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minor things that make you fume

Simon Buttle said:
Yeah there are some big farms and nurseries down round here and they don't seem to have what you would call a normal sized tractor, they are all these big things with 6ft high wheels on them, god help if you get stuck on the same road as a combine or a crop sprayer, them things are massive.

When I was much younger I had been staying with my grandparents in Liverpool and we were driving back up to Scotland (where I lived, was born in pool but grew up in Scotland) and my grandad always used to go this way that was slightly quicker but off the beaten track a bit. We came round this blind corner in his little Rover Metro and all of a sudden this huge big Ford tractor is in the middle of the road heading straight for us and flattens the car and sent us spinning off the road and then proceeded to carry on driving down the road. The 3 of us walked away from it with minor cuts and bruises and as you can imagine Metro vs Tractor, there was only one winner there. It was over 30 years ago and I can remember it like it was yesterday.
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That sounds rather terrifying. It reminds me of when I was working in East London docks. One of contractors decided 5pm would be a suitable time to transport a 250 tonne crawler crane down the A406. It look up at least two lanes and caused huge tailbacks. They didn’t do it again.
 

Baines' left foot said:
That sounds rather terrifying. It reminds me of when I was working in East London docks. One of contractors decided 5pm would be a suitable time to transport a 250 tonne crawler crane down the A406. It look up at least two lanes and caused huge tailbacks. They didn’t do it again.
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Driven a tractor on main roads before. Is pretty good as you feel invincible. Also feel like a hero when you stop at lay-bys to let everyone past you. Sometimes would even do the indicator thing to let people know it was safe to overtake.
 
JimmyJeffers said:
Driven a tractor on main roads before. Is pretty good as you feel invincible. Also feel like a hero when you stop at lay-bys to let everyone past you. Sometimes would even do the indicator thing to let people know it was safe to overtake.
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You must feel like such a hero.

Slightly related, but I love it when you’ve got a tailgater and you manage to lose them. I’ll sit at a junction waiting for the latest point I can safely enter the road without leaving enough time for the vehicle behind.
 
Baines' left foot said:
You must feel like such a hero.

Slightly related, but I love it when you’ve got a tailgater and you manage to lose them. I’ll sit at a junction waiting for the latest point I can safely enter the road without leaving enough time for the vehicle behind.
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Yea cos you’re so high up you feel like the road king. It’s no wonder so many lorry drivers become murderers. Regular drivers are just ants to them.
 

JimmyJeffers said:
I’ve watched videos of the mad high up guys. Looks an amazing job though
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I reckon it could be alright being a crane driver. Up there on your own with incredible views. I'd say hilarious things like "hook me on, son", to the slinger on the ground. The only small issue is I am not good with those sort of heights.

*clears throat

It's story time

I got a bit overconfident a few years ago and volunteered myself to be the leader of the tower crane rescue team. I may have initially overlooked the fact that this would require training and legal obligations.

The bloke who instructed us seemed intent on traumatising us as much as possible. I'm just glad I managed to convince him that the 80m crane was too busy to use for training, so we used the 'small' one at 65m. After talking a good game and climbing several ladders of death I went as white as a sheet at the top. I got a good ribbing and it taught me a valuable life lesson. A fun memory, but Jesus Christ I was not happy up there at all lol
 

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