From: SteveH on 9 Dec 2006 16:24 Knight Of The Road <russiatrucking(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "SteveH" <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote > > > It's a relatively unskilled manual job. No-one gets 'head hunted' for > > that kind of work. There may be the odd recommendation along the lines > > of 'he's a decent driver', but it's hardly being 'head hunted'. > > > > Aside from that, almost every truck I see has a banner on the back > > advertising vacancies. So it seems they will accept almost anyone. > > Transporting temperature controlled products is hardly rocket science. > > I've trusted some right muppets to look after temperature controlled > > goods. > It would have been easier to have said "I don't know what I am talking > about" Semi-skilled manual workers don't get 'head hunted'. That's what happens in senior management / directors positions. There's a difference between being approached on recommendation and being actively 'head hunted'. However, I wouldn't expect a truck driver to understand this. -- 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: SteveH on 9 Dec 2006 16:36 Knight Of The Road <russiatrucking(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "SteveH" <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote > > > Semi-skilled manual workers don't get 'head hunted'. That's what happens > > in senior management / directors positions. > > > > There's a difference between being approached on recommendation and > > being actively 'head hunted'. > > > > However, I wouldn't expect a truck driver to understand this. > Indeed, it's because I'm so thick that I earn twice as much as you do and > don't live in an ex-council house. I very much doubt you earn twice as much as me and I don't live in an ex-council house. Do you want a spade? -- 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: SteveH on 9 Dec 2006 16:38 Knight Of The Road <russiatrucking(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "SteveH" <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk > > wrote > > > So, are you claiming that all the jobs for 'blue chip' companies (All > > the big high street retailers in general) are all shite, then? - or > > should I say that, in general, all the major haulage contractors in the > > UK are shite employers? > > > Yes, it's the niche work, obtained on recommendation that is the work to go > for. Not what you would call "blue-chip" > > Admittedly I worked hard for it and exposed myself to a lot of danger, but > twelve years ago I was taking home a thousand pounds a week, and not many > people earn that even now. Especially not you! So what? Don't try the 'considerably richer than you' card in here, it won't work. -- 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: Brimstone on 9 Dec 2006 17:07 "Knight Of The Road" <russiatrucking(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:jPSdnefOVv4TrebYnZ2dnUVZ8ta3nZ2d(a)bt.com... > > > > > > > > "AstraVanMan" <Peter(a)whataloadofforeskinbollocks.co.uk> wrote > >> Because driving something like your Capri is a much better laugh than >> driving a 40T Artic? > > > Oh, no- driving a 44 tonne articulated lorry is a fantastic experience. > > Perhaps after 20 years the novelty wears off, but driving a vehicle of > that mass is an experience in itself, and the fact that it articulates > makes it a totally different driving experience. > > Where do you live? I'll let you have a go at driving my Volvo when I'm > next down your way if you know of an off-road location. Somewhere like this do you mean? http://snipurl.com/14o6k :-)
From: AstraVanMan on 9 Dec 2006 17:48
"Knight Of The Road" <russiatrucking(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> Because driving something like your Capri is a much better laugh than >> driving a 40T Artic? > > Oh, no- driving a 44 tonne articulated lorry is a fantastic experience. > > Perhaps after 20 years the novelty wears off, but driving a vehicle of > that mass is an experience in itself, and the fact that it articulates > makes it a totally different driving experience. Don't get me wrong, I can imagine it is, and you've got a point there. Obviously it's a great experience in a very different way to something like a Capri, but I can appreciate what you're saying. > Where do you live? I'll let you have a go at driving my Volvo when I'm > next down your way if you know of an off-road location. Volvo lorry cab type thing? With or without a trailer attached? Sounds like it'd have to be a bloody big off-road location. I'm in Berkshire in the overcrowded South-East, and short of privately hiring out a track for an hour or so, I can't think of anywhere suitable :-( -- "For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died." |