Driving back from work.
Driving back from work.
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DanBoy

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4,899 posts

272 months

Saturday 19th March 2005
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Fairly high-speed blat down a country road with lots of twists and turns, rises and dips leads to a far narrower section of road which isn't really wide enough for negotiation at speeds exceeding 40mph (not without being all over the road anyway), so I tend to back off and just enjoy the secenery. It's always nice but today there was still light, and there was a lovely smell in the air; sort of like fresh grass cuttings.

Nice...

I'm rambling, but hey! More wine, anyone?

pmanson

13,388 posts

282 months

Saturday 19th March 2005
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Took yesterday off and headed down to Exmouth. Took 3hrs to get down there from Aylesbury. Went down via the M4/M5 and came back today along the A303.

Lovely and relaxing even if the speeds were on the high side of 70mph all the way (Expect slowing for villages etc). BUT what is it with all the NSL suddenly being dropped to 50mph?!? I have to admit I ignored them and treated them as NSL as were most people.

NiceCupOfTea

25,586 posts

280 months

Sunday 20th March 2005
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Some great driving today

Was working in Sutton this morning, and Sevenoaks this afternoon and evening.

Had a great blast down that NSL road between Warlingham and Westerham with the sunroof open basking in the sun, and on the way back flew up the NSLs round Badger's Mount.

The T16S really is brutally quick when on boost. It leaves most mundane machinery trailing in its wake now, what the hell must it have been like 20 years ago when it first came out!?

Jaglover

46,735 posts

264 months

Sunday 20th March 2005
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pmanson said:

Lovely and relaxing even if the speeds were on the high side of 70mph all the way (Expect slowing for villages etc). BUT what is it with all the NSL suddenly being dropped to 50mph?!? I have to admit I ignored them and treated them as NSL as were most people.


It seems to me something that started on the Motorway standard A roads in and around London.

It just breeds contempt for speed limits-at certain times of day the road will be either free flowing or clear, you are on a three lane road, with a central reservation, isolated from any possible pedestrian access-and the sign is telling you to do 50-yeah right.

The biggest margin I have ever exceeded the speed limit by is on such roads.

mxdi

13,994 posts

278 months

Sunday 20th March 2005
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I'm just glad summer is coming, going topless on the way home from work makes you forget all your work worries

father ted

3,069 posts

276 months

Sunday 20th March 2005
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mxdi said:
I'm just glad summer is coming, going topless on the way home from work makes you forget all your work worries


Now THAT i would love to see!

mxdi

13,994 posts

278 months

Sunday 20th March 2005
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hmm is that why I seem to cause loads of crashes