General Chat

There is one called something like Longshore Porterage Company that comes down from Scotland somewhere and the one that always fired my imagination was Seawheel.

Potto had a lovely pub which did the most wonderful salads imaginable! Don't know if it's still there though as I've not been that way in years.

Another nice fleet to look for and with names too are the 'Knights of Old' Blue livery, white writing, mainly seen on the M1

We always stop at transport cafes as the food is so much better and cheaper than service stations and the little chefs.

I have said if I wasn't doing the job I am [male domintated but there are more of us girls all the time] I would love to drive an hgv

There is another little contest I have with my other half. It started when we were driving to London for so reason.On the A23 there are a couple of transport cafes. There was ND lorry parked outside one and,going a very long way back in my memory, I came out with" Avez vous un saucisson pour mon petit dejeuner?", because ND is a Belgian company and saucisson was the only breakfast food I could remember in French.

Since that day Norbert's breakfast has become much bigger. We each try to outdo the other with oeufs and stuff. On Sunday he goes to the shop on his biciclette to buy le Monde and a packet of Galoise.

Who says our schooldays are wasted?

Thank you Sharron I will start and look for the Norbert Dentwhatever the next time I have a drive down the motorway. I don't remember seeing one. As for the Prestons of Potto I couldn't work out for ages what the Potto meant and that it is actually a place ....but you live and learn-lol-jl

Does anybody else do the Eddie Norbert competition. One of us counts the Eddie Stobarts we see on a journey and the other counts the Norbert Dentresangles (red lorries,white writing). The one who sees the greater number wins.

If you see a Prestons of Potto you win anyway.

Patricia, I thought it was only my fella that watched Ice Road Truckers :-0
He also watches Deadliest Catch :-S

I thought he was watching repeats all the time :-D :-D

It was all my Mum's fault!!!

From the age of 3 weeks I began to travel up/down the A1 from London to Yorkshire, Lancashire and Durham to visit relatives. In those days lorries had phone no's that gave the town instead of codes [that dates me!!] so once I could read I had to find the lorry furthest away from home. And we did the usual I-Spy etc.

It seems to make travelling go quicker, although where my oh is concerned it has snowballed!!! We go to the Truckfests and have now met Alex off of IRT, and later this year Lisa from the same show is supposed to be at the one we're going to, much to my oh's pleasure :-D

And much to OH's delight we now live a stones throw from the A1 in the Midlands!

I live a separate life to my husband but we both travel together to see our daughter on a regular basis (cheaper on the petrol- and him being a tight Yorkshire man-)As we travel down the motorways my husband, who is a man of few words will all of a sudden shout out a couple of female names which tells me that I have just missed another Stobarts lorry.....at least it breaks the four hour journey- lol-jl

Here you are BIG.......we're all odd balls:o)) lol

http://www.stobartgroup.co.uk/services/transport-and-distribution/eddie-stobart/

Patricia....thats a shame, so the Patricia Dawn was'nt you then:o))

jude

never heard of Eddie Stowbart. can someone explain what this is about. Thanks

I finnaly spotted it!! lol

I never saw 'my lorry' and shes not with Stobart now. She was based in Crick so tended to trundle up and down the M1

I never saw te program as I was at work, OH watched it again.................

Patricia

Just thought l'd nudge this in case Patricia see's it...lol

Watched the first one again yesterday, great:o)

jude

Patricia....l saw Patricia Dawn this morning on the M5


jude:)

Patricia....thats great, is it just Patricia or second name aswell, l will look out for it.

Saw Williams son Ed tonight:)

Stan.....l feel ok about that:)

McB....really, will have to look that up, perhaps watch some Channel 5 iplayer too.

GB & Cath...:)

Nite

jude :)

My Mum enjoys nothing better than spot the Eddie Stobart lorry when she is travelling in a car or a coach.

It was Edward that passed away earlier, his father Eddie is still alive and kicking. And to confuse people even more there is an Ed, son of William

Some wagons are registered abroad but they mainly stay in Europe, only coming over here occassionally.

To have your name on a wagon you apply for it, waiting list of about 3 years, I believe but not 100% sure but proirity is given to club members.
My husband asked for mine name and it was put on eventually but I never saw it once! I did get a photo and a lovely teddy bear, in uniform, and the name and registration number embroidered on :-D

He'd have job taxing his waggons,,,,,,,,poor Eddie passed away this year,,,,,,,,

Jude, if you watch it next week !




It won't be on, lol




Last one tomoz.

How do they choose the names on the lorries? x

I love them too, lol. Think I need some kind of therapy :-D