Becoming a HGV driver (connor)
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From: David Taylor on 9 Dec 2006 16:35 On 2006-12-09, SteveH <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote: > > Aside from that, almost every truck I see has a banner on the back > advertising vacancies. So it seems they will accept almost anyone. Interesting leap. -- David Taylor
From: David Taylor on 12 Dec 2006 07:55 On 2006-12-11, SteveH <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote: > Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > You really don't know anything about this, do you? >> > >> As much as you do about lorry driving but it doesn't stop you from >> telling me how to do it from your vast first hand experience. > > I encountered truck drivers every working day for around 15 years of my > working life. > > I didn't tell you anything about how to drive a truck, just that most > drivers were under-educated, ignorant apes. Perhaps they just thought you were an arsehole? -- David Taylor
From: David Taylor on 12 Dec 2006 15:14 On 2006-12-12, SteveH <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote: > Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > I didn't tell you anything about how to drive a truck, just that most >> > drivers were under-educated, ignorant apes. >> > >> Guess you never spoke to them then. > > The ones who were capable of stringing a sentence together without > assistance often had a cuppa and a chat with me. Odd how you have a high opinion of the ones willing to speak to you, and a low opinion of the ones who weren't. > They were in a minority, though. Hmm. How very surprising. -- David Taylor
From: NM on 16 Dec 2006 10:09 David Taylor wrote: > On 2006-12-11, SteveH <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote: > > Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > You really don't know anything about this, do you? > >> > > >> As much as you do about lorry driving but it doesn't stop you from > >> telling me how to do it from your vast first hand experience. > > > > I encountered truck drivers every working day for around 15 years of my > > working life. > > > > I didn't tell you anything about how to drive a truck, just that most > > drivers were under-educated, ignorant apes. > > Perhaps they just thought you were an arsehole? > Got it in one.
From: SteveH on 16 Dec 2006 18:04
Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Different courses have a different balance between lectures and > > researcing/reading around the subject/working off one's own back. A lot of > > postgrad students have very little in the way of lectures per week - do you > > honestly believe that means that they can afford to doss most of their time > > away not doing much else for the rest of the week? > > > Yep. Both of my brothers managed fulltime jobs when they did their > degree. One only need to spend time in areas where students live to see > that they're doing anything but studying. They're the ones doing poxy BA courses. BEng and BSc students tend to spend all but a couple of afternoons in lectures or practicals. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |