Where do gritter drivers go in the day?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Poptop2, Dec 12, 2022.

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  1. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    They are called up ...lots have other jobs and do the night work . I know quite a few of them ...a fare rook of council workers have HGV licences and like it ...all exiting stuff .
     
    Faust, Dec 12, 2022
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  2. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    Bet he is nice and warm now he is in his truck .
     
    Faust, Dec 12, 2022
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  3. Huyrob

    Huyrob Supporter

    Asia Minor?
     
    Huyrob, Dec 12, 2022
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  4. Huyrob

    Huyrob Supporter

    [QUOTE="Faust, post: 1936197, member: 3195
    ..a fare rook of council workers have HGV licences .[/QUOTE]

    Is that a Spoonerism?
     
    Huyrob, Dec 12, 2022
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  5. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    Is that a Spoonerism?[/QUOTE]
    No ...just Derbyshire git language .
     
    Faust, Dec 12, 2022
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  6. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    Is that a Spoonerism?[/QUOTE]
    Another Derbyshire saying is ...A Fair owd Jag . Comes from when the the Pack Horses carried loads across pack horse routes some as many as 60 horses or mules...may be more .
    And the men that were in charge of the pack horses were called Jagger men . So when anyone talks of a fair old weight needed to be shifted or done ...Known as a Fair old Jag .
     
    Faust, Dec 12, 2022
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  7. Huyrob

    Huyrob Supporter

    Another Derbyshire saying is ...A Fair owd Jag . Comes from when the the Pack Horses carried loads across pack horse routes some as many as 60 horses or mules...may be more .
    And the men that were in charge of the pack horses were called Jagger men . So when anyone talks of a fair old weight needed to be shifted or done ...Known as a Fair old Jag .[/QUOTE]



    It has probably been done before but sayings such as this would be a good thread idea. ( absent Cockney rhyming slang of course :D )
     
    Huyrob, Dec 12, 2022
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  8. Meltman

    Meltman Sprout Lover



    It has probably been done before but sayings such as this would be a good thread idea. ( absent Cockney rhyming slang of course :D )[/QUOTE]
    I know of a Jaggers Lane, from the same sorce.
     
    Meltman, Dec 12, 2022
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  9. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    The only time I've driven in conditions like that it was from North London to Maidstone for a course I wasn't going to miss for anything ...... in a 1303 :thumbsup:
     
    Dub and Dubber, Dec 12, 2022
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  10. Little Nellie

    Little Nellie Supporter

    They all get together and sing Gary Gritter songs
     
    Little Nellie, Dec 12, 2022
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  11. Norris

    Norris Supporter

    They slumber in rocksalt barrows until England needs them once more
     
    Norris, Dec 13, 2022
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  12. JamesLey

    JamesLey Sponsor

    The stock beetle heating in our baja gets really toasty!
     
    JamesLey, Dec 13, 2022
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  13. lost-en-france

    lost-en-france

    Maybe they don't frequent the same greasy spoon...?

    We don't do it in France, just the ploughing things

    Sent from my ART-L29 using Tapatalk
     
    lost-en-france, Dec 13, 2022
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  14. Iain McAvoy

    Iain McAvoy

    The one I knew, on his motorbike :eek:

    Which caused him to be pulled over multiple times
     
    Iain McAvoy, Dec 13, 2022
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  15. Merlin Cat

    Merlin Cat Moderator

    The farmer here has a gritting contract with the council. We hardly ever get stuck in :)
     
    Merlin Cat, Dec 13, 2022
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  16. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    I’ve come to the conclusion they’re just another elusive species like the wryneck or oriel or Chelsea supporter, we know they exist but never see one in real life
     
    Poptop2, Dec 13, 2022
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  17. hailfrank

    hailfrank Admin esq.

    One went past me last night at considerable speed!
    I said a bad word through gritted teeth I tell you.
     
    hailfrank, Dec 13, 2022
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  18. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Old salts like you should be used to it!
     
    Poptop2, Dec 13, 2022
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  19. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    I already had my coat
     
    Poptop2, Dec 13, 2022
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  20. rstucke

    rstucke Sponsor

    Ok, what's a gritter driver for us ozie plebs?
     
    rstucke, Dec 13, 2022
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