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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #15 on: 29 March 2012, 22:11:38 »
This has really gripped my s*!t today >:( >:( >:( FFS, they haven't even announced a date, for which they must give Seven Day's Notice in Writing to the company ::) ::)

Been absolute chaos all over the place last night and today and it's making it difficult to get around >:( >:(

Should be good for business though :-X ::)
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #16 on: 29 March 2012, 22:13:22 »
A mate who is on tankers was trying to get onto a garage forecourt to make a delivery today & was called an a'hole by an obviously not very intelligent car driver who was waiting for fuel. Said mate is pretty handy, only the fact he was in his truck & at work not in his car that stupid motorist has teeth & nose left intact.

    Some folk are too thick to consider themselves lucky. ::)
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« Reply #17 on: 29 March 2012, 22:52:52 »
A tweet I just read:

Fuel Tanker Driver... Up and down the M1. £45K pa. Army Fuel Tanker Driver Helmand £17K pa. Which one is striking over "safety" again?

Just sayin'  ;)
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #18 on: 29 March 2012, 23:12:17 »
heard that on radio 2 today...it does question is there really a need to strike...
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« Reply #19 on: 30 March 2012, 04:57:33 »
And now the baggage handlers at Stansted airport have announced they are also going on strike - over the easter weekend of course. >:(
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #20 on: 30 March 2012, 12:57:55 »
Quote from: Albs on 30 March 2012, 04:57:33
And now the baggage handlers at Stansted airport have announced they are also going on strike - over the easter weekend of course. >:(

As long as its baggage handlers and not bar staff striking i don't care   ;D
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #21 on: 30 March 2012, 13:02:56 »
Quote from: Nickbat on 29 March 2012, 22:52:52
A tweet I just read:

Fuel Tanker Driver... Up and down the M1. £45K pa. Army Fuel Tanker Driver Helmand £17K pa. Which one is striking over "safety" again?

Just sayin'  ;)

Yup, the tanker driver is earning more than I am which when you consider what I do that is ludicrous!

Btw, all the soldiers are queuing for the HGV Training.  Quote from one I overheard yesterday "Once the strike is over I can sign off and earn a decent wage driving tankers and not have to come out to this shit-hole again"

Certainly makes you wonder about those 'hard done by' tanker drivers...

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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #22 on: 30 March 2012, 14:33:47 »
Quote from: Guffer on 30 March 2012, 13:02:56
Quote from: Nickbat on 29 March 2012, 22:52:52
A tweet I just read:

Fuel Tanker Driver... Up and down the M1. £45K pa. Army Fuel Tanker Driver Helmand £17K pa. Which one is striking over "safety" again?

Just sayin'  ;)

Yup, the tanker driver is earning more than I am which when you consider what I do that is ludicrous!

Btw, all the soldiers are queuing for the HGV Training.  Quote from one I overheard yesterday "Once the strike is over I can sign off and earn a decent wage driving tankers and not have to come out to this shit-hole again"

Certainly makes you wonder about those 'hard done by' tanker drivers...

I think they ought to be made to swap roles with the army tanker boys and see if they think they still need to be worrying about there safety standards after that.
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #23 on: 30 March 2012, 15:13:49 »
Unfortunately I have to admit I can see things from both sides. The drivers are only threatening to strike because they are being forced to work against the company Safe Method of Work. The stupid thing is that the companies are trying to change to an unsafe method of work against their own (previous) instructions!

Mind you, it's a fairly safe bet that most of these drivers already have deviated from the set down practices and that makes the whole argument a bit pointless ::) Been there, done that when I worked at the Docks ;)

The real problem at the moment is the stupid, selfish, dimwitted public who are rushing out and panic buying fuel ::) And, of course, there's the women who has already managed to burn herself severely while decanting petrol in her kitchen ::)

The tanker drivers don't need to go to strike action with the public behaving as they are ::) And I'd bet my 2p that the worst that will happen is a "Work to Rule" instead of a strike if the talks do break down, which is pretty unlikely as ACAS are actually pretty good at what they do ;)
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #24 on: 30 March 2012, 16:03:36 »
I think the quality of reporting by the main news channels in Britain is very poor.

Yes they have reporters on the spot (e.g. outside a petrol station showing queues) but they never give the bullet points of what a dispute is about. I wonder why that is?

It might be(but unlikely) that they are expected to drive two lorries at once. We can only find out from alternative sources.
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #25 on: 30 March 2012, 16:44:51 »
Quote from: Varche on 30 March 2012, 16:03:36
I think the quality of reporting by the main news channels in Britain is very poor.

Yes they have reporters on the spot (e.g. outside a petrol station showing queues) but they never give the bullet points of what a dispute is about. I wonder why that is?

It might be(but unlikely) that they are expected to drive two lorries at once. We can only find out from alternative sources.

I find the UK press very focussed on ... well... nothing!  They repeat the same tripe over and over without going in to detail.  I often flick to the US news channels to get a better picture of whats happening in the world, ironic I know.
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #26 on: 30 March 2012, 21:07:48 »
I'm HGV positive & could train up for tanker work & more money...(i don't make 40k a year) but i would'nt want their job. Too much responsibility & so many things can go wrong with potentially disastrous consequences.

     I'm one of life "cruisers" not a striver so am happy to stick to my easy container work. Tanker drivers don't JUST drive.
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #27 on: 30 March 2012, 21:20:42 »
Quote from: Mantahatch on 29 March 2012, 09:56:55
Local petrol station to me is out of diesel and out of normal unleaded. Only had super unleaded at £145.9 per litre.

Had to buy it as nearly out. And I filled a jerry can  ;D In fairness need the fuel for the bike and the angle grinder this weekend, not panic buying honest.  :D
they are charging that for unleaded round here >:( robbers should be wearing a mask when serving you. they only get away with it because they no we need it  ;)
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #28 on: 30 March 2012, 21:23:44 »
Quote from: noel on 30 March 2012, 21:20:42
Quote from: Mantahatch on 29 March 2012, 09:56:55
Local petrol station to me is out of diesel and out of normal unleaded. Only had super unleaded at £145.9 per litre.

Had to buy it as nearly out. And I filled a jerry can  ;D In fairness need the fuel for the bike and the angle grinder this weekend, not panic buying honest.  :D
they are charging that for unleaded round here >:( robbers should be wearing a mask when serving you  ;)

Bet they are not .....  and I'll bet a lot of money .......   :)  (like taking candy from a baby ... :)  )
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Re: These tanker drivers
« Reply #29 on: 30 March 2012, 21:27:26 »
Quote from: Entwood on 30 March 2012, 21:23:44
Quote from: noel on 30 March 2012, 21:20:42
Quote from: Mantahatch on 29 March 2012, 09:56:55
Local petrol station to me is out of diesel and out of normal unleaded. Only had super unleaded at £145.9 per litre.

Had to buy it as nearly out. And I filled a jerry can  ;D In fairness need the fuel for the bike and the angle grinder this weekend, not panic buying honest.  :D
they are charging that for unleaded round here >:( robbers should be wearing a mask when serving you  ;)

Bet they are not .....  and I'll bet a lot of money .......   :)  (like taking candy from a baby ... :)  )
texaco and they are  ;)
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