animal:
I did get married once but didnt suit me so got rid
I do enjoy a wee dram at times or a glass or 2 of red wine
Animal/ Ange I have feeling my wife tried that as she moved while I was away but I still turned up on her doorstep we had got married in 66 and this was only 68 and I am still hanging around
cheers Johnnie
I had a close call in 1968, but got lucky and escaped.
Cheers Dave.
Hiya,
My first Missus used to wrap my sandwiches in road maps and I naively thought
they were to guide me home after my days work was done but in reality they
were a hint for me to bugger off I took the hint after a while.
thanks harry, long retired.
Good news:- the re training course has worked a treat, she’s running round after me pandering to my every whim (she even passed me my whisky bottle last evening ) " have a drink my love, it’ll dull the pain"
I’ve been “indisposed”, I had a new knee fitted last Tuesday, the full monty, new knee cap, everything.
I had it done at the same private hospital as the first one, fully funded by OUR magnificent NHS. (it’s called NHS Choose and Book). Got evicted from there on Friday, been resting, my lad is picking me up this lunchtime and I’m off for a jar or two.
Some of those nurses… Sandie had better watch out, she’s got competition
grumpy old man:
Good news:- the re training course has worked a treat, she’s running round after me pandering to my every whim (she even passed me my whisky bottle last evening ) " have a drink my love, it’ll dull the pain"
I’ve been “indisposed”, I had a new knee fitted last Tuesday, the full monty, new knee cap, everything.
I had it done at the same private hospital as the first one, fully funded by OUR magnificent NHS. (it’s called NHS Choose and Book). Got evicted from there on Friday, been resting, my lad is picking me up this lunchtime and I’m off for a jar or two.
Some of those nurses… Sandie had better watch out, she’s got competition
Hiya,
Ah do I feel a sense of false security coming on here, I suspect there’s something
afoot possibly a dollop of painting and decorating, has she told you that going up
and down the step ladder is good exercise, beware good buddy the gloss and the
emulsion could be arriving as I write, Oh’ and reinstate the gorgeous Sandy, I do
miss her and at my time of life is one of my few remaining pleasures.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hiya,
On a serious note, thinking back to the days of “grandfather rights”, on the run up to
granting of the HGV groups 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4, and 4a a driver who drove a wag
and drag of 8 wheeler size was only granted a class 2 licence whereas a driver of an
artic of much smaller proportions was entitled to a class1 all my very early driving
from age 21 was spent doing drawbar work but long before the qualifying period
commenced I had taught myself to drive artics and in all honesty it didn’t take me
very long to get the hang of it, and I have let other artic drivers have a go pushing
drawbars back and most remarked rather you than me and gave up, it was in truth
a much more difficult manoeuvre but my gripe at the time, why wasn’t the eight
wheeler men granted the class 1, they in those days drove the longer more weight
carrying motors, I was fortunate that during the run up I was driving benders. This
was good for me even though I had driven artics previously I would have had to
take a test to qualify for the top licence.
thanks harry, long retired.
Ye gods Harry, how the hell does anybody reverse a drawbar with 2 pivots? (the pin and the swivelling axle). I tried once, failed totally, so, I gave up and thought “you’re making a fool of yourself you daft sod, get out of the saddle”
i feel sorry for the poor downtrodden men who do the decorating . i’m not allowed near any kind of paintbrush in our house " you’ll only make a mess " , but i have to admit that it took several attempts to convince her that i was truly inept at painting . it must be 40 years since i was finally banned off the job . i do the fetching and carrying , brew tea and tell her how nice it looks when she has finished . i’m not even allowed to paint the fence in case i tread on the flowers . i hope the tin knee beds in quickly brian , you’ll have to endure her driving until you get the ok to drive again . oh . and i second harry , bring back sandy we miss her , cheers , dave
Harry it was the same at Pickfords you had blokes who were driving the big out fits push and pull only qualified for a class 2A as they were semi automatic gearbox on the contractors and constructors,
I was on a Scammell highwayman 4x2 tractor for most of the qualifying period so I had to take the test for artics which I took before it was necessary as it gave me the opportunity to have another go if I ballsed it up but I did it first time though.
We had 15 drivers at Sheffield depot but only 5 artics at the time so most of the tractor drivers took the HGV1 test bar the 2 big tractor drivers who were in their 60s and did not want to take it.and one driver failed it first time and he had done a load 140feet long load on twin bogies on the morning of his test from Newton Chambers Chapeltown to the freightliner goods yard
rigsby:
i feel sorry for the poor downtrodden men who do the decorating . i’m not allowed near any kind of paintbrush in our house " you’ll only make a mess " , but i have to admit that it took several attempts to convince her that i was truly inept at painting . it must be 40 years since i was finally banned off the job . i do the fetching and carrying , brew tea and tell her how nice it looks when she has finished . i’m not even allowed to paint the fence in case i tread on the flowers . i hope the tin knee beds in quickly brian , you’ll have to endure her driving until you get the ok to drive again . oh . and i second harry , bring back sandy we miss her , cheers , dave
And that Dave is a big secret in “how to handle wimmin”…get yerself a ban. It works. As I say to my domestic staff, "each man to his own trade, I drive lorries, you want a lorry driven■■? I’m your man, painting and various domestic duties…BANNED
She won’t allow me anywhere near a shopping trolley.
Listen up all you young fellas, It’s good advice. She can call me hopeless, useless, a lazy git, etc all she wants, I’m happy.
“you haven’t even emptied the dishwasher” …“what dishwasher, I thought you WERE the dishwasher”.
As for the driving, no problem, I’m back in the saddle. It’s my left knee, an automatic car, so, I have full control. Job sorted.
I’m trying to persuade Sandies sister to display her charms.
rigsby:
i feel sorry for the poor downtrodden men who do the decorating . i’m not allowed near any kind of paintbrush in our house " you’ll only make a mess " , but i have to admit that it took several attempts to convince her that i was truly inept at painting . it must be 40 years since i was finally banned off the job . i do the fetching and carrying , brew tea and tell her how nice it looks when she has finished . i’m not even allowed to paint the fence in case i tread on the flowers . i hope the tin knee beds in quickly brian , you’ll have to endure her driving until you get the ok to drive again . oh . and i second harry , bring back sandy we miss her , cheers , dave
And that Dave is a big secret in “how to handle wimmin”…get yerself a ban. It works. As I say to my domestic staff, "each man to his own trade, I drive lorries, you want a lorry driven■■? I’m your man, painting and various domestic duties…BANNED
She won’t allow me anywhere near a shopping trolley.
Listen up all you young fellas, It’s good advice. She can call me hopeless, useless, a lazy git, etc all she wants, I’m happy.
“you haven’t even emptied the dishwasher” …“what dishwasher, I thought you WERE the dishwasher”.
As for the driving, no problem, I’m back in the saddle. It’s my left knee, an automatic car, so, I have full control. Job sorted.
I’m trying to persuade Sandies sister to display her charms.
Hiya,
I’m living in hopes it’s her twin sister “Grumps”
thanks harry, long retired.
rigsby:
i feel sorry for the poor downtrodden men who do the decorating . i’m not allowed near any kind of paintbrush in our house " you’ll only make a mess " , but i have to admit that it took several attempts to convince her that i was truly inept at painting . it must be 40 years since i was finally banned off the job . i do the fetching and carrying , brew tea and tell her how nice it looks when she has finished . i’m not even allowed to paint the fence in case i tread on the flowers . i hope the tin knee beds in quickly brian , you’ll have to endure her driving until you get the ok to drive again . oh . and i second harry , bring back sandy we miss her , cheers , dave
And that Dave is a big secret in “how to handle wimmin”…get yerself a ban. It works. As I say to my domestic staff, "each man to his own trade, I drive lorries, you want a lorry driven■■? I’m your man, painting and various domestic duties…BANNED
She won’t allow me anywhere near a shopping trolley.
Listen up all you young fellas, It’s good advice. She can call me hopeless, useless, a lazy git, etc all she wants, I’m happy.
“you haven’t even emptied the dishwasher” …“what dishwasher, I thought you WERE the dishwasher”.
As for the driving, no problem, I’m back in the saddle. It’s my left knee, an automatic car, so, I have full control. Job sorted.
I’m trying to persuade Sandies sister to display her charms.
Hiya,
I’m living in hopes it’s her twin sister “Grumps”
thanks harry, long retired.
This thread should be compulsory reading for any bloke under 50. Far more important information than the Driver CPC contains.
Cheers Dave.
windrush:
Is there anybody below the age of 50 on here who actually reads this twaddle though? Seems that at 63 I am one of the younger ones!
Pete.
Pete you must not blaspheme like that. A lot of the members are mere youths compared to us lot. Reading this thread is equal to attending university or college.
Cheers Dave.
grumpy old man:
:shock: Ye gods Harry, how the hell does anybody reverse a drawbar with 2 pivots? (the pin and the swivelling axle). I tried once, failed totally, so, I gave up and thought “you’re making a fool of yourself you daft sod, get out of the saddle”
This a shot was taken at Levens Bridge in ■■■■■■■ about 12 years ago of Eric Postlethwaite stood in front of a replica Octopus and draw bar trailer belonging to Ray ? from Telford (I think)nice bloke Ray took the time to call and see Eric and me on his way south that day.The motor brought back a lot of happy memories for the Guv’nor and me !! In my own opinion Eric must have been about the finest waggon and trailer driver in the UK,well there can’t have been any better,as good maybe but not better.He could reverse the trailer as fast and as neat as any artic driver and put it anywhere usually first time as well plus he was a great driver,smooth as silk and some of the weights we got on board at times were h-e-a-v-y !! His sheeting and roping skills were also immaculate nothing less than perfect would do which I learned the hard way in my early days as mate !!But as Possy used to say “it’s easier to do a good tidy job than a bad one”.Unfortunately Eric is not in good health now-a-days and is spending a lot of time in Furness General Hospital,but a finer teacher as a youngster starting out in the mid 60’s you couldn’t wish for,I know I was one !! Cheers Bewick.
grumpy old man:
:shock: Ye gods Harry, how the hell does anybody reverse a drawbar with 2 pivots? (the pin and the swivelling axle). I tried once, failed totally, so, I gave up and thought “you’re making a fool of yourself you daft sod, get out of the saddle”
This a shot was taken at Levens Bridge in ■■■■■■■ about 12 years ago of Eric Postlethwaite stood in front of a replica Octopus and draw bar trailer belonging to Ray ? from Telford (I think)nice bloke Ray took the time to call and see Eric and me on his way south that day.The motor brought back a lot of happy memories for the Guv’nor and me !! In my own opinion Eric must have been about the finest waggon and trailer driver in the UK,well there can’t have been any better,as good maybe but not better.He could reverse the trailer as fast and as neat as any artic driver and put it anywhere usually first time as well plus he was a great driver,smooth as silk and some of the weights we got on board at times were h-e-a-v-y !! His sheeting and roping skills were also immaculate nothing less than perfect would do which I learned the hard way in my early days as mate !!But as Possy used to say “it’s easier to do a good tidy job than a bad one”.Unfortunately Eric is not in good health now-a-days and is spending a lot of time in Furness General Hospital,but a finer teacher as a youngster starting out in the mid 60’s you couldn’t wish for,I know I was one !! Cheers Bewick.
Hiya,
Never met Eric, would have liked to, I have seen him coming toward me several times
also in my rear view mirror but never for very long he was round me and gone but I
never got the offer of the box of matches from the “trailer boy” which was normal
as the faster boys went by, I could have loaded a wag and drag with all the matches
and lighters offered to me by the “Scottish Boys” when the road was suitable to pass
I always fancied your motor would have been nice to “bob on a bit” and another thing
would have been the power steering I never once in those days had that luxury AEC’s
were the nearest I got to “lightish” steering but the Bristols and the aged Octopus’s
were heavy buggers on the handlebars.
thanks harry, long retired.
windrush:
Is there anybody below the age of 50 on here who actually reads this twaddle though? Seems that at 63 I am one of the younger ones!
Pete.
TWADDLE■■? TWADDLE■■? have a care sir with loose scurrilous talk like that. Here you have hundreds of years experience, freely given advice, experience gathered from a long hard road.
Bloody twaddle indeed
I hope our more senior members treat your post with the contempt it deserves…
windrush:
Is there anybody below the age of 50 on here who actually reads this twaddle though? Seems that at 63 I am one of the younger ones!
Pete.
TWADDLE■■? TWADDLE■■? have a care sir with loose scurrilous talk like that. Here you have hundreds of years experience, freely given advice, experience gathered from a long hard road.
Bloody twaddle indeed
I hope our more senior members treat your post with the contempt it deserves…
Perhaps we should consider sending windrush on a refresher course Brian. On how to deal with feisty females and their tantrums.
Cheers Dave.
windrush:
Is there anybody below the age of 50 on here who actually reads this twaddle though? Seems that at 63 I am one of the younger ones!
Pete.
TWADDLE■■? TWADDLE■■? have a care sir with loose scurrilous talk like that. Here you have hundreds of years experience, freely given advice, experience gathered from a long hard road.
Bloody twaddle indeed
I hope our more senior members treat your post with the contempt it deserves…
Perhaps we should consider sending windrush on a refresher course Brian. On how to deal with feisty females and their tantrums.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Or Coventry with no guaranteed return load.
thanks harry, long retired.
windrush:
Is there anybody below the age of 50 on here who actually reads this twaddle though? Seems that at 63 I am one of the younger ones!
Pete.
Excuse me I am just over 50 & read
i think that reply says it all , woman of few words is ang , but she does understand the older generation . these southern immigrants in our fair peak have a lot to learn , he’s only been hear 40 years , he’s still an incomer . cheers , dave .
we had got married in 66 and this was only 68 and I am still hanging around
Sandie had better watch out, she’s got competition 
…“what dishwasher, I thought you WERE the dishwasher”.