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16-03-2007, 06:38 PM
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 Spot The Beefy As discussed on Sunday Night Chat heres what I was driving this week.  Caught the midnight sailing from Larne to Carnryan on Mon night .Landed at 02.30 on Tuesday morning and drove to Kings Lynn to first delivery.Arrived at 11.00 left at 16.00  .Next stop was Wisbech arrived 16.30 left at 17.00 Next stop was Chesterfield to pick up a load for home . Arrrived at 19.15 and left at 22.00.Caught the 0730 ferry from Carnryan on Wednesday morning arrived in Larne at 10.00 .Then up to Coleraine to unload and after getting the lorry washed and fuelled and a load of soft drink on board it was back to Larne for the 16.30 sailing to Carnryan. Off the boat at 19.00 and down to Brockworth (( M5 J 11a) is this Wiltshire?)at 0315 where I was unloaded by 0400 on Thurs . Then a quick drive to Milton Keynes (arrived at 06.00).Was not due to load untill 17.00 so spent most of the day in bed (by myself).Loaded at 17.45 and haeded for home catching the ferry in Carnryan at 07.30 this morning ,off at 10.00 and home at 11.00 .Ill count the miles later and let you know. Did anyone see me?
__________________ Et tū, quis es?  Last edited by beefy; 16-03-2007 at 06:43 PM.      |
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16-03-2007, 06:41 PM
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| Missed you by minutes beefy and I'd made a special trip (not!)
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16-03-2007, 07:22 PM
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| Didn't spot you this time Beefy, but now we know what to look out for. M1 watch is on - give us a wave if you pass Jn23 
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16-03-2007, 10:59 PM
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| So you had - what - 7 hours sleep in 5 days!!!???  Good job they have rules for you boys!Caffeine King!
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16-03-2007, 11:16 PM
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Every boat = 2 hours sleep Every time you stop you have a choice - eat or sleep Arrived MK at 06.15 and left at 18.45 = 11 hours straight sleep + another 4 when I got to Carnryan (arrived at 02.00 boat sailed at 07.30) But I do like my coffee
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17-03-2007, 03:20 AM
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| Glad you had a good week, Beefy ... hope you have a good growing weekend to stretch those legs!
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19-03-2007, 10:31 PM
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| What a big one Beefy! As a child I used to sit in the cab of the lorries my dad used to test for Atkinsons and then British Leyland, I used to love it! Brings back happy memories! What is the furthest you have travelled to? Bernie aka Dexterdog
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20-03-2007, 01:11 AM
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| In the UK Ive been up to Scrabster and out to Stornoway on Lewis.Been as far south as Plymouth and over as far as Canterbury /Dover. That was the Uk. In the continent Ive been as far south as Gibraltar,As far north as Sweeden(Inside the Artic circle) + Helsinki. Going East I have been in Moscow and south as far as Turkey and a fair few places inbetween.Best of all I saw Europe and got paid for it.
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20-03-2007, 01:15 AM
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20-03-2007, 01:17 AM
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| Your the one that pulled out in front of me and went about 100 yards down the road and then stopped and turned left causing a 10 mile tailback. BTW nice shorts - lycra suits you. 
__________________ Et tū, quis es? Last edited by beefy; 20-03-2007 at 01:22 AM. |
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20-03-2007, 01:22 AM
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| Not me...I go faster than the traffic, me. On my bloody expensive Galaxy, wot now needs £125 of repairs, grrr
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20-03-2007, 01:32 AM
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| Thank goodness for that, a pic of a lorry. It takes so long to download a photo on Dial Up (wind up) that I thought it was gonna be a pic of you in Nazi jackboots and a pinny
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20-03-2007, 01:41 AM
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| You're not the one importing those dodgy non-free-range eggs from Abroad are ya?
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20-03-2007, 01:45 AM
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| night night peeps. I've decided its probably not wise to stay up all night after all (I once read you should sleep for 4 hrs or 8 hrs, but nothing in between else it interrupts your cycle or circadian rhythm or something.) (And I have a friend who deliberately deprives himself of sleep for the "high" he gets .... loopy
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20-03-2007, 08:55 AM
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| Let me know if you are going to be in Pembrokeshire Beefy and I will watch out for you. |
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20-03-2007, 07:40 PM
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| How long have you been driving the lorry? I used to live in Belfast- 1997-2000 and regularly did Dublin/Holyhead, Belfast or Larne to Stranraer/Cairnryan.
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20-03-2007, 10:38 PM
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| hey beefy, i worked at sea for ten years, holyhead dun li*******y cant spell it, portsmouth la harve and cherbourg and bilboa, was proberbly the one explaning why the waiter wasnt up to serve your b fast, without mentioning the words pissed flipping idiot.
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04-04-2007, 08:40 PM
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| Easter Spot the Beefy. Ok this is how it seems to be stacking up so far. Good Friday - Hopefully on the 13.30 sailing from Larne to Carnryan arriving at 16.00 approx.Straight down the M6 to Rugby to get a load of bread.Should arrive Rugby at 23.00 on friday night. Saturday. Leave Rugby at 07.00-07.30 on Saturday morning and back to Stranraer for the 14.45 sailing to Belfast. Easter Sunday - as Good Friday on the way out but will be loading in Nuneaton/ Bedford . Easter Monday- Leave Nuneaton/ Bedford and will either go back to Stranraer for a ferry but there is a good chance the load may be for Dublin which means I go up the M6 across the M54 and then dogleg across to Chester and join the A55 to Hollyhead. Your mission - should you choose to accept it is either to get a photo or my attention and a wave.Will be this truck that I'll be driving.  See you all out there and remember -Drive Safely
__________________ Et tū, quis es? Last edited by beefy; 04-04-2007 at 08:44 PM. |