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From: Brimstone on 28 Jun 2010 07:51 "Halmyre" <flashgordonreceding(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:c868d1ca-7074-4afa-a4b3-390b3832c973(a)a30g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... > On 28 June, 11:44, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> "Halmyre" <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> news:cd67db50-9a9e-41c8-a811-79fdf413b00d(a)u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > On 26 June, 08:04, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> "Halmyre" <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote in message >> >> >>news:MPG.268f1f8db0e2fc1c98a3a2(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> >> > In article <7t-dnRdOKOHoZ7nRnZ2dnUVZ8sydn...(a)bt.com>, >> >> > brimst...(a)hotmail.com says... >> >> >> >> "Halmyre" <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote in message >> >> >>news:MPG.268efffee0c37c3198a3a0(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> >> > In article <HfudnQwT_vVCdrnRnZ2dnUVZ8iCdn...(a)bt.com>, >> >> >> > brimst...(a)hotmail.com says... >> >> >> >> >> "greensha" <greensha.4d4...(a)no-mx.forums.travel.com> wrote in >> >> >> >> message >> >> >> >>news:greensha.4d4hux(a)no-mx.forums.travel.com... >> >> >> >> > I grew up in the UK but moved to the US in 1986. I used to >> >> >> >> > return >> >> >> >> > fairly frequently in the 80's and early 90's, but I haven't >> >> >> >> > been >> >> >> >> > back >> >> >> >> > in >> >> >> >> > quite a while. The last time I drove on the motorway system, >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > average speed was between 80-85mph. Now with all the speed >> >> >> >> > cameras >> >> >> >> > I've >> >> >> >> > been hearing about, is this still the case? How much >> >> >> >> > tolerance >> >> >> >> > are >> >> >> >> > you >> >> >> >> > allowed? Do they start ticketing at 1pm over? I'll be coming >> >> >> >> > over >> >> >> >> > for >> >> >> >> > a week in August and have quite a bit of driving planned, >> >> >> >> > mostly >> >> >> >> > in >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > Northwest. I don't really want to get any tickets, but I >> >> >> >> > don't >> >> >> >> > want >> >> >> >> > to >> >> >> >> > the slowest driver on the road either. >> >> >> >> >> In general, there are no speed cameras on the motorways. They do >> >> >> >> put >> >> >> >> up >> >> >> >> average speed cameras through road works though. >> >> >> >> > I have seen camera vans on the flyovers above the M876 in central >> >> >> > Scotland. >> >> >> >> a) The OP made no mention of Scotland, unless you're suggesting >> >> >> that >> >> >> the >> >> >> north-west of Scotland has acquired motorways in the last couple of >> >> >> months. >> >> >> b) I said, very carefully, "in general". By mentioning only some on >> >> >> the >> >> >> M876 >> >> >> you have conformed my point. >> >> >> > Don't be such a bloody pedant. >> >> >> > He mentions the UK (which Scotland is a part of). Perhaps he means >> >> > the >> >> > northwest of Scotland? He >> >> > mentions motorways, not "motorways except in Scotland". >> >> >> Are there any motorways in the NW of Scotland? >> >> > No, but travelling to the NW of Scotland might possibly involve >> > travelling on motorways in Scotland. >> >> it depends.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Hence the words "might" and "possibly". > Which renders your last post worthless.
From: Halmyre on 28 Jun 2010 09:32 On 28 June, 12:51, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "Halmyre" <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:c868d1ca-7074-4afa-a4b3-390b3832c973(a)a30g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On 28 June, 11:44, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> "Halmyre" <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >>news:cd67db50-9a9e-41c8-a811-79fdf413b00d(a)u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com.... > > >> > On 26 June, 08:04, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> "Halmyre" <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote in message > > >> >>news:MPG.268f1f8db0e2fc1c98a3a2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > >> >> > In article <7t-dnRdOKOHoZ7nRnZ2dnUVZ8sydn...(a)bt.com>, > >> >> > brimst...(a)hotmail.com says... > > >> >> >> "Halmyre" <no.s...(a)this.address> wrote in message > >> >> >>news:MPG.268efffee0c37c3198a3a0(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >> >> >> > In article <HfudnQwT_vVCdrnRnZ2dnUVZ8iCdn...(a)bt.com>, > >> >> >> > brimst...(a)hotmail.com says... > > >> >> >> >> "greensha" <greensha.4d4...(a)no-mx.forums.travel.com> wrote in > >> >> >> >> message > >> >> >> >>news:greensha.4d4hux(a)no-mx.forums.travel.com... > >> >> >> >> > I grew up in the UK but moved to the US in 1986. I used to > >> >> >> >> > return > >> >> >> >> > fairly frequently in the 80's and early 90's, but I haven't > >> >> >> >> > been > >> >> >> >> > back > >> >> >> >> > in > >> >> >> >> > quite a while. The last time I drove on the motorway system, > >> >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> >> > average speed was between 80-85mph. Now with all the speed > >> >> >> >> > cameras > >> >> >> >> > I've > >> >> >> >> > been hearing about, is this still the case? How much > >> >> >> >> > tolerance > >> >> >> >> > are > >> >> >> >> > you > >> >> >> >> > allowed? Do they start ticketing at 1pm over? I'll be coming > >> >> >> >> > over > >> >> >> >> > for > >> >> >> >> > a week in August and have quite a bit of driving planned, > >> >> >> >> > mostly > >> >> >> >> > in > >> >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> >> > Northwest. I don't really want to get any tickets, but I > >> >> >> >> > don't > >> >> >> >> > want > >> >> >> >> > to > >> >> >> >> > the slowest driver on the road either. > > >> >> >> >> In general, there are no speed cameras on the motorways. They do > >> >> >> >> put > >> >> >> >> up > >> >> >> >> average speed cameras through road works though. > > >> >> >> > I have seen camera vans on the flyovers above the M876 in central > >> >> >> > Scotland. > > >> >> >> a) The OP made no mention of Scotland, unless you're suggesting > >> >> >> that > >> >> >> the > >> >> >> north-west of Scotland has acquired motorways in the last couple of > >> >> >> months. > >> >> >> b) I said, very carefully, "in general". By mentioning only some on > >> >> >> the > >> >> >> M876 > >> >> >> you have conformed my point. > > >> >> > Don't be such a bloody pedant. > > >> >> > He mentions the UK (which Scotland is a part of). Perhaps he means > >> >> > the > >> >> > northwest of Scotland? He > >> >> > mentions motorways, not "motorways except in Scotland". > > >> >> Are there any motorways in the NW of Scotland? > > >> > No, but travelling to the NW of Scotland might possibly involve > >> > travelling on motorways in Scotland. > > >> it depends.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > Hence the words "might" and "possibly". > > Which renders your last post worthless.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Possibly. -- Halmyre
From: Brimstone on 28 Jun 2010 09:39 "Halmyre" <flashgordonreceding(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:760f4013-8277-44dd-b752-f147776b2600(a)u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > On 28 June, 12:51, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> "Halmyre" <flashgordonreced...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> > Hence the words "might" and "possibly". >> >> Which renders your last post worthless.- >> > Possibly. > :-)
From: Clive George on 28 Jun 2010 10:53 On 28/06/2010 15:07, Mike P wrote: > I've hit a pigeon at over 100 and all it did was leave a mark on the > windscreen .. I think we caught a pigeon with our car on the motorway once. Probably doing 70ish, can't remember exactly where it hit. However I do recall finding the body tangled in the roofrack...
From: Adrian on 29 Jun 2010 02:21
bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Not if a large bird comes crashing through your windscreen it isn't, > or a deer runs into you etc. I hit a pigeon at 90 on the M6 once. No damage whatsoever to the car. Plenty of damage to the underpants of the bike courier following me, I presume, given by the extra distance once the cloud of feathers had cleared. |