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Thread Author: Haywain	Replies: 12

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Tue 9 Jun 15 11:19

A succession of police cars? - Haywain

Normally, when on a long drive, we pass the time by counting the number cop-cars and the number of Eddie Stobart lorries - but these days the lorries tend to win hands down.

Last night, at about 10.45, we were driving north on the M11 between the M25 and Stansted junctions when a succession of no less that 15 police cars complete with sirens and blue-lights were speeding down the other carriageway.

We just wondered if anyone has spotted anything in the news that would have demanded so much urgent police attention. A jail-break, a boat-load of immigrants, a riot after a footy-match, or just a fresh load of doughnuts arrived at a north-London copshop?

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Tue 9 Jun 15 11:24

A succession of police cars? - CGNorwich

>> Normally, when on a long drive, we pass the time by counting the number cop-cars
>> and the number of Eddie Stobart lorries

Have you tried the radio?

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Tue 9 Jun 15 13:02

A succession of police cars? - Dog

Check out the local kentucky flied chicken joints, they may have had a special offer on.

:}

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Tue 9 Jun 15 13:19

A succession of police cars? - John Boy

Rushing back to the Met to keep fit, as the boss suggests, to keep their jobs?

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Tue 9 Jun 15 17:49

A succession of police cars? - Bromptonaut

Royalty, a Govt Minister or a foreign dignitary on the move - possibly associated with arrival at Stansted?

Once or twice encountered convoys associated with state visits while commuting across Westminster. President Zuma's was particularly extensive. Met were very well organised though in keeping disruption to minimum.

If Royals were going to/from Sandringham would they be on that bit of the M11?

Otherwise could be plod in training?

Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Tue 9 Jun 15 at 17:53

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Tue 9 Jun 15 18:11

A succession of police cars? - rtj70

I was surprised how little protection Sarkozy had when he was visiting in 2008. But he was sat so low in the car when I drove past he must have been secure enough ;-)

I'm not sure where he was travelling to on the day I saw him. I think he'd been in the Farm Shop in Old Windsor. I was driving from Old Windsor to Datchet.

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Tue 9 Jun 15 18:24

A succession of police cars? - sherlock47

HW

Congrats on finding the perfect collective noun.

A 'succession' of police cars just sounds right.
A 'succession' of buses just does not have the same ring.

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Tue 9 Jun 15 18:35

A succession of police cars? - Haywain

"HW

Congrats on finding the perfect collective noun."

True story ..........

My wife's an English teacher and one day, with a group of colleagues in the staffroom, she asked

Q: "What's the collective noun for a group of P.E. teachers?...........

A: A thicket!"

Enter, the P.E. teacher .......

P.E. teacher: "What was that?"

Wife repeats: "What's the collective noun for a group of P.E. teachers?"

P.E. teacher: "What's a collective noun?"

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Tue 9 Jun 15 19:24

A succession of police cars? - Slidingpillar

P.E. teacher: "What's a collective noun?"

He did well to know what a noun was...

:o)

PE teachers have always a reputation for being a sandwich short of a picnic.

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Tue 9 Jun 15 19:25

A succession of police cars? - Alastairw

Slightly worried that The Boy quite fancy's being a PE teacher after university.

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Tue 9 Jun 15 19:45

A succession of police cars? - Robin O'Reliant

>>>>
>> PE teachers have always a reputation for being a sandwich short of a picnic.
>>

And a well deserved one at that. Most of the one's I knew were frustrated SS officers.

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Tue 9 Jun 15 19:56

A succession of police cars? - Manatee

>> And a well deserved one at that. Most of the one's I knew were frustrated
>> SS officers.

Funnily enough the one sadistic teacher I just referred to in another thread was the PE one!

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Tue 9 Jun 15 19:08

A succession of police cars? - Manatee

>> HW
>>
>> Congrats on finding the perfect collective noun.
>>
>> A 'succession' of police cars just sounds right.
>> A 'succession' of buses just does not have the same ring.

I think the collective noun is a nee-nah.

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