Jockman still can't keep up

[AMDBSNick]

This lot turned up for breakfast



So we decided to pop out for lunch in Shropshire and bumped in to this pair



A few others turned up for lunch



One of the aforementioned pair had organised a run out





Despite DBS ownership we had to wait at "every" junction for the short blue one

Many thanks to Mikey for yet another top route, especially the single track bit over the mountain

Another top day out

[Jockman]

You only waited for me on 11 occasions mate - I know because I had to count on all my fingers

What a belter of a day and great to see Simon in his DB7 GT courtesy of John McGurk.

Thanks Mikey and Nick. What a laugh

[mikey k]

Epic day
Great company as ever
Glad to see Jockman caught up with the pack when we got stuck behind the learner

Edited by mikey k on Saturday 18th April 20:53

[L0TT0]

Great day ,guys.....cannot think of a better way to have spent £140 worth of fuel!!
What a superb day - the weather - the company - the food - the route and not forgetting the banter......oh yes top quality all round.
Thanks to The Moose for breakfast, Phil for suggesting the idea to Nick, Nick for booking it all up and The Routemeisters..... Cockers for the route over and Mikey for the route after lunch....

Happy days

[KarlFranz]

So how much fuel does £140 but you these days? Have had prices gone down for you guys like they have for us here? We're sitting at around $2.20/ gal now. Bit more for premium.

[downr]

pictures look great - you had a lovely day for it

[Impasse]

KarlFranz said:

So how much fuel does £140 but you these days? Have had prices gone down for you guys like they have for us here? We're sitting at around $2.20/ gal now. Bit more for premium.

Petrol is around £1.12 per litre of regular unleaded over here.

[KarlFranz]

So it's still about twice our price then. That must mean your fuel prices must've gone down as well, right?

[SELON]

Fuel is virtually free over here now

I think it went upto to around £1.50 per litre. I've certainly paid €1.47 for petrol in France (I recall it was about £90-£95 to fill the tank. Not sure what it is now £80?

Ever since they got rid of pricing in gallons I kinda never kept up. The bottled water in the petrol station is more expensive than the petrol per litre now. I think. I don't really buy the water, just an occasional Mars bar or a coffee. Not sure if the exact price of those either, but certainly the Mars bars have got smaller recently.

I think this is not helping you understand the price of fuel over here KF.

Anyway - definitely sounds like a great use of £140 and a great day out!

[Jon39]

KarlFranz said:

We're sitting at around $2.20/ gal now.

KarlFranz said:

So it's still about twice our price then. That must mean your fuel prices must've gone down as well, right?

Not just the Florida sunshine, but almost free petrol as well.
Hopefully you might feel sorry for us.

Please correct if wrong, but using US gallons (where did that come from) and a currency conversion of 1.49;
UK equivalent price = $6.77 / gal.

Motorists here are easy meat this side of ‘the pond‘, for our governments raising money.
With the pricing now in confusing litres, we even pay tax on the fuel duty tax. No mention of taxes are shown on the pump, and the receipt only shows VAT and not the major element (fuel duty not the actual petrol).

Complaints are aimed at 'greedy' oil companies, without realising that the oil companies are gradually withdrawing from the filling station business, because it is unprofitable.

Perhaps we should sympathise with our governments (both colours). They have to pay for billion pound cancelled IT projects, hospitals and schools financed by horrific very long-term off balance sheet arrangements, and defence contracts that seem to keep going wrong.

Edited by Jon39 on Sunday 19th April 18:47

[L0TT0]

WTF has any of this got to do with Jockers needing little blue tablets

Keep it on topic perleaasssee

[KarlFranz]

L0TT0 said:

WTF has any of this got to do with Jockers needing little blue tablets

Keep it on topic perleaasssee

The Jockman is the king of off-topic banter, so I think retribution is fair game.

[AMDBSNick]

KarlFranz said:

The Jockman is the king of off-topic banter, so I think retribution is fair game.

[L0TT0]

KarlFranz said:

L0TT0 said:

WTF has any of this got to do with Jockers needing little blue tablets

Keep it on topic perleaasssee

The Jockman is the king of off-topic banter, so I think retribution is fair game.

Glad to see you got the irony KF ......who says you yanks don't understand our Brit humour

[Jockman]

Quiz question.......How many DBS' in this picture from yesterday ???????????

Special prize for any non-attendees

Oh, and yes, that is my gorgeous Quantum Silver one at the front

[Jockman]

These were the leaders of the pack - I, of course, had no problem keeping up with them

[Jockman]

I had the misfortune of having this view in my rear view mirror......it was not a pleasant experience

[Jockman]

Black grille and reduced size number plate - on a DBS !!! Looked fantastic tbh

[mikey k]

Jockman said:

These were the leaders of the pack - I, of course, had no problem keeping up with them

in the car park maybe

[Gettoff]

mikey k said:

Epic day
Great company as ever
Glad to see Jockman caught up with the pack when we got stuck behind the learner

Edited by mikey k on Saturday 18th April 20:53

Thanks for organising it Mikey & Nick, cracking day as always. It was a shame we didn't get to chat more over lunch but there will be another time.

Sorry I had to miss out on your run Mikey but I had another engagement to attend. On the plus side though, I stumbled across the B5055 from Leak to Bakewell on my way to Chesterfield, largely traffic free and fantastic fun.

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