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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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about a munth ago i started working as a roadside assistant for lantern recovery (south mimms).
i spend most of my shifts driving arround herts, london and middlesex and surrounding areas and motorways and see quite a number ov scoobs driving about


so if you see sum1 flasing or waving at you in a small vw tansport /merc vito van with lanterns all over it flash back its not a wierdo its only me lol

cause ive seen a few people and them and they all looked at me asif i was wierd lol

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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Just down the road from me then> I also drive a vito for rescue24 based in Radlett so if you see me about come say hi
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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ive seen the van i think i live in borehamwood so always about round there im in a 58 vito at the mo cause my van is having sum work done but i think it get it back 2moro which is a 52 vw transporter till may then i get a vito lovely vans to drive
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Yea pretty good it will be mine youve seen about as im the only one from my company working this area. Mines a 59reg with rdt in the back. im often parked up in the bp station at b/wood
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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yea seen ur van about the vito i have also have a rdt in but i dunno how to use 1 lol oh well just got a job sum muppet has locked his keys in a trans connect lol
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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Lantern recover to my dealer in north london (bmw dealer) if you ever come down- look for a blue bugeye wrx parked up!
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Originally Posted by rookymatt
Lantern recover to my dealer in north london (bmw dealer) if you ever come down- look for a blue bugeye wrx parked up!
Which ones that? nw10, nw5? enfield? I used to deliver to all of them when i worked for bmw customer services(mondial)
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NW5 Hexagon.
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yea know it well. Ive often had a burger at the end of the road there lol. its a while since ive been there mind
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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Burger van is gone now! Thank God. Supprised you are still alive if you've eaten there!
Where that little van was there was some gravel directly opposite the front of it. Thats where my bug sits tentatively everyday now- just waiting for the next drive!!
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haha i hope its pride of place thow parked there sum off them burger vans are nice but sum are just dirt and dunno how people can eat from them



turbobits do u still do mondial work now with rescue24 or not cause we got a contract with them and get alot of jobs lol wats ur work pattern ?
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Say hello to Gary Evans, Steve Knight,Steve (luga luga) for me mate. Tell Coleman to **** off LOL

I work for Ontime by the way
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oh lol waltham cross i no gavin as i used to work at brantwood and used to colect cars from there with john and i no roy from were i used to work
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LOL no this is getting strange, Ive been at Ontime for 7 years, then i left with Gav to go work at Brantwood, Gav stayed i left (John is a front bum) and am now back at Ontime.

I was at Stevenage for the last 3 years but am back at Waltham Cross now
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lol how longs gav worked there carnt be long didnt see him that long ago in a ontime van top chap thow and as for hendy junior well not a gd subject but he can be okay
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Originally Posted by dannyboygti

turbotits do u still do mondial work now with rescue24 or not cause we got a contract with them and get alot of jobs lol wats ur work pattern ?
Still do a small amount of work for mondial But mainly only the bmw bikes>

Most if not all of our work is insurance stuff as we're owened by axa.
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Originally Posted by dannyboygti
lol how longs gav worked there carnt be long didnt see him that long ago in a ontime van top chap thow and as for hendy junior well not a gd subject but he can be okay


Started there back in November. L.J is kool it's big John that can be unpredictable.

You'll find the same about Ray Coleman soon enough
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Originally Posted by Turbotits
Still do a small amount of work for mondial But mainly only the bmw bikes>

Most if not all of our work is insurance stuff as we're owened by axa.

yea see what you mean wats ur shift pattern
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Originally Posted by Biggs
Started there back in November. L.J is kool it's big John that can be unpredictable.

You'll find the same about Ray Coleman soon enough

yea big john is defo unpredictable 1min his in a great mood then he just flys at ya with the raging arsehole lol but was good place to work at times spesh the banger racing love it as for ray i havnt met im yet just craig and lee
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dannyboygti
yea see what you mean wats ur shift pattern
Im one of the lucky ones lol i do Mon to Fri 8 til 6. Most of ours guys do 4 on 4 off> 8 til 8. we dont do nights or call out etc> goes to the likes of lanterns,c and s, ontime etc
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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oh lucky u lol i work 6 days on 2 off and its shifts 6/6 9/9 12/12 but its all gd on pay day lol
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