The Suns is shining but my drive was spoilt!
The Suns is shining but my drive was spoilt!
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blueg33

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46,409 posts

253 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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I had the opportunity to use the Tuscan to drive to a meeting today, so I planned a great B road blast of circa 45 minutes.

It took about 15 mins for the oil to get up to temperature, and just as it did I passed a police bike going the other way. The bugger then turned round and follwed me for 30 mins all the way along some lovely empt B roads. I had no intention of speeding but it meant that I have to be more cautious with the acceleration, especially when overtaking!

As I hit the outskirts of Stourbridge and the traffic jams the copper turned round and went back the way we had come! So my fun drive turned into a 30 minute pootle and 15 min queing.

The drive back had to be motorway so I could get to the next meeting.

Fed up! I want to play with my toy! frown

MPoxon

5,329 posts

202 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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LOL.

Sounds like the rotten kind of luck I have when I want to go out for a hoon.

Chris71

21,549 posts

271 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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blueg33 said:
I had no intention of speeding but it meant that I have to be more cautious with the acceleration, especially when overtaking!
I wouldn't worry, most of them - particularly the bikers - are actually pretty human. Certainly it's no offence to accelerate hard if you're within the limits of traction.

I can remember going past what turned out to be an unmarked 5-Series estate on the A303 with the pipes wide open on my S3. As I went past, about 80mph indicated and still accelerating hard, he put the lights on but no sirens (presumably to check if I was being observant) so I gently eased off to 70ish and the lights promptly went out. He then overtook me. biggrin

The only time I've actually been pulled over in this country was in my daily driver doing - well, it started with a 1 - and I was let off with a stern talking to (again an unmarked car). It was perfect conditions on a fully lit and otherwise deserted motorway though.

Edited by Chris71 on Monday 1st November 15:54

blueg33

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46,409 posts

253 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Chris71 said:
blueg33 said:
I had no intention of speeding but it meant that I have to be more cautious with the acceleration, especially when overtaking!
I wouldn't worry, most of them - particularly the bikers - are actually pretty human. Certainly it's no offence to accelerate hard if you're within the limits of traction.

I can remember going past what turned out to be an unmarked 5-Series estate on the A303 with the pipes wide open on my S3. As I went past, about 80mph indicated and still accelerating hard, he put the lights on but no sirens (presumably to check if I was being observant) so I gently eased off to 70ish and the lights promptly went out. He then overtook me. biggrin

The only time I've actually been pulled over in this country was in my daily driver doing - well, it started with a 1 - and I was let off with a stern talking to (again an unmarked car). It was perfect conditions on a fully lit and otherwise deserted motorway though.

Edited by Chris71 on Monday 1st November 15:54
My problem is that until Feb 2011 I have 9 points (3 after feb) so I cant take the risk, plus my decatted, carbon canned monster is not particularly quiet!

nrick

1,866 posts

192 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Same here (the noise not the points), they can hear me for miles. It has become a standing joke in our little community that it is only time before they put out the helicopter, and no I don't speed but it sounds like I am and it accelerates so quick that most people think you are going faster than you are.

Neill (no points but struggling to keep it that way.......)

Flintstone

8,644 posts

276 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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blueg33 said:
The Suns is shining but my drive was spoilt!
Where are you? We have just the one round here wink

Edited by Flintstone on Monday 1st November 21:26

blueg33

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46,409 posts

253 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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I can do grammar, it's typing I can't do.

Anyway here on Sqinchmopolus V we have 3 suns and too many police officers!

convert

3,757 posts

247 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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blueg33 said:
...Anyway here on Sqinchmopolus V we have 3 suns and too many police officers!
Is that because single mothers get extra benefits? biggrin