Ice road Truckers

[Parrot]

http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=54710&display_order=1&mini_id=54692

Anyone else been watching this excellent series on the History Channel/ channel 5?

Its about the truckers who risk their lifes driving over frozen lakes delivering to diamond mines in northern Canada.

They can earn a years salary in 2 months so take the risks of an icy death! :eek:

Great viewing tup:

[jimmy]

I watched it first time around on cable and it was brilliant,they are a brave bunch driving over frozen lakes whilst the ice is breaking under them.

[lee]

They can earn a years salary in 2 months so take the risks of an icy death! :eek:


Slackers, get a proper job! ;)

[Parrot]

Slackers, get a proper job! ;)

Lol....would you take the risk of driving your 30 ton load over a frozen lake?:wet:

Im sure they work after the 2 months in "normal" jobs too though ;)

[lee]

I wouldn't do it and they are brave BUT I watched it and it seems like it's an easy enough job with phenomenal pay so the incentive is clearly there for people to do it. Which seems a rare occurence in modern society with nurses and soldiers etc on seemingly knack all.

All I'm saying is I wouldn't particularly single them out for massive praise, although I'm not saying that's what your doing either.

[Parrot]

I wouldn't do it and they are brave BUT I watched it and it seems like it's an easy enough job with phenomenal pay so the incentive is clearly there for people to do it. Which seems a rare occurence in modern society with nurses and soldiers etc on seemingly knack all.

All I'm saying is I wouldn't particularly single them out for massive praise, although I'm not saying that's what your doing either.

Im not, just pointing out what a good show it is tup:

I wasn't really looking at it from a "brave" angle...I bet some of em truckers would shit their sens if they had to sit through a season watching BCFC! :poo:

[lee]

I watched a bit of it and it was interesting. There was a similar thing about a 'road of broken bones' in Russia a bit ago as well, seemed a lot scarier as they left a few of the wrecked trucks on route as a warning for drivers who thought they could get away with going over the speed limit! Can't remember what channel it was though.

[BBB]

Fuck me my job is a fucking mile more riskier than that bollox.I get paid a pittance and dont know wether im coming home or not ffs they will hve everything in their cab to survive for a week or so if the worst was to happen...I get 25k a year and fuck knows if ill see my daughter the following day...pussy's

[Parrot]

Fuck me my job is a fucking mile more riskier than that bollox.I get paid a pittance and dont know wether im coming home or not ffs they will hve everything in their cab to survive for a week or so if the worst was to happen...I get 25k a year and fuck knows if ill see my daughter the following day...pussy's

Yeah, your right Badass.

I wouldn't like to be Panters man servant neither! :rolleyes:

[BBB]

Yeah, your right Badass.

I wouldn't like to be Panters man servant neither! :rolleyes:

25k a year at that ???? i want danger money :D

[Parrot]

No....you want health Insurance! :eek:

[Dr Wisey]

Do you get paid holidays?

[Parrot]

Do you get paid holidays?

Ice road truckers or Panters gimp? :confused: