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Do any of the members collect Stobart names and numbers,  we have quite a few people regularly outside where I work writing down, I presume the numbers and names, also photographing the lorries. On the way to Lakeside shopping last week there was a man on a footbridge doing the same thing.
I am interested why you do it.
 
Brian

[catengineman]

A hobby 


Though I do not write down the names the wife and I do 'collect points' when we spot an E S truck while out driving.

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Do points mean prizes? if so I have won the jackpot
 
 
Brian

[AL 1]

im not sure if it is still on but but on channel 5 there used to be a programme once a week that showed eddie stobart drivers saving the country one way or another

[john44]

Do any of the members collect Stobart names and numbers,  we have quite a few people regularly outside where I work writing down, I presume the numbers and names, also photographing the lorries. On the way to Lakeside shopping last week there was a man on a footbridge doing the same thing.
I am interested why you do it.
 
Brian

Like train spotting I suppose. each to their own,at least I can sail my boats
now where did I put my anarak? sorry waterproof coat I mean.

john

[triumphjon]

im sure just like train spotters and bus spotters they are a very sad group of people ? many of them will risk not only there own lives but that of others to get photos of their chosen vehicle being driven , twice in recent years ive had to take ivasive actions by some sad bus spoters leapinmg into my path to photo the bus following me up the road !

[Peter Fitness]

Just because we do not follow a certain activity does not mean that those who do are "sad". The fact that Stobart lorries are always immaculately clean, and that they are named, makes them easy to differentiate one from another, just like railway locomotives. Train spotting has been a hobby for as long as I can remember and, while I never took an interest in it, I don't regard those who do as "sad". I'm sure there are many people who regard we boat modellers as sad, too, but we know better, don't we?


Having said that, I realise that there are always those who will go to extremes, even to the extent of risking their own, and other's, lives, and this is deplorable. However, it doesn't mean that all enthusiasts should be tarred with the same brush.



Peter.

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I certainly do not think people who do this are sad, people could say that about people making models.
I was just interested why they do it. Like Peter I never collected train numbers, but even today there are people who do that.
 
They look like they come from all walks of life also, yesterday there was a young guy outside where I work in a suit, he looked like he had just left an office
 
I got thinking about this after seeing the guy above the motorway, while going on a shopping trip.
 
Brian

[sparkey]

  Great for them if it gives them pleasure,as a kid I collected engine No's a load of kids standing on the end of the platform waiting for the next steam loco to came thundering through,a great social meeting with all your mates,so good luck to them,I wonder how many of them there are,more than we think I would imagine,Ray

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im not sure if it is still on but but on channel 5 there used to be a programme once a week that showed eddie stobart drivers saving the country one way or another

It is still on, Al...I  watched it last night.


(Yea, I know. But us truckers and ex truckers must stick together....)


Rich

[Martin (Admin)]

I used to be a plane spotter when I was a kid!   

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I watch tractor pulling...

[Netleyned]

I used to be a plane spotter when I was a kid!   

Not a lot of fun in UK with the amount of cloud we get
Even when the skies are clear they fly a tad to high to read the numbers

Ned

[sparkey]

  Bit dangerous standing on the end of the runway, I will stick to train spotting,Ray.  

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Indoor hang gliding for me
Jack

[irishcarguy]

I have been a girl spotter all my life, a hard hobby to give up. Mick B.

[vnkiwi]

Mick,
Scientific study indicates "girl spotting" can add years to your life.
cheers
vnkiwi

ps
but if the wife catches you, can end your life rather quickly

oops - edited as maybe that paper clipping not suitable for our family forum

[sparkey]

  A very dangerous hobby,try wearing sun glasses she can't see where you are looking,Ray.  

[vnkiwi]

Yep Sparkey,  but then she can be 100%  sure that you are a "girl spotter", and on the positive side they do hide  the black eyes.
cheers
vnkiwi   

[john44]

You are on about Stobart girl/lady truck driver spotting I presume

john

[vnkiwi]

Naturally, is there any other?   
cheers
vnkiwi   

[Martin (Admin)]

I watch tractor pulling...

Have you ever seen it live?
 I've only ever seen it on Utube...

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Yes Martin, there's an agricultural show near here where they have tractor pulling annually, the big 3.5 tonne and the 4.5 tonne tractors rarely put in an appearance, which is a shame, but the other classes are normally well represented.


When you get up close and personal to a tractor with a supercharged Rolls Royce Merlin running on open exhausts, it's one of the most awesome things you can ever witness...the ground shakes, your ears hurt, your chest vibrates...I love it. You think a blown 500cu in Hemi engined Top Fuel dragster is loud...you've heard nothing yet!


 There's an annual show in Ipswich ( I think it's called the Suffolk County Show, or something like that) where they used to have tractor pulling, that's not a million miles from you, is it? Check it out and see if the tractors still appear there.


 There's a whole lot of information on UK tractor pulling events here:
http://www.uktractorpulling.co.uk/

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When you get up close and personal to a tractor with a supercharged Rolls Royce Merlin running on open exhausts

 
  Sacrilege,    Even the prattin whitney version only belong in Spits etc. 
 
 
   Regards  Ian.

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