Hello.

[grandad]

Hi everybody, just found the site, courtesy of " Ships Nostalgia". A lot of ex merchant seamen hit the road in the late 60s, due to the job turning to s***. including me. I did 10 years tramping (without the luxury of an on board bed) Got fed up with being made redundant during thatchers reign of terror, changed tack completely and spent 25 years cleaning windows in Luton town centre.! Passed that on to my son and for last 2years been driving a recovery truck out of j 13 m1. Cheers, Grandad.

[Ian]

Hi Grandad
A warm welcome to the Truck and Bus forum from all the staff

Ian

[grandad]

Thank you

[Western SMT]

Welcome to the forum grandad and we look forward to your comments.

[G-CPTN]

Until 1982 I used to commute daily via M1 J13 (B557 as it was in those days) from Bedford to Luton (it was quicker than A6).

[John Wallace]

Hi! Grandad good to see a nother ex merchant seamen ,sounds like a man of my own heart .

John W

[G6 UXU]

Hello and welcome to the Forum, enjoy and all the best.

[grandad]

Originally Posted by Western SMT

Welcome to the forum grandad and we look forward to your comments.

Thanks mate, back in the 70,s i used to trade plate a lot of bedford trucks up as far as Airdrie, Stirling ,Glasgow, and Edinburgh, also G.M. at Whitburn? we also had a depot at Bathgate, and we pulled cars out of linwood and trucks out of the Leyland factory. It was a long hitch hike back thats for sure.some of the things we did for a living are almost unbelievable now. dont think 20 year olds of today would entertain such adventures do you?. Grandad.

[grandad]

Originally Posted by G-CPTN

Until 1982 I used to commute daily via M1 J13 (B557 as it was in those days) from Bedford to Luton (it was quicker than A6).

Nothing quick about it now mate, stuffed with traffic 24-7.

[grandad]

Originally Posted by John Wallace

Hi! Grandad good to see a nother ex merchant seamen ,sounds like a man of my own heart .

John W

hello matey, look forward to many reminicences.