ronhawk:
Well KB why don’t you tell us of the interesting times that we all like to read , instead of the lies that you print ,the 95 ton road train coming down Tief is my particular favourite
Oh Ron
What are we going to do with you?? That small chip has turned into a 25kg sack!!! On your nxt trip out stop at the Fish and Chip shop and drop it off!!! Life is to short
You have got to a good age without much poor health by the looks of it - keep it that way.
I had a near miss in 1990 and at recent visit to my doctor( she’s v nice) I commented that I had had a good 20plus years run and maybe that’s it, no she said we will sort another 20years but I doubt if my Kees and legs will take it!! Enjoy the time we have left - I have certainly enjoyed my retirement so far although a bit more pension would be nice thinking of that 15 year transfer plus 6 year pension with S Jones was paying!!
Your memory is letting you down!! I employed drivers to drive, engineers/mechanics to service and repair, clerks and accountant to do the paperwork, cook to feed us, tragic manager to manage the traffic and a GM to oversee and ensure there was enough work paying the correct rates and ensuring we got paid so that I could pay the bills including your wages. Oh then there were the shareholders!! They got paid last if there we any left!!
I did very little driving in Saudi - just a bit of shunting and help with the container runs at night if we were short of drivers.
“Taif”. Notice the spelling !! In the comment I wrote I do not think I said I was driving and in fact was not and nor would I as I do no not believe I had or have the expertise to do that.
I was sitting in the passenger seat watching with great interest how it was achieved by one of my famous five drivers - as I remember v low gear, exhaust brake mostly and a Little brake - the worst part was after the police check point as you are still descending quite steeply A I remember driving the Blazer up t hat section thinking the thing was looseing power. So no I was not driving
This experience for us both was not to be repeated and I decided that road Trans south to Khamis/Abha etc were a no no
So get rid of those spuds - get a life and go were you planning to appear in Grand Auto with that Trans Am maybe also smoking one of those King Edward cigars that came out of the ------ container!!!
I also planned to bring a Trans Am(new) back to the uk but bought a new Datsun 280 ZX.(RHD) and ship it home via P & O In a container that a Bently came off - we Kept it for some years - Mrs B drove it - got rid when you could not buy Dunlop run flat tyres any more and rust was appearing
I also fancied driving a big Merc car home!! Dreams
Keep cool
Ken b