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To be fascinated by the Eddie Stobart lorry progrmme

38 replies

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 21:42

Well am I. Find that I want to learn to drive just so that I can drive one of the Eddie Stobart lorries Grin. Its such an interesting programme, what lovely looking lorries.

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MakingRisotto · 08/10/2010 21:46

My bestest friend is in the Eddie Stobart fan club. They send you a book and you tick off the ones you have seen Shock. She wants to go on the waiting list to have a lorry named after her daughter. The list is something like two years!!!

She's still my best friend (she is normal, honest!).

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 21:47

Oh thats fascinating, resisting the temptation makingRisotto, its so hard, desperate not to turn into an Eddie Stobart lorry spotter Grin

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seymourbeaver · 08/10/2010 21:48

My brother drives for Stobart and we went to meet him with our kids and he took us for a ride in his lorry and I was a bit scared,you are so high up and they bounce about a lot

bluebump · 08/10/2010 21:48

We've been watching this too. We watched a few programmes about them before too, the owners seemed really down to earth but mega rich! DP used to be a partner in a haulage company in his spare time so it's nice to see how it should be done!

southeastastra · 08/10/2010 21:49

i watched first one, then realised life really was too short Grin

ruddynorah · 08/10/2010 21:50

it's the uk version of ice road truckers!

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 21:50

oooh thats exciting seymourbeaver, they had a young female driver on last week with a bubblegum pink car, so cool that she could drive those big lorries with ease, but also be quite a girly girl. I really wanted to drive those lorries, will have to take a driving test first though. Never thought I would be this way. I am serious. I am watching it now, it really is interesting.

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bellavita · 08/10/2010 21:52

DS2 has been mesmerised with this programme!

MakingRisotto · 08/10/2010 21:53

The alarming thing is pigletmania, is that I now always notice them and have a look for their name because they remind me of her! Blush

They used to wear shirts and ties - she used to check they were wearing them, but they wear polo shirts now.

Gosh, my knowledge is concerning.

MakingRisotto · 08/10/2010 21:53

They being the drivers...

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 22:01

I find myself mesmarised by the programme, did not think that I would Grin. My dh was making fun of me a couple of months ago about being an Eddie stobart lorry spotter, though nah not in a million years, now I am not so sure. Will be looking out for the names when on the motorway.

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PatTheHammer · 08/10/2010 22:04

Ok, don't admit this much but DD DOES have one named after her and it has featured on this very programme! First name E and middle name C

Courtesy of my very sad bastard FIL being in the fan club, he waited 2.9yrs for it to come up, badgering them every 3 months.

My DC's now love them..............I am surroundedShock

PatTheHammer · 08/10/2010 22:06

Also, my mum RANG me at 10.15pm on tuesday night to tell me she had seen DD's lorry on that very programme.

The whole family has gone barking madBlush

Brasso4 · 08/10/2010 22:11

Its hilarious! The dangerous QE2 bridge..the scary road to Peterborough. The tone of voice the narrator uses - like everything is a drama..

ruddynorah · 08/10/2010 22:15

did you all watch ice road truckers? this is like a spoof of it! ice road truckers dice with death, eddie stobart truckers dice with the m6, hilarious Grin

TiggyD · 08/10/2010 22:15

I love spending my time watching somebody drive a lorry and park and load things and get stuck in traffic and FUCK FUCK FUCK what a waste of time. You are being very unreasonable and tragically sad. What next? Watching somebody knit for half an hour? Celebrity paint dry? YABVVVVVVVVVU

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 22:15

I know Brass dum dum duuuuuuuummmmm the suspense, will it/won't it

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ruddynorah · 08/10/2010 22:18

oh tiggy you spoil sport. get back to your boudoir photography there's a love Wink

TiggyD · 08/10/2010 22:19

You just hate me 'cause I'm a model!

MakingRisotto · 08/10/2010 22:20

PatTheHammer my friend will be sooooooo jealous! haha.

Sometimes piglet, you have to look hard. I saw a Tesco lorry with an Eddie cab. Sneaky! Eyes on the road. eh?

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 22:21

ROFL very loud Grin at some of the comments

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ruddynorah · 08/10/2010 22:21

tiggy you should put yourself forward to get a lorry named after you. that's pure glam!

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 22:22

Oh no MakingRisotto, the traitors, should have an Eddie Stobart trailer.

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TiggyD · 08/10/2010 22:22

And the spotters!

Just when you thought there was no lower form of humanity than the trainspotter. Sad

pigletmania · 08/10/2010 22:26

Oh my they got quite agressive TiggyD ROFL, they were very competative. Sorry for any lorry spotters, but really sad. Would love to drive one of the lorries but noway be a spotter not on your life.

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