plantfit 7,597 Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 That picture reminds me of my working life,climbing all those steps to access storage bins, repairing conveyor belts,changing head/tail drum bearings, all out in the open in all weathers, winters not particularly good when the hand rails were covered in ice,steps covered in snow,then in summer there was not shelter from the hot sunshine but you still had to wear all PPE,overalls,boots,gloves,glasses,hard hat,ear protection and sometimes dust masks,not complaining,loved every minute, all quarries were and still are the same Rog Forgot to add,carrying all tools and equipment 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Really hard physical work but loved every minute and if I was to have my time again I would do the same,even in the managerial post I still enjoyed getting "out there" and doing what it took to get the plant running,real sense of achievement,certainly didn't get that same sense sitting behind a desk Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 The dreaded FG series nicknamed the "angled cab" , awful noisy things but were cheap, no driver comforts either, you were lucky to have a heater if it worked ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 I drove a "H" reg all over the place, UK wide, still reckon a bit of deafness I have is from that thing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 An old time wagon driver who taught me to rope & sheet used to work for Atlas Express driving a TK artic night trunker to Liverpool before he retired. Three hours there half hour to change trailers then three hours back to Nottm with a five an half hour sleep sleep in a layby on the way back. Twelve hours pay every night, cushty ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 One of the oldest established Nottingham Showmen family, and still going strong. John Proctor still presents his 56 year old Jackson built Waltzer, in and around Nottingham/East Mids area. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Spoilt by curtain siders these days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 7 hours ago, IAN123. said: Not many'd know how to rope and sheet today. I don't think many new lorry drivers know how to tie there shoe laces never mind sheet and rope a load. My father in law, took pride in his skills of securing his load. He also taught three of his sons to do the same. But like has been said, curtain siders and the likes have taken over. Strange though, i see a lot more ratchet straps lying on the roads than I ever did with sheets and ropes, and curtain siders with loads bulging out of one side. Still i suppose that's progress for you!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,417 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Waddo said: Not many'd know how to rope and sheet today. Even fewer know the proper use or have even heard of a fly sheet.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I think some have 'fly sheets ' mixed up with fly tipping !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,294 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 hours ago, IAN123. said: Cracking bit of social history. Not a Hi-Viz jacket in sight, I wonder how they managed to survive? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scriv 168 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 20 hours ago, Waddo said: I don't think many new lorry drivers know how to tie there shoe laces never mind sheet and rope a load. My father in law, took pride in his skills of securing his load. He also taught three of his sons to do the same. But like has been said, curtain siders and the likes have taken over. Strange though, i see a lot more ratchet straps lying on the roads than I ever did with sheets and ropes, and curtain siders with loads bulging out of one side. Still i suppose that's progress for you!! Some of you will probably not be aware that roping and sheeting has effectively been outlawed by DVSA. The excuse being that ropes cannot be load tested and are therefore unsuitable as a method of restraint. I agree about the roads being littered with ratchet straps; and as a motorcyclist I'm also seriously concerned about it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Still is Ian, First Avenue, now ran by his son John. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Sorry about the very poor quality of this picture,it was took on an old mobile phone. my eldest lad driving the wrecker, can't remember who he was working for then Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 I've posted this before but just in case the delete fairies have been busy Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 The front end remarkably still looks like it would fit in with today's style. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Proper old school quarry workers, takes me back to the days before health and safety was invented Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Only allowed to wear wellies (steel toe capped) for "wet working" now otherwise it's laced up ankle boots with steel toe caps, no rigger boots or velcro fastening footwear,trouble is if you ever got some hot stuff down your boot from gas cutting or welding you just had to let it burn through your foot until you undone your boot and took it off, where as with rigger boots or wellies you could just kick them off and maybe just scorch your socks thereby saving your foot, still them thats never done the job know best eh? Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, IAN123. said: Fellas used to fold over the wellies. And wear ex army blouson jackets and overcoats. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,136 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 The ex service overcoats could be potentially dangerous when working with machinery. An old farmer down our lane got his RAF greatcoat caught up in the unguarded pto shaft of his tractor which broke his arm! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Nowt wrong with a plate of tripe, with vinegar, or so me gran would say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Often wondered, what was the Bleddy stuff made of? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Whelks is ok, with vinegar, but a bit chewy. Sherry trifle is alright after. The rest I'd gi ta the dogs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,294 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Whelks are like eating old tyres, cockles, nice but often a bit gritty, mussels and oysters …….. yummo Does the seafood man still go round the pubs in Notts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Gardner oil engine truck Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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