Motoring Discussion > Almost pulled.	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Old Navy	Replies: 49

New Tue 5 Oct 10 14:52   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

I was heading north on the M90 this morning, following a marked traffic car at a steady 75 ish. I noticed another marked traffic car slowly catching up and it dropped in behind me. The TC in front lit up and started to pull a Mondeo onto the hard shoulder, the Mondeo then floored it and both TC's gave chase. Further up the road after a short rolling road block I came up to the Mondeo on the hard shoulder with the occupants face down in the grass. Obviously the stop was planned by the plods, don't often get to witness that sort of event in this bit of the world. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 14:57   Almost pulled. - R.P.

Probably Irn Bru runners :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:00   Almost pulled. - Iffy

Strathclyde Vice. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:01   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

I was worried my privacy glass and drug dealer wheels might have tripped their in car detection systems. :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:06   Almost pulled. - Pat

With a thread title like that, I thought you meant something totally different. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:06   Almost pulled. - Old Sock

I though he'd gone to a night club last night :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:07   Almost pulled. - Pat

I can see we talk the same language Old Sock! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:09   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

You lot will get me in trouble with Mrs ON! :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:09   Almost pulled. - Old Sock

LOL! Sadly, it was the first thought that came into my head :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:15   Almost pulled. - Iffy

Calm down you two. Anyway, isn't it time for your afternoon naps? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:17   Almost pulled. - Old Sock

>> Anyway, isn't it time for your afternoon naps? Not just yet - there's a Norman Wisdom double-bill I don't want to miss :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:22   Almost pulled. - BiggerBadderDave

"a Norman Wisdom double-bill" He falls over twice? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:18   Almost pulled. - Pat

I'm cooking:) Neck of lamb Pearl Barley Parsnips Mushrooms Swedes Onion Carrots Served with runner beans and Tesco mashed potato! Pat Last edited by: pda on Tue 5 Oct 10 at 15:18 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:21   Almost pulled. - NortonES2

Sounds good Pat. But Tesco mash? Thats cheating! Yesterday we had roast parsnips with our cold pork leftover from Sunday. Instead of spuds. Nice change. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:24   Almost pulled. - Bellboy

drug dealer near me got stopped last week in his kia they let him go as they felt sorry for him ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 15:23   Almost pulled. - Iffy

...Tesco mashed potato!... Lots of lovely home-prepared veggies, and then Tesco mash. Bit of a let down, but the pearl barley is a nice touch for the thickening. I've been known to peel a large potato, prick it a few times, zap it in the microwave, and mash it on the plate with a fork. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 17:03   Almost pulled. - Pat

I can't peel potatoes, I end up chasing them all over the house, as I lose grip of them. Their Cheddar mash is lovely. Pat Reply to this message | Report message       2

New Tue 5 Oct 10 18:41   Almost pulled. - Iffy

...I can't peel potatoes... What a nuisance, and very frustrating I'm sure. Nothing to stop you using my microwave method with the skins on. You'll end up with what posh restaurants call 'crushed potato'. Use good-quality mashing potatoes - Maris Piper or King Eddies. Much better for this purpose than those giant white things sold for baking. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 18:45   Almost pulled. - BiggerBadderDave

"my microwave method with the skins on" The prick with the fork method? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 18:57   Almost pulled. - Iffy

...The prick with the fork method?... I'm no prick so you can fork off. Joshing aside, I tend to use a skewer to get all the way through the potato. Normally do six or seven pricks to be on the safe side. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:24   Almost pulled. - BiggerBadderDave

"Normally do six or seven pricks to be on the safe side." I've been pondering for a while about how best to make an innuendo out of this but have decided that it's enough to draw attention to it and retire to get on with some work. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:30   Almost pulled. - Iffy

..."Normally do six or seven pricks to be on the safe side."... I've had a text from Ley Hill open prison. George Michael was reading the thread and he's just fainted. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Wed 6 Oct 10 06:34   Almost pulled. - nice but dim

>> "Normally do six or seven pricks to be on the safe side." >> >> I've been pondering for a while about how best to make an innuendo out of >> this but have decided that it's enough to draw attention to it and retire to >> get on with some work. >> I think you mean this? tinyurl.com/36grg76 :) Last edited by: nice but dim on Wed 6 Oct 10 at 06:34 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 20:51   Almost pulled. - Bromptonaut

You don't need to peel them. Just wash, slice, boil 'til soft then mash (with cream or fromage frais?). The skins add vitamins & fibre!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 16:49   Almost pulled. - Dog

>>I'm cooking:) Neck of lamb<< Have you given the ole man any brest lately? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 18:51   Almost pulled. - R.P.

So from a "hard stop" on the M90 to how to cook mash - that's what you call topic creep. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 18:55   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

Drivers, no chance, just closet pot washers. :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 18:57   Almost pulled. - Runfer D'Hills

I used to enjoy a topic but prefer snickers now, which of course used to be called a marathon. This thread could run and run... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:01   Almost pulled. - BiggerBadderDave

Tescos do their own Twix now which is yummier than the real thing Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:03   Almost pulled. - Runfer D'Hills

Do you have Tescos in Poland ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:06   Almost pulled. - BiggerBadderDave

Thankfully yes but it's only M&S where I can get English food - weetabix and corned beef and pickle. And boy do I pay a premium for it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:07   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

>> Do you have Tescos in Poland ? >> The list of places without Tesco's would be shorter. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:10   Almost pulled. - BiggerBadderDave

When I was a little kid, the only Tesco near us was dirty little store in Hyde Shopping precinct in Manchester. What a success story. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:12   Almost pulled. - R.P.

....and I almost think that's why a lot of people in the UK despise it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:13   Almost pulled. - Runfer D'Hills

....bit like privacy glass then ? Do I get a coconut ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:18   Almost pulled. - BiggerBadderDave

"Do I get a coconut ?" Come to my house and you can fill your boots. My wife is a Feng Shoey nut and places them in all sorts of nooks and crannies. Don't ask... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 19:42   Almost pulled. - Runfer D'Hills

Tits like coconuts Blackbirds prefer worms. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 20:24   Almost pulled. - BobbyG

Don't know where to post a reply here that is loosely related to the thread but although I watch all these police chase programmes, I have never ever witnessed at first hand a police car chasing another car :( Although now that I think of it, I once did see a police training exercise on the M8 where marked cars wers chasing a Mondeo and this turned out to be a police training exercise as I saw them repeating it later on on the same stretch. I wonder , I wonder, M90 and M8 ain't too far apart! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 20:43   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

Different police forces. If an exercise it was realistic, the Mondeo was driven by a nutter with no regard for other road users. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 20:45   Almost pulled. - Runfer D'Hills

The Leith Police dismisseth us. ( allegedly the forerunner of the breathalyser ) :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 20:49   Almost pulled. - MD

Ten years ago (ish) here in north Devon I witnessed three Police Mondeo's (unmarked) in tandem covering ground at reasonable speed, bumper to bumper. When I say bumper to bumper they were at the most 10ft apart. An enquiry with a friend said that the practice was quite normal and would possibly have been used for Prisoner transfer. Does anyone know any more?? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 5 Oct 10 22:06   Almost pulled. - Fullchat

VIP / Prisoner(Cat A) transfer is all close quarter stuff. Usually marked cars for Cat A's. Less of them now since the Good Friday Agreement. You would see a few if you had a Cat A prison on you patch. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 6 Oct 10 04:07   Almost pulled. - Pat

We see a few of those on their way to Whitemoor. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 6 Oct 10 09:14   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

And near Frankland, often with a police helicopter lurking nearby. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 6 Oct 10 18:29   Almost pulled. - Alastairw

>>Don't know where to post a reply here that is loosely related to the thread but although I watch all these police chase programmes, I have never ever witnessed at first hand a police car chasing another I have Bobby. A Porsche 911 came through a red traffic light causing me to stop suddenly. What the? thought I until the Police Vectra 'flew' through the junction seconds later. The Porker left chunk of its mudflaps on the kerbstone it drove over. Surely the definition of 'Driving it like you stole it'! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 6 Oct 10 20:53   Almost pulled. - Armel Coussine

I almost pulled once. Unfortunately I hadn't had a bath for a month and for some unaccountable reason she didn't really fancy me when it came to it. Went off with some yobbo who smelt of cheap scent. Ah well. Must have a bath some time, or at least spray myself with air freshener is it? Stuff that smells carcinogenic from the word go? That's what the modern female prefers I think. Honest work turns them off. I blame television and modern education. Scowl. Smirk. Snigger. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 6 Oct 10 20:56   Almost pulled. - Old Navy

>> I almost pulled once. >> >> Unfortunately I hadn't had a bath for a month and for some unaccountable reason she >> didn't really fancy me when it came to it. We believe you. :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 7 Oct 10 04:40   Almost pulled. - Perky Penguin

Is this at home or in your cab pda? Food on the move! Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 7 Oct 10 05:54   Almost pulled. - Pat

That's at home Perky, in the cab it would be called Camion Stew and would go like this... I tin of Irish Stew I tin of new potatoes 1 small tin of peas Pour all into a small sacepan and heat up on a Camping Gaz stove. Eat out of the saucepan with a spoon. For dessert, take one tin of Amdrosia creamed rice and eat cold. In my case it would be accompanied by a glass of red from the fridge if time off allowed for it:) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 7 Oct 10 09:10   Almost pulled. - BobbyG

>>A glass of red from the fridge I sense some more thread drift shortly . . . . . Reply to this message | Report message