What's Boiling Your Pi$$ Today?

MartytheMartian

Legendary Knight
In my neck of the woods Police have become mythical creatures seen less frequently than Nessie. We used to have one in the village but now I believe that the police offices in Dunoon and Helensburgh cover our area with both being over thirty miles away and, even at blue light speed they would be lucky to reach here in less than fifty minutes with the local roads.
 

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
In my neck of the woods Police have become mythical creatures seen less frequently than Nessie. We used to have one in the village but now I believe that the police offices in Dunoon and Helensburgh cover our area with both being over thirty miles away and, even at blue light speed they would be lucky to reach here in less than fifty minutes with the local roads.
As @Big Sandy lives in an even more remote location than yourself. Presumably he'd have enough time to kill his favourite neighbour, bury the body & start a rare, untouchable, type of tree growing on top of the grave 😃
 

chas

Legendary Knight
I'd be very interested to know how many drink drive convictions are the result of traffic stops V's RTC's?
I'm not out in the witching hours where you'd get a 'routine' stop these days but I'd say unless you pile into something you're unlikely to get pulled over. Policing has become reactive rather than proactive. Used to be the case if I rode through town after midnight I *knew* I'd get pulled over 'for a chat'
 

chas

Legendary Knight
As @Big Sandy lives in an even more remote location than yourself. Presumably he'd have enough time to kill his favourite neighbour, bury the body & start a rare, untouchable, type of tree growing on top of the grave 😃
Jesus mate. After all the effort of posting him all the rubble sacks so they don't show on his shop, organising the spurious ebay sales so we could accept a small package 'to be disposed of' now, after all the hard work, you're going to chat about it?

The liver was bloody lovely btw. :D
 

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
I read an article online the other day about a woman who was pulled in a 'routine' stop recently who had been driving without a licence since failing her test at 17 something like 35 years ago. I would bet good money that she is far from the only one too.
The husband of my Mums best mate has recently had to give up driving due to health issues.
At a guess he's close to 80yrs old. And it transpired that he's never had a licence! 😳

The guy was a self employed sparky for his entire adult life. Covering more miles than most folk do per annum.
Talk about lucky to have never been caught in all those years.
 

chas

Legendary Knight
The husband of my Mums best mate has recently had to give up driving due to health issues.
At a guess he's close to 80yrs old. And it transpired that he's never had a licence! 😳

The guy was a self employed sparky for his entire adult life. Covering more miles than most folk do per annum.
Talk about lucky to have never been caught in all those years.
Wasn't originally a compulsory requirement. My old man (b1909) raged when he took the test for a bit of a laugh pre wwII and found when he failed then he wasn't technically allowed to drive. Dunno, in truth whether he got a legit test as he wasn't one for paperwork.
I was born in '63 (I've only his word for it) but was only registered sometime in the 70's :D
 

Big Sandy

Legendary Knight
If the bogeys ever come to this village they are usually coming here....

I met one on the road one winter, I was checking to see if it was worth going out. The boy from Helmsdale stopped in the plod 4x4 and asked what I was doing. Told him, then said "Fancy a brew?" which obviously he did, so I got a lift home.

Mrs Big Sandy sees the car pulling in, and me in the passenger seat, and her first words were "what the fuck you done now?"

If you want to rob the bank in Thurso, arrange an accident on the A9 around Latheronwheel, and both police will attend, leaving the town unpoliced.😏
 

Scrappy

Legendary Knight
The weather forecast 🤬

I had wanted to get out on the bike today, the Sun was out this morning, there was a slight breeze so the roads were drying up nicely. I checked the weather forecast periodically from yesterday and most recently at 10am today, and it was 0% chance of rain until 3pm then only a 10% chance for a couple of hours, so I thought brilliant I will get out for a ride. I went to get ready and then it clouds over and pisses down... someone up there is having a laugh, and meteorology is not a science its just bad comedy 😒
 

half ton

Legendary Knight
The weather forecast 🤬

I had wanted to get out on the bike today, the Sun was out this morning, there was a slight breeze so the roads were drying up nicely. I checked the weather forecast periodically from yesterday and most recently at 10am today, and it was 0% chance of rain until 3pm then only a 10% chance for a couple of hours, so I thought brilliant I will get out for a ride. I went to get ready and then it clouds over and pisses down... someone up there is having a laugh, and meteorology is not a science its just bad comedy 😒
Yep same here,Walked the dog wth blue skies and sunshine, Got home and started refitting rear mudguard etc.....turned grey and cloudy plus the feckin underseal is still wet so no ride for me today....on the positive side my back is feeling a lot better this morning 😁
 

Don the Don

Legendary Knight
The weather forecast 🤬

I had wanted to get out on the bike today, the Sun was out this morning, there was a slight breeze so the roads were drying up nicely. I checked the weather forecast periodically from yesterday and most recently at 10am today, and it was 0% chance of rain until 3pm then only a 10% chance for a couple of hours, so I thought brilliant I will get out for a ride. I went to get ready and then it clouds over and pisses down... someone up there is having a laugh, and meteorology is not a science its just bad comedy 😒
That's the way it goes @Scrappy , if there is something up above he must be a joker waiting for some poor sod who ventures out and then "POW" gales and damnation just so the bastid can have a laugh it's the same with birds I know they gather when my neighbours wash their pride and joy and titter to themselves over who will take the first dump on their spotless motors
 
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