oh no!

[peza2605]

just found out today ive got to go on a forklift truck driving course november 3-7. :helper
if any of you lot are in the midlands on those dates just stay away from walsall because it wont be a safe place to be..
im stressed enough as it is,god knows what i'll be like that week:yikes:
any advice on how to drive one??? i dont even drive!!!

[TheOldhamWhisper]

A survey a few years ago ranked Fork Lift Truck driving as the least stressful job - so it can't be that bad!

If you've ever been on the fairground dodgems and actually tried to avoid hitting the other cars, you'll be pretty close to how easy it is to steer them. You can pretty much turn on a sixpence (to coin a phrase??).

It's over 5 years since I was anywhere near one - but I had never driven either. The courses tend to concentrate a lot on the health and safety aspects and then do a bit of driving as an afterthought.

You'll be fine - besides, I'm no where near the midlands :laugh

[Street cry]

f-lift is a piece of cake mate little knob on the wheel for one hand driving you cant go wrong only thing to worry about is the haemoroids ha ha ha and keeping your tynes down

[Win2Win]

f-lift is a piece of cake....
We are talking about a Manc here :D

[silax]

should open up better job options for you

[peza2605]

thanks, but i crash into stuff with the electric pump truck at work as it is.

me and machines just dont mix,, in fact the boss has said hes taking the pump truck out in the yard so i can practice without causing any damage:laugh

by the way ive never been on a dodgem thingy.

[bigcumba]

f-lift is a piece of cake mate little knob on the wheel for one hand driving you cant go wrong only thing to worry about is the haemoroids ha ha ha and keeping your tynes down

You seen the photos then :laugh

[wb]

They're easy to operate after some training, and it's definitely good to have on the CV too. There are a few decent paying jobs at it as far as I know.

[vegyjones]

Never been on a dodgem :ooo Make it number 1 on your list of 100 things to do before I die

[bigcumba]

Never been on a dodgem :ooo Make it number 1 on your list of 100 things to do before I die


Why should he make it on his list of things to do before you die Vegy? :doh :D

[Win2Win]

Something you're not telling us Vegy? Does he need to find the dodgems quickly??? :rolleyes:

[peza2605]

if he was in the vicinity while i was controlling a dodgem he probably would come a cropper.

[vegyjones]

a Hayley Cropper ? :ooo

[peza2605]

its been brought forward a week now to next week:yikes:

on a good note i passed my "electronic pump truck" test this morning. still bricking it over next week though.

[Win2Win]

...and if you pass the next one you're on your way to being a real man :)

[peza2605]

:laugh
...and if you pass the next one you're on your way to being a real man :) so IF i pass the forklift test then whats the next thing i have to do,

[paul183195]

you have to walk through walsall all on your own ...............on a friday night and go to carma or pleck and pick up a lady of the night :geek and on the way back you must ...............have a keebab :yikes: ( then wash it down with a few pints in chicagos :thumbs

[peza2605]

you have to walk through walsall all on your own ...............on a friday night and go to carma or pleck and pick up a lady of the night :geek and on the way back you must ...............have a keebab :yikes: ( then wash it down with a few pints in chicagos :thumbs
right im gonna do that the week after next..

[peza2605]

they cancelled the course:laugh

[samantha1303]

Cancelled as in cancelled - forever - not happening - go away, or just postponed?

[peza2605]

postponed for now, till when i dont know.