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From: Ophelia on 6 Aug 2010 11:53 "Chelsea Tractor Man" <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:l0e6ptr5rwb8$.1xvvgpqla3bx4.dlg(a)40tude.net... > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 15:52:38 +0100, Ophelia wrote: > >> We just drive plain ole Mitsubishies but always lock the doors as we set >> off:) >> I suppose some old folk need the auto lock <g> > > Oi!!!! Ehhh don't worry luvvie, I am sure age will catch the rest of us up too... -- -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/
From: Adrian on 6 Aug 2010 11:56 The Peeler <peelingthe(a)invalid.admin> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> Practicing the discus - in a gym? Was he throwing or catching? >>Ever seen a cricket net? That kind of thing. In Sweden, they can't >>exactly rely on the weather being good enough to practice outside. > There's not much point throwing a discus if you can't see how far it > goes, is there? Yes.
From: NM on 6 Aug 2010 11:59 On 6 Aug, 14:38, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote: > "Chelsea Tractor Man" <mr.c.trac...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:14mkfoxelj0g6.m2j1se83ogev.dlg(a)40tude.net... > > > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:06:18 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > > >> But, in the UK, most people don't normally manually lock their doors > >> when driving. > > > Land Rovers lock automatically at about 5mph. > > But don't they also unlock when you stop again (like in Rovers) I didn't see the police even try to open the door, straight in with the bully tactics.
From: NM on 6 Aug 2010 12:01 On 6 Aug, 15:20, Chelsea Tractor Man <mr.c.trac...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 14:54:01 +0100, GT wrote: > >> as in the other post, his RR will almost certainly be the same as my LR. > >> Stays locked. > > > Fair enough - they'll need to smash the windows and jump on the bonnet like > > gorillas then!! > > I suspect they are trained to go in fast, after all the average person who > fails to stop is going to be trouble. Put yourself in the coppers position, > this old gaffer in a *Range Rover* (plenty of villans drive them) has > driven off mid interview. Is he carrying drugs? A firearm? Just because he > is 70 does not been he cannot be an armed criminal or a madman like that > bloke who recently shot and blinded a copper in the Lake District for no > rational reason at all. > He was being followed by a car with blue lights, (the idea of a police > escort is ridiculous) even if he thought it nothing to do with him (even > though he had just been speaking to the coppers) he should have pulled over > to let it through. > -- So you smash his car up and assult him just to be on the safe side?
From: The Peeler on 6 Aug 2010 12:02
On 6 Aug 2010 15:56:22 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >The Peeler <peelingthe(a)invalid.admin> gurgled happily, sounding much like >they were saying: > >>>> Practicing the discus - in a gym? Was he throwing or catching? > >>>Ever seen a cricket net? That kind of thing. In Sweden, they can't >>>exactly rely on the weather being good enough to practice outside. > >> There's not much point throwing a discus if you can't see how far it >> goes, is there? > >Yes. So what is the point? If it just bounces off the net you don't know if you're a good thrower or a useless one? |