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uplift driver job at BPW

welshkevwelshkev Posts: 9,690
edited November 2013 in MTB general
just seen this on FB, might interest someone?

If you fancy joining us as a uplift driver give us a shout! We need people with their D1 licence (no restrictions) and CPC. Please get in touch if you have the above qualifications and are interested in joining our fantastic team: [email protected]

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  • RockmonkeySCRockmonkeySC Posts: 14,770
    Successful applicants must be grumpy.
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  • BarrelmakerBarrelmaker Posts: 188
    And can't be bothered to check wrist bands.
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  • RockmonkeySCRockmonkeySC Posts: 14,770
    Still not as bad as Cwmdown or UK Bike Park's drivers.
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  • Mojo_666Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Still not as bad as Cwmdown or UK Bike Park's drivers.

    Maybe you just ooze something people don't like the smell of and you get treated accordingly, that might explain your dissatisfaction with the world.
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  • RockmonkeySCRockmonkeySC Posts: 14,770
    The uplift services at Gawton, Triscombe, FoD, Antur Stiniog and various race venues are always friendly and efficient. It's just BPW and Cwmdown which employ miserable drivers.
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  • welshkevwelshkev Posts: 9,690
    Louis and Kenny at cc have always been fine with me
  • Kowalski675Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    The uplift services at Gawton, Triscombe, FoD, Antur Stiniog and various race venues are always friendly and efficient. It's just BPW and Cwmdown which employ miserable drivers.

    Maybe they just don't like you? :wink:
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 49,330
    Yep, the CC drivers have always been very friendly and helpful to me.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • cooldadcooldad Posts: 32,599
    Very friendly.

    A pattern is starting to emerge.
    I don't do smileys.

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  • ilovedirtilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Still not as bad as Cwmdown or UK Bike Park's drivers.

    Maybe you just ooze something people don't like the smell of and you get treated accordingly, that might explain your dissatisfaction with the world.
    I think they're just jealous of how super pro he is.
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  • BananaStickBananaStick Posts: 1
    ilovedirt wrote:
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Still not as bad as Cwmdown or UK Bike Park's drivers.

    Maybe you just ooze something people don't like the smell of and you get treated accordingly, that might explain your dissatisfaction with the world.
    I think they're just jealous of how super pro he is.

    Haha! True.

    One of the strongest racers in the field, propping up the bottom third of the table ;)
  • RockmonkeySCRockmonkeySC Posts: 14,770
    BananaStick wrote:
    ilovedirt wrote:
    Mojo_666 wrote:
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Still not as bad as Cwmdown or UK Bike Park's drivers.

    Maybe you just ooze something people don't like the smell of and you get treated accordingly, that might explain your dissatisfaction with the world.
    I think they're just jealous of how super pro he is.

    Haha! True.

    One of the strongest racers in the field, propping up the bottom third of the table ;)

    I like to think of it as the fastest of the slow, the fat and the weak. Never had a last place yet......
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  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 14,675
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    I like to think of it as the fastest of the slow, the fat and the weak. Never had a last place yet......

    I like to focus on all the people too scared or weak to turn up at all. At every race I beat millions of people and am beaten by a mere 150 or so, that's pretty ****ing awesome.
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  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 49,330
    Northwind wrote:
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    I like to think of it as the fastest of the slow, the fat and the weak. Never had a last place yet......

    I like to focus on all the people too scared or weak to turn up at all. At every race I beat millions of people and am beaten by a mere 150 or so, that's pretty ****ing awesome.
    That must mean I'm an awesome downhiller, I've never been in the bottom third of any race :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 14,675
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    That must mean I'm an awesome downhiller, I've never been in the bottom third of any race :wink:

    I think you're definitely in the bottom third of the human race.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 49,330
    Northwind wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    That must mean I'm an awesome downhiller, I've never been in the bottom third of any race :wink:

    I think you're definitely in the bottom third of the human race.
    Member of the Crudcatcher so goes without saying.
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  • RockmonkeySCRockmonkeySC Posts: 14,770
    I may be a bit slow but that doesn't change the fact that cwmcarn and bpw have the grumpiest uplift drivers.
    The quality of service at Gawton, FOD, Triscombe, Coombe Sydenham and Antur is much better. Even Taff Buggy is better and that's just a couple of old farmers.
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  • welshkevwelshkev Posts: 9,690
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    I may be a bit slow but that doesn't change the fact that cwmcarn and bpw have the grumpiest uplift drivers.
    The quality of service at Gawton, FOD, Triscombe, Coombe Sydenham and Antur is much better. Even Taff Buggy is better and that's just a couple of old farmers.

    I don't get what you mean? quality of service. I've only been to BPW once so can't really comment on that (but it was censored when I was there)

    but at CC they pick you up and take you to the top as quick as the road allows them to, I don't really get what more you could want :?
  • RockmonkeySCRockmonkeySC Posts: 14,770
    Would be nice if that was all the driver did but every time I have been there the bus fills up and everyone waits another ten minutes while the driver has a chat with his mates. Grumpy censored as well, first time there I loaded my bike wrong and he was arsey with me and my mates all day.
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  • Mojo_666Mojo_666 Posts: 860
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Would be nice if that was all the driver did but every time I have been there the bus fills up and everyone waits another ten minutes while the driver has a chat with his mates. Grumpy censored as well, first time there I loaded my bike wrong and he was arsey with me and my mates all day.

    If that was at BPW then he was just finding out where the other drivers were, which they do so they don't all end up at the same place at the same time.
    My 1 and only Bike
  • RockmonkeySCRockmonkeySC Posts: 14,770
    No, that was at Cwmcarn.
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  • LowrideLowride Posts: 214
    I went to BPW on wednesday for the first time and in the defence of the uplift driver that day, I'd like to say that he was sound. Not only did he let us ride when the lad in the shop had given us the wrong wrist band (he just said swap it at lunch) he also got straight out of the van and helped ppl gets their bikes off the trailor

    It's not fair to tar everybody with the same brush
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