Weirdest thing you've ever seen at the side of the road?
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Not in the UK:
A completely naked man followed by about 30 crying women. (He was on a Jain pilgrimage, I think)
A full-on, full-size steam locomotive, just sitting on the verge.
A dead body.
A monkey eating a bag of crisps.
Lots and lots of people pooing in the bushes.
In the UK:
Probably a grot mag or something. Actually, no. The entire front corner of a Maserati coupe. Had the brake caliper off it for a paperweight, even though it wasn't very heavy.
A completely naked man followed by about 30 crying women. (He was on a Jain pilgrimage, I think)
A full-on, full-size steam locomotive, just sitting on the verge.
A dead body.
A monkey eating a bag of crisps.
Lots and lots of people pooing in the bushes.
In the UK:
Probably a grot mag or something. Actually, no. The entire front corner of a Maserati coupe. Had the brake caliper off it for a paperweight, even though it wasn't very heavy.
OpulentBob said:
Lots and lots of people pooing in the bushes.
my driver in chad once stopped to curl one out right next to the car. it was grim, although i still took a photo.on my first trip to africa i was fairly amazed by what i'd see on the side of the road [saw my first camel in uganda, despite living in dubai 4mths beforehand!] but now i see so much bizarre stuff it doesn't even register.
shirt said:
OpulentBob said:
Lots and lots of people pooing in the bushes.
my driver in chad once stopped to curl one out right next to the car. it was grim, although i still took a photo.on my first trip to africa i was fairly amazed by what i'd see on the side of the road [saw my first camel in uganda, despite living in dubai 4mths beforehand!] but now i see so much bizarre stuff it doesn't even register.
Funny, isn't it? I drive past slum after slum at 8am, and they're all out there carrying out their morning duties, just like the UK office bogs at 9am. When I first came here, I was surprised and a bit "yuk", but it barely registers now. Not that it's something I would like to do, but then I'm a rich foreigner and people now show me to pristine porcelain palaces and hand me cloths to clean myself 
Mattresses on Leeds inner ring road, often there!
A baby deer, on a roundabout in the centre of Halifax,
a crashed car had spread paperwork all over the M62, first thing i picked up was an appointment letter for my neighbour!
A doctor in a crashed car, who worked on the ward i was starting work on the next day in Leeds, in a ditch in rural leicestershire.
The same gold rolls royce, 3 times on a saturday lunchtime driving between leeds and southampton, on several different weekends through a year.
Un explained body.
A baby deer, on a roundabout in the centre of Halifax,
a crashed car had spread paperwork all over the M62, first thing i picked up was an appointment letter for my neighbour!
A doctor in a crashed car, who worked on the ward i was starting work on the next day in Leeds, in a ditch in rural leicestershire.
The same gold rolls royce, 3 times on a saturday lunchtime driving between leeds and southampton, on several different weekends through a year.
Un explained body.
Oh, almost forgot.
An entire crate full of these (maybe 300 of them) on the side of the A12 at Chelmsford - given it's where the guy hails from, I wonder now if it was some form of guerrilla advertising:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Erotic-Cakes-Guthrie-Govan...
(Ignore the title, it's perfectly work safe)
An entire crate full of these (maybe 300 of them) on the side of the A12 at Chelmsford - given it's where the guy hails from, I wonder now if it was some form of guerrilla advertising:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Erotic-Cakes-Guthrie-Govan...
(Ignore the title, it's perfectly work safe)
Driving across some lovely roads in Wales, looking for a nice pub in convoy with a couple of mates, we stopped at a lovely spot to admire the view but were surprised to find several boxes of paperwork all blowing around. we did the right thing and tidied it all up. But it was all the paperwork of one person, bank statements, bills, car logbooks, personal correspondance.
And nothing else - no clothes or furniture or anything, so it was odd to see all of that dumped in such a fashion.
We *may* have sent the logbook off with our other mate's address in...
And nothing else - no clothes or furniture or anything, so it was odd to see all of that dumped in such a fashion.
We *may* have sent the logbook off with our other mate's address in...
Shakermaker said:
Driving across some lovely roads in Wales, looking for a nice pub in convoy with a couple of mates, we stopped at a lovely spot to admire the view but were surprised to find several boxes of paperwork all blowing around. we did the right thing and tidied it all up. But it was all the paperwork of one person, bank statements, bills, car logbooks, personal correspondance.
And nothing else - no clothes or furniture or anything, so it was odd to see all of that dumped in such a fashion.
We *may* have sent the logbook off with our other mate's address in...
sounds dodgy, maybe someone who's disappeared?And nothing else - no clothes or furniture or anything, so it was odd to see all of that dumped in such a fashion.
We *may* have sent the logbook off with our other mate's address in...
Sheffield around 10 years ago - Driving up Redmires road, for those that don't know it; the road leads towards a large reservoir and the road just stops meaning you only drive this road to go to the reservoir or many muddy car parks if you fancy going for a countryside walk. It was my road of choice for a late night hoon as the roads are in decent condition and safe enough to have a spirited drive.
Late one night I go shooting past a secluded car park and glance at a circle of cars all pointing inwards, with their lights highlighting a group of half naked people wearing animal heads - some standing, some kneeling. It took me a few seconds to register what I just saw, I put the brakes on and reversed to double check I wasn't going insane. Everyone very quickly dispersed into the tress. Bizarre!
This car park here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3685784,-1.59739...
Late one night I go shooting past a secluded car park and glance at a circle of cars all pointing inwards, with their lights highlighting a group of half naked people wearing animal heads - some standing, some kneeling. It took me a few seconds to register what I just saw, I put the brakes on and reversed to double check I wasn't going insane. Everyone very quickly dispersed into the tress. Bizarre!
This car park here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3685784,-1.59739...
Edited by EnthusiastOwned on Wednesday 24th February 11:27
Many years ago one of the local rugby clubs had an end of season dinner and they all got a little bit tipsy. Ten or so of them were knicked about 3am on a Sunday morning, pushing a giant plastic elephant which they had taken from the play area of a Little Chef, remember them?, down the A11 which used to run through Red Lodge near Mildenhall.
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