Army drivers on standby to relieve Britain’s food shortage

[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

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.

It was a question.

[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.

It was a question.

Not so much.

Far too aggressive to be a mere question it was a rhetoric device - a way of posing a question in way that makes it an order very common among authoritarians.

[Stooo]

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.

Being in charge of a 40 tonne truck rather than a scooter maybe?

[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

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.

It was a question.

Not so much.

Far too aggressive to be a mere question it was a rhetoric device - a way of posing a question in way that makes it an order very common among authoritarians.

It was a question because Stoo is a bright guy. I don't think he would do a shit job for shit pay.


It appears I was right.


He answered my question. No need for you to chime in.

[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!

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.

Cut off benefits and see how quickly people learn how to drive a truck.

[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

Sounds like it pays good enough.

Yeah doing what I do. I have no need or desire to drive a truck, I've forgotten my CB handle anyway

[Red Okktober]

Nationwide obviously.

Since the turn of the year, I can only recall one item the supermarket didn't have in stock - diced beef, and as it was late in the day I put it down to them having sold out or the butcher not preparing any that day. I didn't think 'ah Brexit' or blame it on lorry drivers. Nor did I start crying and take a pic of the shelf where the diced beef usually is and post it on twitter.

What I did do though was to buy something else instead, what with supermarkets being huge fucking shops with plenty of variety.

Are you still starving to death down there btw?

[Cactus Jack]

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.

It was a question.

Not so much.

Far too aggressive to be a mere question it was a rhetoric device - a way of posing a question in way that makes it an order very common among authoritarians.

It was a question because Stoo is a bright guy. I don't think he would do a shit job for shit pay.


It appears I was right.


He answered my question. No need for you to chime in.

It's a discussion board sweetcheeks. If you want to contact Stoo directly please use the correct channel.

As for the question it was like when a drill sergeant 'asks' a recruit if he would like to get a haircut.

It's not a question it's an implied order.

[Stooo]

Nationwide obviously.

Since the turn of the year, I can only recall one item the supermarket didn't have in stock - diced beef, and as it was late in the day I put it down to them having sold out or the butcher not preparing any that day. I didn't think 'ah Brexit' or blame it on lorry drivers. Nor did I start crying and take a pic of the shelf where the diced beef usually is and post it on twitter.

What I did do though was to buy something else instead, what with supermarkets being huge fucking shops with plenty of variety.

Are you still starving to death down there btw?

Excellent tale chap, 5/5

[Stooo]

Can we please keep me out of it, I'm just a poster.

[Maddog]

Can we please keep me out of it, I'm just a poster.

Who drives a truck.

It's important to the conversation as you are the only person on this forum engaged in the trade, that is the subject of this thread.

[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!

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.

Being in charge of a 40 tonne truck rather than a scooter maybe?

Had he clicked into the link he would have found that once you get a licence there is a further period of training often including shadowing and existing driver and then a period of assessment followed by a competency test in which a driver will have 1.5 to 2 hours of exhaustive testing where they will be permitted no major faults and only 15 minor ones.

The majority of applicants, it warns, don't successfully complete the process.

[Stooo]

Can we please keep me out of it, I'm just a poster.

Who drives a truck.

It's important to the conversation as you are the only person on this forum engaged in the trade, that is the subject of this thread.

It pays well and is unionised which means decent conditions and legal help, what's not to like?

[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!

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.

Being in charge of a 40 tonne truck rather than a scooter maybe?

Had he clicked into the link he would have found that once you get a licence there is a further period of training often including shadowing and existing driver and then a period of assessment followed by a competency test in which a driver will have 1.5 to 2 hours of exhaustive testing where they will be permitted no major faults and only 15 minor ones.

The majority of applicants, it warns, don't successfully complete the process.

Maybe Brits are genetically inferior at driving compared to the folks from Poland?

[Cactus Jack]

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.

Being in charge of a 40 tonne truck rather than a scooter maybe?

Had he clicked into the link he would have found that once you get a licence there is a further period of training often including shadowing and existing driver and then a period of assessment followed by a competency test in which a driver will have 1.5 to 2 hours of exhaustive testing where they will be permitted no major faults and only 15 minor ones.

The majority of applicants, it warns, don't successfully complete the process.

Maybe Brits are genetically inferior at driving compared to the folks from Poland?

Your theories on race again?