Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

[Guest]

You have 2.4 million potential truck drivers as soon as the subsidies are cut off.

They can't be HGV drivers straight away and the problem is immediate.

What's you plan C.

Looking to America for help and answers again.

[Cactus Jack]

You have 2.4 million potential truck drivers as soon as the subsidies are cut off.

They can't be HGV drivers straight away and the problem is immediate.

What's you plan C.

Looking to America for help and answers again.

Always ready to look to anywhere for potential solutions to problems.

His plan A sucked, it was the sort of plan you would expect from a retarded haddock with a concussion, and his plan B somehow sucked even more, like that haddock had been given a lobotomy but, who knows maybe his plan C will have some merit.

[Cactus Jack]

So it appears that we have folks that want to drive, but that entity the world over that makes transactions more difficult is causing problems per as usual.

You have a very simplistic view - folk can't just hop into these things and start delivering up and down the country!

It has been explained to him many times.

In the UK we can't afford to let untrained drivers take control, not always successfully, of HGVs and drive them through our town centres.

Whilst in charge of a HGV something as trivial as knowing how to adjust your mirrors can cause a tragedy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-52745622

Obviously that should read not knowing how to adjust your mirrors.

[Red Okktober]

Sainsburys Kidderminster's freezers broke down a couple of weeks ago, that's probably when the top photo was taken.

it's a known fact that prior to Brexit, supermarket shelves were always fully stocked, and that there were never ever any gaps. Freezers never broke down, deliveries were always on time, and once an item was sold, it was magically replenished.

[Maddog]

So it appears that we have folks that want to drive, but that entity the world over that makes transactions more difficult is causing problems per as usual.

You have a very simplistic view - folk can't just hop into these things and start delivering up and down the country!

It has been explained to him many times.

In the UK we can't afford to let untrained drivers take control, not always successfully, of HGVs and drive them through our town centres.

Whilst in charge of a HGV something as trivial as knowing how to adjust your mirrors can cause a tragedy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-52745622

Obviously that should read not knowing how to adjust your mirrors.

Yeah, having put myself through college driving one I know how to adjust my mirrors.

[Maddog]

So it appears that we have folks that want to drive, but that entity the world over that makes transactions more difficult is causing problems per as usual.

You have a very simplistic view - folk can't just hop into these things and start delivering up and down the country!

Nah, it takes a few weeks.

Government shouldn't be making it more difficult.

[Stooo]

Let the market forces work.

Wages will rise to attract labor.

Maybe you could learn how to drive..

And people are comfy in their current employment, what now?

Are there not 21 year olds with shitty jobs in the UK?

Stoo, this isn't rocket science. Driving a truck isn't a bad gig. People will do it when the other options suck.

Has to be a shit load of people working at McDonald's that would love to double their income.

They got new jobs during the plague that aren't utter dogshit and pay better.

Now what?

[Stooo]

Sainsburys Kidderminster's freezers broke down a couple of weeks ago, that's probably when the top photo was taken.

it's a known fact that prior to Brexit, supermarket shelves were always fully stocked, and that there were never ever any gaps. Freezers never broke down, deliveries were always on time, and once an item was sold, it was magically replenished.

Nationwide obviously.

[Maddog]

Let the market forces work.

Wages will rise to attract labor.

Maybe you could learn how to drive..

And people are comfy in their current employment, what now?

Are there not 21 year olds with shitty jobs in the UK?

Stoo, this isn't rocket science. Driving a truck isn't a bad gig. People will do it when the other options suck.

Has to be a shit load of people working at McDonald's that would love to double their income.

They got new jobs during the plague that aren't utter dogshit and pay better.

Now what?

Driving a truck is worse than flipping burgers?

Why don't YOU get a better fucking job?

[Cactus Jack]

So it appears that we have folks that want to drive, but that entity the world over that makes transactions more difficult is causing problems per as usual.

You have a very simplistic view - folk can't just hop into these things and start delivering up and down the country!

Nah, it takes a few weeks.

Government shouldn't be making it more difficult.

You are wrong.

Homespun halfwit comments don't solve the problem.

[Stooo]

Driving a truck is worse than flipping burgers?

Why don't YOU get a better fucking job?

I have no need to, bills are paid and I have a bit left over at the end of the month to put away for a rainy day, snug as a bug inna rug

[Cactus Jack]

Sainsburys Kidderminster's freezers broke down a couple of weeks ago, that's probably when the top photo was taken.

it's a known fact that prior to Brexit, supermarket shelves were always fully stocked, and that there were never ever any gaps. Freezers never broke down, deliveries were always on time, and once an item was sold, it was magically replenished.

I'm pretty sure that Boris wouldn't be making plans to send in the army if there wasn't a problem.

Unfortunately, while I'm sure the 2,000 army drivers will do a great job that will still leave a shortfall of 98,000 to fill and in the meantime the Army will have no drivers which could be an issue.

[Cactus Jack]

Driving a truck is worse than flipping burgers?

Why don't YOU get a better fucking job?

I have no need to, bills are paid and I have a bit left over at the end of the month to put away for a rainy day, snug as a bug inna rug

For someone who doesn't identify as an authoritarian he spends a hell of a lot of time trying to tell other people what to do.

[Guest]

So it appears that we have folks that want to drive, but that entity the world over that makes transactions more difficult is causing problems per as usual.

You have a very simplistic view - folk can't just hop into these things and start delivering up and down the country!

Training to be a HGV driver (practical) takes only 5 days.
The entire process takes between 8 to 10 weeks.
Just looked at another site and it claimed to take 6 to 8 weeks to complete traing
So roughly every 2 months you could have hundreds or thousands of HGV drivers ready to deliver goods all over the UK.
Why not make it a part of receiving benefits. That you learn to do a task that helps in time of crisis?
What harm could it do to make everyone on SS learn first aid or CPR etc.

[Maddog]

Driving a truck is worse than flipping burgers?

Why don't YOU get a better fucking job?

I have no need to, bills are paid and I have a bit left over at the end of the month to put away for a rainy day, snug as a bug inna rug

Sounds like it pays good enough.