Today is Lorry Driver Appreciation Day

Just a note to explain what the lorry drivers think of limiters .

we did not want them although we probably mostly agree it stopped some of the idiots driving their 44 ton trucks too fast ( same people who drive their cars too fast and have not got a clue as to the damage they can do to themselve's or other until it's too late ) most limiters are set somewhere between 52 mph and 56 mph but they are not all calibrated by the same garage , so a 56 mph one from a volvo garage may be slightly slower than a 56 mph one from say a scania garage , hence when overtaking they just about crawl by each other , the other thing to remember is if i come gradually up to another truck over the course of say 10 miles and he is just a teeniest bit slower than me i will try to get past him as soon as poss , if the guy is a decent bloke he will ease off a tad and let me through , if not and we hit a bank it can take a age , it is very tedious , some of the less savi drivers then use the weight of their load to get more speed up down the hill and leave the overtaking lorry 500 yards back in the middle lane so they have to start the whole process again .

It is designed to save fuel but it just causes bunching and it can be very frustrating for faster traffic on two lane carriageways , we know this and most of us try to cause as little obstruction to other road users as possible , a friendly wave or smile is all that is needed to keep the smiles flowing and angry nob heads in the minority .

 

Nahh he's a twot

 

I don't doubt for one minute that most truckers are fine, and consider the needs of other road users. You may or may not be one of these; I know not.
What I saw, in those exact circumstances, was funny to me. I chuckled out loud. If that's enough for you to ignore my further posts then so be it. I doubt I'll lose sleep over it, it's only the Internet.

 

Have we met?
;-)

 

Nice. Anyway, back to my legs:
On the beach a couple of years ago some lads (probably about 12 years old) ran past chucking a rugby ball about. One of them took one look at my legs in a wetsuit and shouted "Ere mister, last time I seen legs like they, they was hanging out of a nest!"
Chased the cheeky little sod for miles much to the amusement of my mates.

 

Opinions are like arseholes. Everybody has one and some stink.

 

rescinded!

 

Wrong and wrong. Well done. You'd probably struggle to be more wrong but as you haven't read the posts (yeah right) you wouldn't have seen them.

 

I wish I'd read this before my second post.
Apologies.

 

i have pmed him and explained my bad behaviour in return he has promised me a night with his wife or free ciders for the duration of techenders - wife or techenders ?

 

Personally I'd go for the ciders.....

 

i saw there was a reply by someone you ignored , now i have unignored you and can see them -- you can send me the ciders while i am at your house

 

i really do not like bad drivers , the law of averages are against me , i spend up to 45 hours a week in my truck driving , sometimes more when i do ot , and a lot of other time sitting in yards depots etc - it only takes one idiot on the road or a depot to deprive my lads of a dad D !

That's why i get a bit defensive at times , sorry

 

We've met and yes we would....
Not sure of the relevance of people who hog the middle lane, but I agree they are equally as annoying.
;-)

 

I love sprouts