin_scottish:
I smell something funny

Probably Single malt whiskey, you peasant Scottish wont be used to anything except cheap White and MacKay.

[colin_scottish]

Harry Monk:

sammym:
I am waiting on the confirmation tomorrow. But I think it will be fun. Taking my 45 at a vinyard in the south of France etc. I have nothing to lose.

More likely to be tipping at Rungis market at three o’clock in the morning to be honest. Nobody is desperate to get drivers to load at vineyards in the south of France.

But worth a go for the experience.

You mean a run to boulogne and back not far from calais.Just a wee jolly down the A16 if i remember right.

[colin_scottish]

Ghiabox:

robroy:
Take plenty wet wipes with you, no need for a shower then you see.
Stock up your fridge with Ginsters pies, pasties, and general crap food, Mars bars, coke (Cola variety btw) and pot noodles…the stable diet of the tramper.
Take a baseball bat with you for your unpaid security guard duty, that’s a must.
Then come back and tell all the daymen you’re now a qualified tramper.

Do I detect sarcasm in your post?

Colin_scottish:
I smell something funny

Probably Single malt whiskey, you peasant Scottish wont be used to anything except cheap White and MacKay.

Point number 1 its whisky not the fake mucky crap you call whiskey
Point number 2 I dont mind white and mackay but my dram of choice it johnnie walker black label but thanks for comment.If you would like to lick sammys bum hole some more then please get a room.

[colin_scottish]

Harry Monk:

Colin_scottish:
I smell something funny

What, like this?

Yes mixed with a hint of jobby also.

[ghiabox]

Colin_scottish:
Point number 1 its whisky not the fake mucky crap you call whiskey
Point number 2 I dont mind white and mackay but my dram of choice it johnnie walker black label but thanks for comment.If you would like to lick sammys bum hole some more then please get a room.

Point 1 My bad, my PC keyboard autocorrected it with an extra ‘e’
Point 2 Highland Park is better

[sammym]

Colin_scottish:

sammym:
Well I got offered a weeks euro tramping today starting on Sunday night. After all my chat I am a little bit tempted. All I know is that I’d be pulling a fridge. And the agency can’t tell me exactly where I’d be doing for a week.

My problems are: I’ve never driven in europe, I’ve never tramped and I’ve only done two shifts on an artic. So it probably isn’t the best idea but it seems like an adventure. Did tell the agency all of my disagvantages but they say the client is desperate… I probably won’t do it but I can see how people get hooked in. However I don’t have a clue what I’d do if I totaled the truck in France.

I smell something funny

I get that - and it does sound random. I don’t really want to say the name of the agency or too many details in case they take me on. Me saying that I might ■■■■ it up so badly I might not get paid isn’t exactly inspiring stuff. But if I get the gig I’ll post loads of pics and a little diary of my European adventure.

I wasn’t looking for this work. I’d done some work for the agency and then stopped. Basically, I got put on class 1 and they still paid me class 2 money (for that one shift, but it was the principle). So I walked. They then offered me loads of class 1 work as I said that’s all I’d do. But nothing really look my eye - running nights for Sainsbury’s or tramping around the UK has no appeal. It was this one random job that sparked my interest.

[the_maoster]

sammym:

the maoster:
Pictures or it didn’t/isn’t going to happen.

If it happens I’ll put some pics and a little diary up. I will here back tomorrow if it’s a yes or not.

I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt here and add a little advice if I may? You’d be a fool not to take the opportunity, it may very well just be a one off which you’ll never get the chance to repeat. It’s always much better to regret something you have done rather than something you haven’t.

[jakethesnake]

Ghiabox:

Colin_scottish:
Point number 1 its whisky not the fake mucky crap you call whiskey
Point number 2 I dont mind white and mackay but my dram of choice it johnnie walker black label but thanks for comment.If you would like to lick sammys bum hole some more then please get a room.

Point 1 My bad, my PC keyboard autocorrected it with an extra ‘e’
Point 2 Highland Park is better

Jura is even better, plenty lovely malts around. white and mackay.

[colin_scottish]

jakethesnake:

Ghiabox:

Colin_scottish:
Point number 1 its whisky not the fake mucky crap you call whiskey
Point number 2 I dont mind white and mackay but my dram of choice it johnnie walker black label but thanks for comment.If you would like to lick sammys bum hole some more then please get a room.

Point 1 My bad, my PC keyboard autocorrected it with an extra ‘e’
Point 2 Highland Park is better

Jura is even better, plenty lovely malts around. white and mackay.

I do oban whisky and also a mcallan but there pricey.I do like a wee overnight in inveraray in the george hotel a very fine selection in the bar there.

[jakethesnake]

Colin_scottish:

jakethesnake:

Ghiabox:

Colin_scottish:
Point number 1 its whisky not the fake mucky crap you call whiskey
Point number 2 I dont mind white and mackay but my dram of choice it johnnie walker black label but thanks for comment.If you would like to lick sammys bum hole some more then please get a room.

Point 1 My bad, my PC keyboard autocorrected it with an extra ‘e’
Point 2 Highland Park is better

Jura is even better, plenty lovely malts around. white and mackay.

I do oban whisky and also a mcallan but there pricey.I do like a wee overnight in inveraray in the george hotel a very fine selection in the bar there.

Yeah better than W&M. My real fave is Aberlour a’bunadh!

[franglais]

Week’s work for a Euro fridge?
Could well be a Rungis tip as suggested. Reload Reims with fizz. Tip dahn saff somewhere? Nice light load of flowers out of Chipiona?
That’ll be early Saturday morning tip Covent Garden. And your first chance to sleep in a truck!
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[peirre]

sammym:
I wasn’t looking for this work. I’d done some work for the agency and then stopped. Basically, I got put on class 1 and they still paid me class 2 money (for that one shift, but it was the principle). So I walked. They then offered me loads of class 1 work as I said that’s all I’d do. But nothing really look my eye - running nights for Sainsbury’s or tramping around the UK has no appeal.

Is it me or does it sound like the agency have run out of people to call for this job, and have started phoning people who have had a slight disagreement with them out of desperation.
Sammym you got stung once before by them, are alarm balls not ringing in your head?
Or shall we await the sammym got ripped off by the agency thread in a couple of weeks?

[dozy]

well I thought I’d find one of these nice little hideaways that everyone speaks of last night ( no layby ) , well I’m sorry it looks just as bad to me in the cold light of day time

[yourhavingalarf]

sammym:
My problems are: I’ve never driven in europe

Best you…

Take a large supply of cash with you then to help pay some of the fines.

I love it, ‘I’ll just drive across Europe for a few days it can’t be that difficult’… eejit.

billy bullsquirt bimbles across belgium

[robroy]

Franglais:
Week’s work for a Euro fridge?
Could well be a Rungis tip as suggested. Reload Reims with fizz. Tip dahn saff somewhere? Nice light load of flowers out of Chipiona?
That’ll be early Saturday morning tip Covent Garden. And your first chance to sleep in a truck!
[emoji2]

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Unless he falls asleep at the wheel first.

[appy]

yourhavingalarf:

sammym:
My problems are: I’ve never driven in europe

Best you…

Take a large supply of cash with you then to help pay some of the fines.

I love it, ‘I’ll just drive across Europe for a few days it can’t be that difficult’… eejit.

billy bullsquirt bimbles across belgium