Did I set a record
Did I set a record
I had a 420 mile drive this weekend in our new 'van' and went to a place near Birmingham (I know!) anyway managed to drive the distance there (210 miles) in just over 2 and a half hours (even taking on board the speghetti junction nightmare and numerous country lanes)
Get this, started on a full tank of fuel in the diesel turbo van (sounds wondeful... TURBO!) and on the way back was near empty on fuel so I slowed down to about 56 mph - about half a mile later drove past a policemen hiding in the hedge with a speed camera.. whats the chances!?
Yeah I know, boring story etc etc but I just had to share it!
Get this, started on a full tank of fuel in the diesel turbo van (sounds wondeful... TURBO!) and on the way back was near empty on fuel so I slowed down to about 56 mph - about half a mile later drove past a policemen hiding in the hedge with a speed camera.. whats the chances!?
Yeah I know, boring story etc etc but I just had to share it!
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I drive my van at 55 - 60 mph on the highway.
Sorry, I learned to drive in the early 70's and the "55 and stay alive" thing just stuck.
The pilot training reinforced it too I s'pose.
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Sorry, I learned to drive in the early 70's and the "55 and stay alive" thing just stuck.
The pilot training reinforced it too I s'pose.
Fal "putt-putt" con
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Funny you should quote that:FI:Moe wrote:Love it Sneaky!
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I pity da fool who don't got a van as cool as that!
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Enough of this jibba-jabba, let's ride!
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Enough of this jibba-jabba, let's ride!
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"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
"aviators of fortune":FI:Sneaky_Russian wrote:Funny you should quote that
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Re: Did I set a record
:FI:Nightcat wrote:I had a 420 mile drive this weekend in our new 'van' and went to a place near Birmingham (I know!) anyway managed to drive the distance there (210 miles) in just over 2 and a half hours (even taking on board the speghetti junction nightmare and numerous country lanes)
Get this, started on a full tank of fuel in the diesel turbo van (sounds wondeful... TURBO!) and on the way back was near empty on fuel so I slowed down to about 56 mph - about half a mile later drove past a policemen hiding in the hedge with a speed camera.. whats the chances!?
Yeah I know, boring story etc etc but I just had to share it!
Why are you teasing me like this, Wayne? After my van is gone to the holy scrap yard? Why?
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Well, I don´t like to go this painful way again but here you go ...:FI:Nightcat wrote:Oh no, a dead Van Frank?
I must admit I lost a couple due to they're old age and such, but I seriously feel your pain - nothing worse then the lose of a van in the family. Any pics of it?
Wayne
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Vans Rock!
"The marksman hitteth the target partly by pulling, partly by letting go. The boatsman reacheth the landing partly by pulling, partly by letting go." (Egyptian proverb)