Originally Posted by Raquelle

Glad all is well As for your washing, I would offer to help but unfortunately I am stuck in Bonnie Scotland Just remember not to mix your colours with your whites and put your woolly jumpers on a cold wash or you could end up looking like me

Originally Posted by Gremmie

Andy.... " I love you" but not even this info will keep BT still for long:curse: or some of the other "doubting Thommases" but it should make some interesting reading tho

Originally Posted by pete d

what is there to stay in the UK for ????

Originally Posted by andy_sheila

SSSHHHHHH Sheila will get jealous Have you got a new rig mate? your red truck seems to have turned white in your avatar.

Originally Posted by Big Truck

Sorry guy's,
but I have to come back at you.
Can anybody dispute the guy's figures who done the 8 day run for Seafood?
He probably worked an average 10hours/day (possibly more!!) to earn in his pocket a "poverty line" $673.23 which turns into a joke of a hourly rate of $8.41 when divided by 80 hours!!!!!!!!
Can you guy's see that? Its in black and white!!!

So your arseing about at the border faxing paperwork to shippers/brokers etc for a couple of hours,DONE FOR FREE
Sitting on a dock waiting to be loaded/tipped for 3/4/5 hours,DONE FOR FREE
Waiting on a fitter when your broke down/flat tyre,DONE FOR FREE
Getting the reefer cleaned between loads,DONE FOR FREE
Filling the truck/reefer with diesel,DONE FOR FREE?!!!!!!!!!
Not to mention being short changed on the mileage you have driven by approx 10% because your on "PC Milner" and not "HUB" miles!!!!

I absolutely know you can't earn a fortune driving trucks and I don't expect to but I REFUSE to give my time for free and especially for approx $8.50/hour when I do get the chance to work hard and earn some money!!!!!!

Originally Posted by RodRos&Co.

Oh dear, here we go again

Originally Posted by Big Truck

C'mon at least you've all got to agree things get a bit livelier when I'm around and the forum doesn't get filled with ALOT of crap "jibber jabber" posts!!!! (Gremmie, listen up!!!)

Originally Posted by Gremmie

i've finished my laundry not that any ones intressted
It's gone awfully quiet on here.....is this the calm before the storm

Originally Posted by Big Truck

Sorry guy's,
but I have to come back at you.
Can anybody dispute the guy's figures who done the 8 day run for Seafood?
He probably worked an average 10hours/day (possibly more!!) to earn in his pocket a "poverty line" $673.23 which turns into a joke of a hourly rate of $8.41 when divided by 80 hours!!!!!!!!
Can you guy's see that? Its in black and white!!!

So your arseing about at the border faxing paperwork to shippers/brokers etc for a couple of hours,DONE FOR FREE...This is done from the shippers (by the shippers sometimes) or at a truck stop enroute and takes all of 5 minutes, it's NEVER done at the border.
Sitting on a dock waiting to be loaded/tipped for 3/4/5 hours,DONE FOR FREE. It's an unavoidable aspect of the job, in all jobs, even hourly paid, there are certain things you do for "free"
Waiting on a fitter when your broke down/flat tyre,DONE FOR FREE. Most companies pay waiting time, if it happens to me i get $25 p/h
Getting the reefer cleaned between loads,DONE FOR FREE. Most companies pay you for cleaning out the reefer, i get $7.95 just for sweeping mine and it takes 10 minutes.
Filling the truck/reefer with diesel,DONE FOR FREE?!!!!!!!!! Again, takes all of 5 minutes as you do it when you fill the truck
Not to mention being short changed on the mileage you have driven by approx 10% because your on "PC Milner" and not "HUB" miles!!!! PC Miler is on average 5-10% shorter on miles but you are not being short changed as you know when you start that PC Miler is the method they pay by. Also, what about when you find a route SHORTER than PC Miler, if you have any mapping software try this: Dartmouth, NS to Oshkosh, WI. PC Miler will take you via Chicago so you get paid accordingly, now do the same route but add travel via Sault St Marie, ON......now who's being short changed ?

I absolutely know you can't earn a fortune driving trucks and I don't expect to but I REFUSE to give my time for free and especially for approx $8.50/hour when I do get the chance to work hard and earn some money!!!!!! Define "earning a fortune" Compared to anything i ever earned in the UK, I AM earning a fortune. Very few jobs pay an actual fortune.

Originally Posted by Raquelle

After all there is no room for a bit of banter on here just bitchiness eh BT

Originally Posted by Raquelle

Im interested in your laundry Hope it never all went pear shaped Anyway, we shouldn't really jibber jabber like this as BT might get upset After all there is no room for a bit of banter on here just bitchiness eh BT