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zagatoes30
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Morning all, the glass blocks look nice Phil
Mo rest today off to Dublin for face to face with the new boss
Mo rest today off to Dublin for face to face with the new boss
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I was talking to my brother who is a mechanic on HGVs, he has his a HGV licence that allows him to drive everything including the big stuff low loaders (he works for a road maintenance company and often gets dragged into delivering big machines when necessary). He was saying he could probably earn more driving than he does now due to the increase in drivers wages.
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Good morning everyone, late start for me.
Interesting Fact: On this day Fangio came second in the Italian GP at Monza and won his 5th World Drivers Championship in a Maserati 250F.
Interesting Fact: On this day Fangio came second in the Italian GP at Monza and won his 5th World Drivers Championship in a Maserati 250F.
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Morning all, sore fingers here too after battling the zip line yesterday, it was an absolute sod of a job, someone had cut the cables as short as possible so there was nowhere to gain any spare to re-string it. Ended up making up a double winch to walk the ends together. Not really a task to be done solo.
anyway, onward and upward, local repairs this morning and a paddle in the Kayak on the Crouch this evening.
Have fun all…
anyway, onward and upward, local repairs this morning and a paddle in the Kayak on the Crouch this evening.
Have fun all…
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Does the boot still smell of stale beer from the recycling runs, Matt?
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Morning all. My 5th wedding anniversary today, can't believe Alex has put up with me for so long!
Thinking I would have a nice easy day. Oh no, 7am I was up in loft getting baby stuff down for Alex to go through, clean etc (she's now in full nesting stage).
The Alex puts he foot through the crappy decking we currently have in the garden whilst washing the pram down.
I avoided making weight related jokes as she's almost 32 week pregnant, hormonal and I quite like life at the moment.
Turns out Mr Bodger the previous owner of the house bodged the decking as well, so that's something else that will have to be replaced, but a short term fix was a bit of floorboard covering the offending area.
So now at just before 11am I get to start work.
At least we're out for a meal for dinner tonight.
Thinking I would have a nice easy day. Oh no, 7am I was up in loft getting baby stuff down for Alex to go through, clean etc (she's now in full nesting stage).
The Alex puts he foot through the crappy decking we currently have in the garden whilst washing the pram down.
I avoided making weight related jokes as she's almost 32 week pregnant, hormonal and I quite like life at the moment.
Turns out Mr Bodger the previous owner of the house bodged the decking as well, so that's something else that will have to be replaced, but a short term fix was a bit of floorboard covering the offending area.
So now at just before 11am I get to start work.
At least we're out for a meal for dinner tonight.
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Not a good morning. Done via average speed cameras doing 58 in a 50 on the M27. Seems a bit harsh to me but then I would say that. Have the chance of taking the driver awareness course. Should I? How much is it? Assume it’s preferable to 3 points and a fine but don’t know how fines work these days. Any advice appreciated.
I think it’s £100 so same as the likely fine. Saves 3 points though but be prepared for 3 hours of boredom.
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Sounds about right.
I was the last into my course (still on time though). The lecturer (as that is what he did) said "judging by the cars in the car park, you people should take a good, long, hard look at yourself, as none were high performance race cars which you can go faster and stop quicker in. But at least it stops the Jeremy Clarkson amongst you who would probably have that excuse prepared".
Obviously I bit and said "You missed my Maserati then?".
After that I wished I hadn't said a word as he asked me to respond to practically every question!
Top tip. Sit in the corner and say as little as possible.
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Sounds about right.
I was the last into my course (still on time though). The lecturer (as that is what he did) said "judging by the cars in the car park, you people should take a good, long, hard look at yourself, as none were high performance race cars which you can go faster and stop quicker in. But at least it stops the Jeremy Clarkson amongst you who would probably have that excuse prepared".
Obviously I bit and said "You missed my Maserati then?".
After that I wished I hadn't said a word as he asked me to respond to practically every question!
Top tip. Sit in the corner and say as little as possible.
And for today’s statement of the bleeding obvious, don’t tell the instructor on a speed awareness course your car will do 180 mph. I think it’s called reading the room.
Happy anniversary!
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Hup Anniversary Mark
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It is crazy Andy. If I had offered the drivers 1.5% July they would have snapped my hand off now to hit the bench mark for drivers it is more like an 18% pay rise which is crazy and that is the average. There are companies offering 50k for class one drivers. Down the road from me GIST are paying 45k and 5k bonus just for coming to work for them…
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And for today’s statement of the bleeding obvious, don’t tell the instructor on a speed awareness course your car will do 180 mph. I think it’s called reading the room.
Happy anniversary!
On the first one of these course I attended we am we’re asked what we should do to stay alert if feeling tired on the motorway ?
Obvious answers followed including :
- open window
- turn of radio
- stop for rest
Then the less obvious - speed up and drive really fast !!
The debate that followed was lively and interesting, in the end they had no comeback to the statement that driving fast increased alertness …….. afterall when did you last see an F1 driver fall asleep at the wheel.
It was fun, but next time I will keep flippant answers to myself
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On the first one of these course I attended we am we’re asked what we should do to stay alert if feeling tired on the motorway ?
Obvious answers followed including :
Then the less obvious - speed up and drive really fast !!
- open window
- turn of radio
- stop for rest
The debate that followed was lively and interesting, in the end they had no comeback to the statement that driving fast increased alertness …….. afterall when did you last see an F1 driver fall asleep at the wheel.
It was fun, but next time I will keep flippant answers to myself
You were entirely correct, but I refer you to my previous about reading the room
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Don’t worry I wouldn’t dream of it. It does 190 mph! What’s that you say instructor? 6 points and a £400 fine. Bollox.And for today’s statement of the bleeding obvious, don’t tell the instructor on a speed awareness course your car will do 180 mph. I think it’s called reading the room.
Happy anniversary!
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What did Joe Walsh say?