Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby Grafenwalder » Mon Aug 09, 2021 10:23 pm

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Rolluplostinspace wrote:Any bets on martial law before Xmas?
I'm being serious because the hundred thousand truck driver shortage cannot be fixed In a few weeks or even months.
Maddog can you send us a hundred thousand truck drivers promptly?

I doubt any US truckers could handle our roads though - we have bends and corners and they're only used to driving straights. :gigglesnshit:



You've obviously never left your little village :gigglesnshit:

St Bernards in Switzerland

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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby Guest » Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:25 pm

Grafenwalder wrote:
Guest wrote:
Grafenwalder wrote:
Rolluplostinspace wrote:Any bets on martial law before Xmas?
I'm being serious because the hundred thousand truck driver shortage cannot be fixed In a few weeks or even months.
Maddog can you send us a hundred thousand truck drivers promptly?

I doubt any US truckers could handle our roads though - we have bends and corners and they're only used to driving straights. :gigglesnshit:



You've obviously never left your little village :gigglesnshit:

St Bernards in Switzerland

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Furka Pass also Switzerland

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Transfagarasan in Romania

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and Applecross Scotland

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And not one truck in any of the pictures. Are you saying British Truck drivers can't handle those roads? :dunno:

I saw two bicyclists in one of the pictures. Do you think they're French Onion Sellers maybe?
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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby Maddog » Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:49 pm

Grafenwalder wrote:
Guest wrote:
Grafenwalder wrote:
Rolluplostinspace wrote:Any bets on martial law before Xmas?
I'm being serious because the hundred thousand truck driver shortage cannot be fixed In a few weeks or even months.
Maddog can you send us a hundred thousand truck drivers promptly?

I doubt any US truckers could handle our roads though - we have bends and corners and they're only used to driving straights. :gigglesnshit:



You've obviously never left your little village :gigglesnshit:

St Bernards in Switzerland

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Furka Pass also Switzerland

Image

Transfagarasan in Romania

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and Applecross Scotland

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Cool pictures of places mostly outside of the UK.

Know how many fourteeners there are in Colorado alone?

Ever hear of the Rocky Mountains?
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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby Maddog » Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:35 am

Sorry about the shitty picture. My lense on my phone is cracked..

I found this funny considering the talk about a potato shortage.
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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby Guest » Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:46 am

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An American highway in Colorado, those mountains must be the Rockies :cheers:

I'm being very unfair with that picture. I've driven in America and in some places the standards are the roads are absolutely shocking, much worse than in some third world countries, and I wouldn't trust walking over the some the bridges they have eighteen wheelers rumbling across all day. Given the choice I would sooner drive a truck on a well maintained road in Cornwall than a bridge that's literally falling apart as you drive over it in Oklahoma.
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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby drum » Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:31 am

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An American highway in Colorado, those mountains must be the Rockies :cheers:

I'm being very unfair with that picture. I've driven in America and in some places the standards are the roads are absolutely shocking, much worse than in some third world countries, and I wouldn't trust walking over the some the bridges they have eighteen wheelers rumbling across all day. Given the choice I would sooner drive a truck on a well maintained road in Cornwall than a bridge that's literally falling apart as you drive over it in Oklahoma.



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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby Cactus Jack » Thu Feb 03, 2022 6:38 am

Food shortages are still with us and three things are likely to make them worse.

There's a further surge in covid rates at the moment. Fortuanately not resulting in many hospitalisations but there are school closures due as it's especially rampant in schools and of course other absenteeism.

There are more lorries stuck on the motorway than every before reducing capacity even further.

The actions of the NI Executive are certain to bring retalitory measures from the EU and from the USA that will futher restrict the availability of goods in the UK.

That will mean fewer goods in the shops and higher inflation for the consumer.
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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby Rolluplostinspace » Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:10 pm

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Re: Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

Postby common sense » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:22 pm

Cactus Jack wrote:Food shortages are still with us and three things are likely to make them worse.

There's a further surge in covid rates at the moment. Fortuanately not resulting in many hospitalisations but there are school closures due as it's especially rampant in schools and of course other absenteeism.

There are more lorries stuck on the motorway than every before reducing capacity even further.

The actions of the NI Executive are certain to bring retalitory measures from the EU and from the USA that will futher restrict the availability of goods in the UK.

That will mean fewer goods in the shops and higher inflation for the consumer.


Add to that, some food is transported by rail. Not all goes by road. Estimated only 60% will get through this week with the rail strikes. Food and fuel for power stations will take priority over commuters though.
I don't see many food shortages though. In America at present it's nappies (diapers) and tampons.
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