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Previously on "M40 on Saturday"
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I must be getting old, I remember when scat was a form of singing and being gay meant you were happy and bright.
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Originally posted by xoggothPS Scat. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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Bleedin eck. I thought the 7 1/2 I did for a 3 hr journey was bad enough. Was bad enough.
PS Scat. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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Originally posted by hyperDHow do you know?
And more importantly, do you have any pictures?
hyperD in "scat webmaster" mode
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Originally posted by TrollGood going... from where in London?
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Originally posted by brollyman...and one young girl in front of me actually climbed the banking and dropped off a brown shark in the bushes!!!
And more importantly, do you have any pictures?
hyperD in "scat webmaster" mode
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Originally posted by Causus DeliI got from London to Blackpool in 3.5 hours M40, 42, 6, 55. 6.15 in the morning is always a good idea.
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I got from London to Blackpool in 3.5 hours M40, 42, 6, 55. 6.15 in the morning is always a good idea.
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Originally posted by dotnetterYou pair it via bluetooth with your mobile and it uses your phone line to recieve updates, works pretty well but make sure your phone can pair with the tom tom first.
Mine worked fine until I upgradef my phone and it stopped working
I havent set up the traffic notification yet.
Is it a pay service? If so what are the likely running costs?
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Originally posted by nucastleI was 'parked' on the M40 for 3 hours.
Ended up taking a snooze in the back seat of the car while i waited for things to move.
The 3.5 hour trip to manchester ended up taking 7 hours. NICE!
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Originally posted by TrollI do that as well - trouble is you are undertaking and there is always a risk one of them will pull in without checking
To be honest, most of the people I undertake look like changing lanes does not occur to them except when joining and leaving.
I reckon the majority of a journey spent occasionally undertaking but mostly staying in the first and second lanes is much safer than the tailgating, wound-up drivers in the outside lane, mostly there to get past the fools not pulling over in lanes two and three. You can't maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front in the outer lanes because someone will pull into it!
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I was 'parked' on the M40 for 3 hours.
Ended up taking a snooze in the back seat of the car while i waited for things to move.
The 3.5 hour trip to manchester ended up taking 7 hours. NICE!
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Originally posted by ChugnutPretty much every time I go up Reigate hill, I'm on the inside lane, matching my speed to the lorry w-a-y in the distance. The outside lane(s) are full, bumper to bumper. Thing is I'm not even speeding, 60-70ish, and I still get up the hill before them. Zombie w@nkers the lot of 'em.
It doesn't matter how many lanes they put on motorways; until lane discipline is sorted out with at least 3 points and a fine, the rush(huh!) hour experience will never improve.
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Originally posted by TrollThe M23 drivers (you know who you are) joining Westbound in the morning are much more entertaining - the expectation appears to be to maintain speed even when 2 lanes of slow moving artics would suggest otherwise.
More fun when one of those mobile crane jobbies is crawling along the inside lane
It doesn't matter how many lanes they put on motorways; until lane discipline is sorted out with at least 3 points and a fine, the rush(huh!) hour experience will never improve.
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Originally posted by ChugnutIt's bound to be a case of "Not my job, mate. Tow trucks tow; we do the flashing lights and the sirens. Now push off, we're trying to eat our donuts here".
As for the combustion issue, it's either from the brakes as traffic flings itself on from the M23 and then plays lane-roulette before junction 6, or the car's passenger is reading a local rag about property prices in the area, and simply explodes from shock.
HTH
More fun when one of those mobile crane jobbies is crawling along the inside lane
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