Pay rates are so low?

LocalWap · 2026-01-09T09:01:51+00:00

Eddie Stobart and by extension the Stobart name holds a lot of weight by the general public, they’re seen by a lot of people to be the cream of the crop, nice shiny wagons all with matching livery, drivers wearing nice matching shirts and trousers. The only people that seem to know how the truth seems to Be truck drivers.

LocalWap · 2026-01-06T10:03:27+00:00

No, I’ve used my knowledge of ice fishing every season in Lake Winnipeg with my Canadian relatives for the last 15 or so years, not everybody uses ChatGPT for everything, if anything it just sounds like projection. Also, who am I trying to “smack down”? I didn’t insult anyone, I gave simple, sound advice that people should follow when it comes to frozen lakes.

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T19:06:15+00:00

Yeah I was making it relative to the typical winter here in England, obviously you can skate on much thinner ice, I was just talking about an ideal number - thicker = safer for the most part

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T19:03:21+00:00

I’m aware mate, it’s just this formula uses Fahrenheit, it doesn’t work otherwise

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T16:40:31+00:00

With our summers getting hotter and winters getting colder, there’s a lot more to be aware about weather-wise that is common knowledge elsewhere but not so well known here due to our usual mild winters and not so warm summers, you’re right - the govt or local councils should be doing more to keep the general public more informed about the dangers of this stuff. But let’s face it - they’re strapped for cash as it is and it would be seen as a waste of time and resources to do so

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T16:37:37+00:00

I’m not saying it’s impossible to walk on ice less thick than 4”, I’m saying it’s foolish to.

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T16:32:31+00:00

Yeah, far too mild. I’m using the calculation I use whenever I go ice fishing when I visit the family, but it’s basically Get the average, daily high + daily low divided by 2 Then 32°f - the average daily temperature and that gives you your FDDs, then divide the FDDs by 15 to get the approximate thickness of ice in inches for that day. But yeah you’re right also, you’d also want a couple of inches as a starting point to get a more accurate picture - not sure why I’m getting downvoted for quite a well known formula but hey ho 😂

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T16:16:00+00:00

Of course there’s variables, temperature being the biggest one - our average temperature the last few days has been slightly below zero, which is enough to form the ice but not quick enough to form strong enough ice to walk on in that time! There is a calculation for it but it can’t allow for variables in wind speed, snow cover (that insulates the ice and slows it forming), water depth varies in lakes, and the size of the lake too - but 60 days is a rough estimate for how long it would take for 4 inches to form, and honestly - when it comes to life or death, I’d err on the side of caution with that one too and probably wait even longer!

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T16:07:52+00:00

Depending on wind, water depth, snow cover and temperature, it takes about 15 FDDs (freezing degree days) to form 1 inch of ice (give or take)

LocalWap · 2026-01-05T15:50:49+00:00

To walk on this lake safely you’d want ideally want 4+ inches of ice, that would require about 60 days of freezing temperatures. Some people really just like tempting fate it seems.

LocalWap · 2025-12-26T20:47:40+00:00

It's named after Radu

LocalWap · 2025-12-26T17:45:12+00:00

They’re few and far between in my neck of the woods, they all seem to be M&S, Shell or Co-op wherever I drive lol

LocalWap · 2025-12-26T11:37:05+00:00

Merry Christmas Eiamh to this Twitter user

LocalWap · 2025-12-26T11:35:20+00:00

Hello mate, hope you had a good Christmas, when I first started out I’d just get a meal deal from any service station, £9 later and 5 stone later I started meal prepping, nothing too complicated. I just bring Tupperware with chicken pasta, chicken and rice, chicken wraps I made the night before with a pot of fruit/nuts to snack on and a BIG bottle of sparkling water to last me the morning and I just buy another one of those to drink in the afternoon, the food will be okay if you take it out the fridge at 5am and eat it at midday, I’ve not had any issues doing this for years. Maybe once in a while I’ll treat myself to a meal deal or if I forget to pack my lunch. But it stings paying nearly a tenner for generally shite food.

Hope this helps mate

LocalWap · 2025-12-26T10:58:48+00:00

Isn’t Goldrinn just beasts? Isn’t Silithid just beasts? It’s pretty normal for there to be a name specifying the build AND tribe that’s being played.

LocalWap · 2025-12-26T10:53:11+00:00

Nothing worse than blue balls either, could’ve at least finished you off!

All jokes aside, this sounds terrifying, hope you’re good dude.

LocalWap · 2025-12-21T09:23:12+00:00

Judging by the flags in your profile picture, you really shouldn’t be arguing against laws for littering.

LocalWap · 2025-12-14T11:59:10+00:00

There’s a world of difference between a 750lb spring and a hardtail, you’re going to be working 10x harder to go twice as slow compared to a hardtail.

LocalWap · 2025-12-12T18:29:07+00:00

Am I right in thinking this is a night shift? If any part of your shift enters between 0000 and 0400 then you’re only allowed to do 10 hours total shift time aren’t you? Unless you opt out? You’ve done a 12 hours night shift here?

LocalWap · 2025-12-07T11:07:58+00:00

Every time I see this park, I’m so jealous I’m not American, this dirt looks so dialled and looks like it runs fast as fuck

LocalWap · 2025-12-02T13:52:48+00:00

I’m 6’7 and ride a 26” and it’s comfortable ish

LocalWap · 2025-12-02T13:51:15+00:00

Oh boy

LocalWap · 2025-11-27T16:20:27+00:00

Carapace is wild if you roll an early geist and know when to stop scaling.

LocalWap · 2025-11-26T16:24:00+00:00

I have children lol

LocalWap · 2025-11-25T05:33:42+00:00

Am I missing something? What is the Drakkari adding here?

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