Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 25)
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Impasse said:
Ah, yes, the bus from Reading to Bracknell via Wokingham. There were variations in the route including one that required a single decker to get under a low bridge. The bus I was on one day went sailing past the turn where the single and double decker buses parted company. The Conductor had a word with the Driver along the lines of, "This is the single decker route, you'll have to turn round." So we turned round in the filling station in Embrook near the Piper Cars factory. Unfortunately, the driver was still in singe decker mode and we didn't make it under canopy. No one was hurt but there was lot of shouting.The early seventies I think it was; I reckon I was on my way to work on the afternoon and evening shift at Bourne & Thomas, a garage and filing station on the other side of Wokingham. Ten years later I was a modelmaker in oil and gas. Shell came in one day to review the model and one of their high-ups spoke to us. I said I had worked for Shell. He asked in what capacity. I said petrol pump attendant. He turned around and walked away.
Piper Cars in Wokingham was the other giveaway for the era.
A red one is a regular at the Goodwood Breakfast Club.
Piper Cars in Wokingham was the other giveaway for the era.
A red one is a regular at the Goodwood Breakfast Club.
DickyC said:
Piper Cars in Wokingham was the other giveaway for the era.
A red one is a regular at the Goodwood Breakfast Club.
that wouldn't be the one that used to belong to a C&SC staffer (James Elliot?) would it? A red one is a regular at the Goodwood Breakfast Club.
I've always like the slippery look of Pipers, and I've seen the mind-bogglingly low GTR in action a few times too
DickyC said:
Impasse said:
Wha...? You talk to people at Brekkie Club? I just mooch round looking at the cars. Are you one of those weird sociable types?
Even the smiley guy with the Roller who looks like he owns the place.Yes, I do speak to folk there. I have spoken to Lord March on two occasions and found him to be an amiable chap. We both remember The Wooden Tops and Muffin the Mule.
I made up the last bit.
DickyC said:
Sorry, that didn't make sense, did it? I was doing an AO.
Yes, I do speak to folk there. I have spoken to Lord March on two occasions and found him to be an amiable chap. We both remember The Wooden Tops and Muffin the Mule.
I made up the last bit.
Daughter does a bit of work at the House, so is a regular there. She quite likes Charles, apparently he's a nice boss if a little "fuzzy". Yes, I do speak to folk there. I have spoken to Lord March on two occasions and found him to be an amiable chap. We both remember The Wooden Tops and Muffin the Mule.
I made up the last bit.
SWTH said:
As for Dennis, cheap nasty chassis, they've never been great from a driver or comfort viewpoint. Give me a nice Volvo anyday.
I used to be a saddo that chatted to the school bus driver. We had a few regular double decker buses that were used - some Leyland DAF's, some Volvos, one double-rear axle Leyland DAF, and 3 Leyland-DAFs with Volvo engines in and mysteriously dysfunctional limiters...I saw 70 on the clock doing down a B road hill in one of the last 3. Apparently it was originally meant to be doing routes including some motorways between stops...
There was one bus that was specced for North Wales and couldn't get above 50 but it'd go up hills all day at 50 instead of slowly crawling up at about 20 with the driver trying to kick-down all he could.
Justayellowbadge said:
DickyC said:
I missed your invisible hand on the broken tiller of this rudderless boat.
Dicky, can you show us where his invisible hand touched your rudderless boat?Use the dinghy.
Anyway, why aren't you in the crap number plates thread sorting out that idiot?
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