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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: family guy on 10 September 2011, 23:03:10
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any fellow stobart spotters on the forum?
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i think all eddie spotters are very sad people they are 50% retired,30% unemployed and 20% are in need of help.
which group to you fall into?
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And the point following/spotting them is?? :-? :-?
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Thankfully not ;)
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i think all eddie spotters are very sad people they are 50% retired,30% unemployed and 20% are in need of help.
which group to you fall into?
That will make a new guy with 7 posts feel welcome eh?
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Not my cup of tea either, but each to their own etc. If the bloke enjoys it then thats up to him.
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i think all eddie spotters are very sad people they are 50% retired,30% unemployed and 20% are in need of help.
which group to you fall into?
That will make a new guy with 7 posts feel welcome eh?
I agree. There are some on here that are far too quick to slap others down. It says more about them than those they slap down. :(
It should also be mentioned that there are a number of steam engine enthusiasts and caravan owners on here, so why not Stobart spotters? Each to his own, I say. :y
And I do have a sneaking admiration for the Stobart setup myself. A good example of how to run a business. :y
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No offence to him, but did genuinely wantto know the reason behind it? :y
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Many people would think it sad that a group of grown men stand around in a car park staring under the bonnets of each others Vauxhall Omegas, but we do it. ;) :D ;D
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Would imagine its the uniquely named trucks.
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i think all eddie spotters are very sad people they are 50% retired,30% unemployed and 20% are in need of help.
which group to you fall into?
That will make a new guy with 7 posts feel welcome eh?
agreed! us OOFers aren't exactly the height of cool are we!! ;D
to answer your question mate............. i'm not the sort that would keep a log of the trucks i see but it's surprising how keen you get to rush up to an eddie on the motorway to see the name. ;D
still dont get why they made one with the name valentino (i think). maybe you can enlighten us? :y
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Many people would think it sad that a group of grown men stand around in a car park staring under the bonnets of each others Vauxhall Omegas, but we do it. ;) :D ;D
Wholeheartedly agree, Albs.
Why is it necessary to pick on people (especially newbies) merely because they have an interest and want to see if others share the same. "family guy" merely asked if others share his hobby. If you don't, then don't post. Simples. :y
P.S. To "family guy" Welcome to the forum, mate! Some of us on here are really rather nice! :y :y ;)
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Although Nickbat is a tad boring. :P ;D ;D
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After Valentino Rossi i believe
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Valentino Rossi
BTW where are Stobart spotters on the spotting hierarchy?
Top appear to be military aircraft spotters, followed very closely by train spotters, and bus spotters near the bottom.
Yes I have met all 3 types!
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Although Nickbat is a tad boring. :P ;D ;D
....and there's the odd transvestite. pm our resident court jester for full details :y
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Although Nickbat is a tad boring. :P ;D ;D
Boring is cool, Albs. Do keep up. ;)
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Boring is the new exciting then ? :-/ :D
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Boring is the new exciting then ? :-/ :D
Yep, it most certainly is, Albs. :y
And to those who think that the Stobart truck "Valentino" is named after Rossi, I thought that all Stobart's trucks were given "girlie" names.
Cue incandescent Albs. ;) ;D
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it is named after Rossi,the 1st one not to named a girl..... i just googled it ;D :y
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it is named after Rossi,the 1st one not to named a girl..... i just googled it ;D :y
haha cheers m8. what has rossi got to do with stobart trucks??? :-/
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it is named after Rossi,the 1st one not to named a girl..... i just googled it ;D :y
They saw the way he's been riding this year and thought they would jump the gun! ;) ;)
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Now just you hang on a minute......... ::) >:( :D ;D
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it is named after Rossi,the 1st one not to named a girl..... i just googled it ;D :y
haha cheers m8. what has rossi got to do with stobart trucks??? :-/
Not got a clue mate ;D
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Valentino Rossi
BTW where are Stobart spotters on the spotting hierarchy?
Top appear to be military aircraft spotters, followed very closely by train spotters, and bus spotters near the bottom.
Yes I have met all 3 types!
That's interesting given the popularity of the Bus Thread, perhaps we should have a Stobart Thread if this is of more interest........Who wants to start it?.... :D :D :D
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it is named after Rossi,the 1st one not to named a girl..... i just googled it ;D :y
They saw the way he's been riding this year and thought they would jump the gun! ;) ;)
The memo from Stobart's HQ was that they are running out of girls' names, so they could now use big girls blouses names instead.
;D ;D
(Never normally this hard to wind-up Albs! ;) ;) ;D)
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Maybe they are trying to do a Steve Parrish and get him to race trucks once he retires from MotoGP ;D ;D ;D
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Valentino Rossi
BTW where are Stobart spotters on the spotting hierarchy?
Top appear to be military aircraft spotters, followed very closely by train spotters, and bus spotters near the bottom.
Yes I have met all 3 types!
Are military plane spotters at the top of the list because if you do it in the wrong place, wrong time and wrong country you get to eat a lot of porridge ::) :o :D
Where do "twitchers" fit into the hierarchy?
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Valentino Rossi
BTW where are Stobart spotters on the spotting hierarchy?
Top appear to be military aircraft spotters, followed very closely by train spotters, and bus spotters near the bottom.
Yes I have met all 3 types!
That's interesting given the popularity of the Bus Thread, perhaps we should have a Stobart Thread if this is of more interest........Who wants to start it?.... :D :D :D
HUGE difference
Bus spotters and bus enthusiasts are a lot more seperated than train spotters and rail enthusiasts. Most bus enthusiasm is from working on them or childhood memories.
I like old buses but would never do spotting of them.
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Valentino Rossi
BTW where are Stobart spotters on the spotting hierarchy?
Top appear to be military aircraft spotters, followed very closely by train spotters, and bus spotters near the bottom.
Yes I have met all 3 types!
Are military plane spotters at the top of the list because if you do it in the wrong place, wrong time and wrong country you get to eat a lot of porridge ::) :o :D
Where do "twitchers" fit into the hierarchy?
Possibly plus it seems to be an offshoot of photography.
Train spotting has died down due to the mass use of multiple units and foreign built locos.
Bird spotting - never though about non transport
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BTW where are Stobart spotters on the spotting hierarchy?
Top appear to be military aircraft spotters, followed very closely by train spotters, and bus spotters near the bottom.
Yes I have met all 3 types![/quote]
Are military plane spotters at the top of the list because if you do it in the wrong place, wrong time and wrong country you get to eat a lot of porridge ::) :o :D
Where do "twitchers" fit into the hierarchy?
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stobart spotting is great fun, nothing keeps a 5 yr old, 4 yr old and a 2 yr old entertained more on motorway journeys. plus the fact im a great big kid who is 24 going on 14 helps immensely. named one 'trixie' after my nan many years ago and currently got my daughters name 'Aimee-Lea' on the waiting list. to the people who question the point of it, i welcome your questioning. the point of it is simply to see the girls names and see how many you can spot. ive got just over a 1000 of them.
if people think it is sad then that is there choice, it dosent bother me, as a bus driver i would say that bus spotting is not my thing. but i still flash m y lights and wave at the bus spotters as it makes them feel good, which is what life is about, you do what makes you feel good.
p.s i challenge any of my more northern based fellow members to take a trip up the M6 or M1 and not see a shed load of them.
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Easy on the military enthusiasts!! There's a lot of us here who are serving/ex sevicemen/women ;)
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If people think it is sad then that is there choice, it dosent bother me, as a bus driver i would say that bus spotting is not my thing. but i still flash my lights and wave at the bus spotters as it makes them feel good, which is what life is about, you do what makes you feel good.
p.s i challenge any of my more northern based fellow members to take a trip up the M6 or M1 and not see a shed load of them.
I think you are supposed to stop and pick them up. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I think you are supposed to stop and pick them up. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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nah, for some strange reason the bus spotters dont actually get on the buses, they just want a photo of it!!
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hold on one second family guy........ you can actually request a name to be put on the stobart trucks?????
i want Webby La Bear NOW hahahahaha
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yeah you can request them to be named, my brother got one named after his misses. minimum of three years waiting list though!
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excellent. how do i get on the list mate?
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we should request and get one named as OOFY ;D ;D ;D
and get OOFers heads scratching!! ;D
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NEWS REPORT: Stobart trucks have seen a rise in vx omegas (all ages) following their trucks. The reason is not known but the local unit have arrested few omega drivers (its been said they dont speak much) trial is on going... ;D ;D ;D
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Many people would think it sad that a group of grown men stand around in a car park staring under the bonnets of each others Vauxhall Omegas, but we do it. ;) :D ;D
Uh Hum, s'cuse me, I'm not a grown man and I've stood around in my fair share of car parks looking under bonnets! :P
Might even have had my hands in my pockets too! ;)
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I was under the misapprehension that the females at meets(being more sensible than the menfolk) usually found something more normal to do - like find out where the nearest shops are. ::) ;D
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excellent. how do i get on the list mate?
sorry to disapoint mate but you have to be in the stobart members club to name a truck.
mind you im in the members club so if there is a particular name you are after i could find out if they have used it and get the vehicles details.........
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Evening family guy. I drive a truck (not a Stobbart). I'm not a spotter, not even into trucks much, it's just my job but good on you for sharing your hobby with us. I have a couple of anorak hobbies, classic cars & old diecast models but only the ones that were sold as toys in the 50's/60's/70's & i go weak kneed at the mention of a Cortina...yeah i've got one & i'm in between caravans so good on you for putting yourself out there.
I'd rather Stobbie spot than watch "Talent?" shows on telly or go fishing.
WTF is fishing all about...why do it? I've got mates that have spent fortunes on all the gear to sit on the Humber wall all night & come home tired saying they loved it...loved what? nothing happened!!!!!! ::)
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Evening family guy. I drive a truck (not a Stobbart). I'm not a spotter, not even into trucks much, it's just my job but good on you for sharing your hobby with us. I have a couple of anorak hobbies, classic cars & old diecast models but only the ones that were sold as toys in the 50's/60's/70's & i go weak kneed at the mention of a Cortina...yeah i've got one & i'm in between caravans so good on you for putting yourself out there.
I'd rather Stobbie spot than watch "Talent?" shows on telly or go fishing.
WTF is fishing all about...why do it? I've got mates that have spent fortunes on all the gear to sit on the Humber wall all night & come home tired saying they loved it...loved what? nothing happened!!!!!! ::)
hear hear, good to see someone with the same dislike of 'talent' shows. there awful.
unfortunatly there are people in life who like to knock others down- im always getting the mick taken out of me at work cos i got bowt £100 worth of autoglym cleaning produts yet they think nothing of spending £100-odd quid getting sloshed on a saturday night. never say anything to them tho, words blood and stone come too mind.
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you may find to all those that havent thought it through.. it may not be only grown men my cousin at the age of 7 was a big eddie stobart fan and yep he was a spotter :y
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hold on one second family guy........ you can actually request a name to be put on the stobart trucks?????
i want Webby La Bear NOW hahahahaha
there is currentley a four year wait i have been informed :y
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At the end of the day, we're all kids at heart! I love aircraft and as a kid used to build plastic kits. Trying to get all the gear together again and start it up again. I've got loads of kits in the loft unmade and worth a few bob.
SWMBO hates all things military, even though she's ex Navy (not her fault I suppose), lol.
She moans and bitches at me for the kits and spending money on my mig, but it's my interests/hobby. I never winge when she goes out with her girlfriends shopping or when she goes on spa days >:(
Any hobby that makes you happy, well good on you and stuff those that mock it! Chances are they have no life or hobby and wish they did and are just plain jealous!! ;)
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Each to there own...if everyone did/liked the same thing life would get very boring :y
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i have to admit it,yes im a spotter and its a hobby ive had for many years.i just cant go anywhere without spotting boobies...i love them :y
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i have to admit it,yes im a spotter and its a hobby ive had for many years.i just cant go anywhere without spotting boobies...i love them :y
now your talking at last a normal person has commented ;D :y
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Evening family guy. I drive a truck (not a Stobbart). I'm not a spotter, not even into trucks much, it's just my job but good on you for sharing your hobby with us. I have a couple of anorak hobbies, classic cars & old diecast models but only the ones that were sold as toys in the 50's/60's/70's & i go weak kneed at the mention of a Cortina...yeah i've got one & i'm in between caravans so good on you for putting yourself out there.
I'd rather Stobbie spot than watch "Talent?" shows on telly or go fishing.
WTF is fishing all about...why do it? I've got mates that have spent fortunes on all the gear to sit on the Humber wall all night & come home tired saying they loved it...loved what? nothing happened!!!!!! ::)
hear hear, good to see someone with the same dislike of 'talent' shows. there awful.
unfortunatly there are people in life who like to knock others down- im always getting the mick taken out of me at work cos i got bowt £100 worth of autoglym cleaning produts yet they think nothing of spending £100-odd quid getting sloshed on a saturday night. never say anything to them tho, words blood and stone come too mind.
Aah, a fellow valet tart. My workshop is heaving with products that some of my valet mates bring round!!! :y 8-)
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hold on one second family guy........ you can actually request a name to be put on the stobart trucks?????
i want Webby La Bear NOW hahahahaha
there is currentley a four year wait i have been informed :y
stop right there mark or you will turn into a spotter ;D
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hold on one second family guy........ you can actually request a name to be put on the stobart trucks?????
i want Webby La Bear NOW hahahahaha
there is currentley a four year wait i have been informed :y
stop right there mark or you will turn into a spotter ;D
Too late, he's been converted ;D ;D ;D
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Embarrasing hobbies
Railway enthusiast, was train spotter when lots of locos, was a camadery back then.
Gaming, since the VIC20 to the PC and PS3 I love playing games. Known to be a big fan of Uncharted and Killzone series.
Modelling, both railway and aircraft, current projects include this coach - the chap sent me the full detail pictures I used to produce the underframe, I had to guess the air brake location and found an old B&W picture of its correct livery of blue & grey.
http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/albums/myfolder/Photos/Rail/Std-pres/svr2005-aut-stock/normal_CAN42781.jpg
Also just got to finish an Airfix Nimrod, and a 1/24 scale Harrier GR3.
So I have just admitted to a lot.
Not a bird spotter but was nice watching water birds from a hide at Studland.
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hold on one second family guy........ you can actually request a name to be put on the stobart trucks?????
i want Webby La Bear NOW hahahahaha
there is currentley a four year wait i have been informed :y
stop right there mark or you will turn into a spotter ;D
no..no..no...never..lol :y
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Embarrasing hobbies
Railway enthusiast, was train spotter when lots of locos, was a camadery back then.
Gaming, since the VIC20 to the PC and PS3 I love playing games. Known to be a big fan of Uncharted and Killzone series.
Modelling, both railway and aircraft, current projects include this coach - the chap sent me the full detail pictures I used to produce the underframe, I had to guess the air brake location and found an old B&W picture of its correct livery of blue & grey.
http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/albums/myfolder/Photos/Rail/Std-pres/svr2005-aut-stock/normal_CAN42781.jpg
Also just got to finish an Airfix Nimrod, and a 1/24 scale Harrier GR3.
So I have just admitted to a lot.
Not a bird spotter but was nice watching water birds from a hide at Studland.
Bet the GR3 looks great, seen the kit but not made.... hell of a beast! :y
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excellent. how do i get on the list mate?
sorry to disapoint mate but you have to be in the stobart members club to name a truck.
mind you im in the members club so if there is a particular name you are after i could find out if they have used it and get the vehicles details.........
ok thanks famil guy that would be great....
i would of course love Webby La Bear but i'm thinking that won't go down so well....
so as the complete romantic gesture could i ask for ''Deborah Kay'' as thats my g/f's first and middle name :y :y :y :y :y
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good news! Deborah Kay has not been used yet!
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so as the complete romantic gesture could i ask for ''Deborah Kay'' as thats my g/f's first and middle name :y :y :y :y :y
Smart move - much less permanent than a tattoo ;) :D
Oh and 1000 names? Crikey, didn't realise they had that many trucks! I don't even often see them (or I don't pay much attention to trucks..)
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Oh and 1000 names? Crikey, didn't realise they had that many trucks! I don't even often see them (or I don't pay much attention to trucks..)[/quote]
nearer 2000 trucks mate.... just finished his order for 800 new scania R440's .........
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Blimey! Business must be booming somewhere :)
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i used to be a lampost spotter when i was younger. when ever i walked home from the pub late at night i would spot a lampost and pi$$ up it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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good news! Deborah Kay has not been used yet!
brilliant - could you put me down for that? is there a way of finding out if there are any applications with that name? if so i can truly claim that truck is named after her!!! ;D :y :y :y
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brilliant - could you put me down for that? is there a way of finding out if there are any applications with that name? if so i can truly claim that truck is named after her!!! ;D :y :y :y[/quote]
i dont know what you mean by applications with that name?
you might like to know that there is a-
deborah channon
deborah isabella
deborah jane
deborah judith
deborah louise
deborah lynne
plus of course they have there flagship volvo FH16-700 (16 litre straight 6 with 700bhp!) which is called Debbie if you sometime call you partner that?
(seen Debbie the other day at crick depot in northampton)
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i have to admit it,yes im a spotter and its a hobby ive had for many years.i just cant go anywhere without spotting boobies...i love them :y
same here but with sheep. :-X
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brilliant - could you put me down for that? is there a way of finding out if there are any applications with that name? if so i can truly claim that truck is named after her!!! ;D :y :y :y
i dont know what you mean by applications with that name?
you might like to know that there is a-
deborah channon
deborah isabella
deborah jane
deborah judith
deborah louise
deborah lynne
plus of course they have there flagship volvo FH16-700 (16 litre straight 6 with 700bhp!) which is called Debbie if you sometime call you partner that?
(seen Debbie the other day at crick depot in northampton) [/quote]
sorry mate what i meant was......
are you able to see what names people have put forward out of the guys on the 3 year waiting list??? :y
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afraid not buddy
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afraid not buddy
never mind... still a romantic gesture.
could you put the request through for me? :)