Becoming a HGV driver (connor)
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From: Conor on 8 Dec 2006 07:22 In article <1165566631.7088.0(a)damia.uk.clara.net>, Chris Bartram says... > Conor wrote: > > > If you like driving, forget doing your HGV. After a few years, you'll > > be sick to death of it. I used to love driving and would do 100 miles > > per day bombing around local roads in my car. Now I can barely bring > > myself to do anything other than work and back. > > I used to really enjoy driving too, but standards have slipped so low, > the roads are so crowded, and the cameras so prolific that all enjoyment > of driving near home (W Mids) has gone. I *do*, however, enjoy driving > up in Scotland on holiday. There's less dawdlers (and more opportunity > to pass safely), fewer cameras (and the ones that are there are in > sensible places more often), and better roads. > I live in East Yorkshire 10 minutes from Bridlington and 20 minutes from Scarborough with some brilliant driving roads which are usually empty but I've just not got the motivation at the moment. Kind of hoping the phone doesn't ring and non of my customers have any work next week as I'm trying to start my winter HGV driving hibernation. Just fitted electronic ignition to the Capri and I'm actually looking forward to taking it for a spin later. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
From: SteveH on 8 Dec 2006 12:58 McKev <scotsman_uk(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Me? I'll do almost anyting to get out of > truck driving. You may want to start with an education - some anger management training would be handy, too. -- 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 #
From: McKev on 9 Dec 2006 03:33 > McKev <scotsman_uk(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Me? I'll do almost anyting to get out of >> truck driving. > > You may want to start with an education - some anger management > training would be handy, too. Really? You obviously know nothing about me. McK.
From: Conor on 9 Dec 2006 07:30 In article <jFueh.51569$Pk.789(a)fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, McKev says... > > I can. Let me tell you why. I was heading back frm North Wales yesterday and > had to take my 9 hour break at Chester Svcs. After a days (or nights as was > the case) shift I naturally like a shower. The shower at Chester was running > on cold water only. Fair enough - I get a shower on the way up somewhere I > thought. <snip> > > Id happily swap this life for office life. > Surprised you didn't nip into Lymm. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
From: Conor on 9 Dec 2006 07:32
In article <pNidnVvtoYx45-fYRVnyiQA(a)bt.com>, Knight Of The Road says... > > > > > > "McKev" <scotsman_uk(a)hotmail.com> wrote > > > Id happily swap this life for office life. > > > Why don't you just go on to continental work? In every other country I drive > in, the roads are largely congestion-free and fast-running, you can get a > shower virtually everywhere, truckstops are clean and serve good and > inexpensive food, and truck drivers are treated with respect. > > Couse, it's "foreigners" who make all this happen, so you might need a > slight attitude shift, but I'm sure you would find that worthwhile. > Downside is you end up away from home far too long for my liking. Was talking to one driver at Worksop who'd been away for 3 weeks and sometimes as long as 6 yet somehow he remained married which I found strange. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us. |