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24-09-2008, 13:45 | #1 |
Absinthe
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Immigrants in hiding in a lorry non shocker
Yesterday was a fun day at work, aside from the fact that I had to change 1300 ball valve handles from yellow to black, a lorry driver (eastern european) dropped in to drop off a shipment of valves. He hadn't parked where he should have done so the warehouse manager was grumbling. It later turned out that he had parked slightly away from the loading for a reason. When he turned up, he got out of his cab, went round the back of his lorry and opened the rear doors. He then walked back to his cab for the paperwork. In the meantime 6 blokes jumped out of the lorry and ran like hell
10 minutes later a couple of police cars go screaming up the A5 trying to find the 6 runners. The lorry driver son left as soon as the pallets were unloaded. Made the day slightly more interesting anyway. |
24-09-2008, 14:03 | #2 |
Sofa Boy
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Does the nationality of the lorry driver matter?
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24-09-2008, 14:10 | #3 |
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24-09-2008, 14:12 | #4 |
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24-09-2008, 14:13 | #5 |
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24-09-2008, 15:47 | #6 |
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24-09-2008, 16:13 | #7 |
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24-09-2008, 14:13 | #8 |
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I would assume that your employer uses Eastern European lorry drivers because they can get away with paying them lower wages, therefore it is not surprising given that the cost of living is so high that some drivers, regardless of their nationality, are tempted to earn some extra cash by taking risks like the one you describe. He should obviously be prosecuted, but I did think you made a fairly vague generalisation.
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24-09-2008, 14:22 | #10 |
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Same logic still applies to the delivery/courier company though
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