toothpick johnny:
You 2 pricks I was in the lorry drivers strike while you were still in nappies my first mortgage had just been approved .
what a bizzar thing to say! 
Im sorry about that, i will give my parents a telling off for not getting me out into the world earlier.
toothpick johnny:
You 2 pricks I was in the lorry drivers strike while you were still in nappies my first mortgage had just been approved . Never again so next we were going to strike over the tachograph. Well that never happened. Have you ever had your business affected by the French. And yes I have no problem with any nation just don’t get in my way
Did your strike do any good?
First thing sorry for any insult and my over reaction. I was then a young driver with a young family and true we had just had our mortgage approved . My wife had a part time job in a cafe and then it was half term so in my austin 1100 id did my strike duty with 2 young girls sitting in the car with snow on the ground. A few of the older more wize drivers did decorating work and they never did strike duty. Ok after few days the other drivers told me to take the girls home and stay home. Was it worth it . Well 3 pound or so from the union each day. Loss of work plus overtime. ?..for me no. My 1 and only strike
There is a flawed logic here, in that a fuel strike wouldn’t stop planes flying or airports closing, it may stop Tarquin, Priscilla and Miss Daisy getting to school on time, but Ernie and Flora from Bradford will still be going to get a pint of Watneys red Barrel and a “kiss me ■■■■” hat.
Airports are already secure environments, so a safe way of storing fuel is already in place, if the army wanted to go and fill up the local Sainsburys or Stobart depot, they could. The UK is a maze of pipelines which transport petrol, diesel and jet fuel. Each year 30 million tonnes are moved in this way in the UK, equivalent to about 1,000,000 road tanker journeys. Pipelines are controlled through computer systems linked to sensors and automated valves, which enables an operator to optimise speed of flow and limit mixing of different products within the line. Distribution of jet fuel to major airports is mainly done by pipelines which link to storage tanks at the airport and then to a pipeline network beneath the airport apron, to which specialist fuel dispensers can connect to refuel planes.
So when the Hoyer drivers and those Welsh farmers block the road into Stanlow, the fuel has already been delivered by pipes.
hitch:
and the French already do there Dcpc in the form of FMOS & FCOS
BUT THEY RETIRE AT 55 with a whopping pension, 
and don’t get spoken to like [zb] 
and they’re treated with respect by THEIR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN! 
So…
… how and where does our collective resistance begin?
Wheel Nut:
There is a flawed logic here, in that a fuel strike wouldn’t stop planes flying or airports closing, it may stop Tarquin, Priscilla and Miss Daisy getting to school on time, but Ernie and Flora from Bradford will still be going to get a pint of Watneys red Barrel and a “kiss me ■■■■” hat.Airports are already secure environments, so a safe way of storing fuel is already in place, if the army wanted to go and fill up the local Sainsburys or Stobart depot, they could. The UK is a maze of pipelines which transport petrol, diesel and jet fuel. Each year 30 million tonnes are moved in this way in the UK, equivalent to about 1,000,000 road tanker journeys. Pipelines are controlled through computer systems linked to sensors and automated valves, which enables an operator to optimise speed of flow and limit mixing of different products within the line. Distribution of jet fuel to major airports is mainly done by pipelines which link to storage tanks at the airport and then to a pipeline network beneath the airport apron, to which specialist fuel dispensers can connect to refuel planes.
So when the Hoyer drivers and those Welsh farmers block the road into Stanlow, the fuel has already been delivered by pipes.
Why do HGV tankers exist then?
ezydriver:
Wheel Nut:
There is a flawed logic here, in that a fuel strike wouldn’t stop planes flying or airports closing, it may stop Tarquin, Priscilla and Miss Daisy getting to school on time, but Ernie and Flora from Bradford will still be going to get a pint of Watneys red Barrel and a “kiss me ■■■■” hat.Airports are already secure environments, so a safe way of storing fuel is already in place, if the army wanted to go and fill up the local Sainsburys or Stobart depot, they could. The UK is a maze of pipelines which transport petrol, diesel and jet fuel. Each year 30 million tonnes are moved in this way in the UK, equivalent to about 1,000,000 road tanker journeys. Pipelines are controlled through computer systems linked to sensors and automated valves, which enables an operator to optimise speed of flow and limit mixing of different products within the line. Distribution of jet fuel to major airports is mainly done by pipelines which link to storage tanks at the airport and then to a pipeline network beneath the airport apron, to which specialist fuel dispensers can connect to refuel planes.
So when the Hoyer drivers and those Welsh farmers block the road into Stanlow, the fuel has already been delivered by pipes.
Why do HGV tankers exist then?
'Cos your average Tesco/Sainsbug/Morrisons don’t have a pipeline to their forecourt.
Fatboy slimslow:
hitch:
and the French already do there Dcpc in the form of FMOS & FCOSBUT THEY RETIRE AT 55 with a whopping pension,
None of what you’ve said is true. Sorry 
~ Craig
Craig 111:
Fatboy slimslow:
hitch:
and the French already do there Dcpc in the form of FMOS & FCOSBUT THEY RETIRE AT 55 with a whopping pension,
None of what you’ve said is true. Sorry
~ Craig
The French earn less than UK drivers, we had Frenchmen coming over to Belgium for the big money, and now you know that is a joke.
limeyphil:
I just used the dcpc and fuel tax problems as examples. The thread isn’t just about those two things. It is beyond some forum members comprehension to look at the bigger picture and contribute.
Good start…where do you see the bigger picture (apart from import duties) within the comradery of our fellows?
limeyphil:
If you want something doing, Get a Frenchman to do it.
Really? A frenchman wouldn’t be my first choice.
The OP has a very good point in respect of how the French deal with such issue; they do stand their ground collectively. Apart from when wars need to be fought
Strikes wont sort anything out but civil unrest usually does when the haves decide that they are paying too much for stuff or their child care costs are unreasonable.
Stand by for higher gas and oil prices anyway. The Russians could be about to turn the gas tap off (Gazprom) and millions of us could be getting colder. Never mind, some nice profit to be made before they kiss and make up!
lol! France - always the first to fold. 
Some drivers think they are the gift of life. No your not. You’re just a jockey now get back to work
hatchet harry:
Some drivers think they are the gift of life. No your not. You’re just a jockey now get back to work
I am only laughing with you because with a name like “HATCHET HARRY” I don’t want to meet you 
