Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Bank holiday roads  (Read 1446 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

STMO123

  • Guest
Bank holiday roads
« on: 24 August 2007, 20:02:54 »
Went over to Liverpool today to see my granddaughters. It's usually an hour and a half there, bit longer back(dont ask). Today, two hours there, two and a quarter back.
Dont know whether it was the sunshine, bank holiday getaway or just plain madness. Three pile-ups on the way there and three on the way back. Not small ones either.
One thing I did learn today though, these new civvy motorway patrollers are damn good. On at least two occasions the whole caboodle was shifted to the hard shoulder before there was any sign of a traffic cop (I dare say that couldn't happen in the case of serious injury/fatalities, as the police would need to investigate)

Well done guys :y
Logged

razzo

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Crapital
  • Posts: 1206
    • 97 3.0 Elite
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #1 on: 24 August 2007, 20:21:30 »
You don't think the pile ups were caused by motorists being irresponsible & using a certain brand of tyre do you ??
Logged

STMO123

  • Guest
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #2 on: 24 August 2007, 20:25:09 »
Quote
You don't think the pile ups were caused by motorists being irresponsible & using a certain brand of tyre do you ??

Couldn't say
Logged

Jay w

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Plymouth/Poole
  • Posts: 4319
  • omega gone
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #3 on: 24 August 2007, 20:33:06 »
total chaos on the roads today...... >:(

Took 6.5 hours to get from Nottingham to Plymouth, normally only takes 3.....

Traffic jam on the M1, M42 and then some nutter tried to shoot a copper on the M5!!!.

Bristol was its usual chaos and people just dont seem to giva an inch when it is like that...

And to think we pay a fortune in road tax and petrol for the privilige.....why is it always like this  >:(
Logged

Timbuk

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Telford
  • Posts: 3706
  • owned a Datsun 120y once!
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #4 on: 24 August 2007, 20:37:51 »
Quote
           It's usually an hour and a half there, bit longer back(dont ask).


Sorry, I have to.... why  :question
Logged

Kevin Wood

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Alton, Hampshire
  • Posts: 36418
    • Jaguar XE 25t, Westfield
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #5 on: 24 August 2007, 21:02:04 »
Took me 30 minutes to get 1/2 a mile through our village today.

They caused chaos about 6 months ago rearranging a junction on the main road. Today they decide to dig it up again to alter the drains >:(

Kevin
Logged
Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/

STMO123

  • Guest
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #6 on: 24 August 2007, 21:08:01 »
Quote
Quote
           It's usually an hour and a half there, bit longer back(dont ask).


Sorry, I have to.... why  :question

The reason is....I dont know :o  Maybe it's uphill ;D
Logged

CaptainZok

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bolton
  • Posts: 8093
  • Victim of Cyberbullying.
    • 3.2 MV6 Estate
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #7 on: 24 August 2007, 21:16:22 »
Quote
Quote
Quote
           It's usually an hour and a half there, bit longer back(dont ask).


Sorry, I have to.... why  :question

The reason is....I dont know :o  Maybe it's uphill ;D
The signposts are better going. Liverpool is signed from where you get on the 62, but you won't see Wakefield signs till about Leeds I guess, so do you just get lost?
They say the elderly have no sense of direction.  ;D
« Last Edit: 24 August 2007, 21:17:04 by CaptainZok »
Logged
PM me for code reading/clearing
TuBy's new whipping boy.

Jimbob

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chester / Flintshire
  • Posts: 24527
  • I like traffic lights, but only when they're green
    • E250 Est / Golf GTI
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #8 on: 24 August 2007, 21:16:27 »
Know what you mean

I do Chester - Halifax then Halifax - Chester quite a lot

Definitely manage the Halifax to Chester run quicker.
Logged

STMO123

  • Guest
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #9 on: 24 August 2007, 21:24:39 »
Quote
Know what you mean

I do Chester - Halifax then Halifax - Chester quite a lot

Definitely manage the Halifax to Chester run quicker.

Yep, thats the reason....I have no idea why, it just takes longer.
Logged

STMO123

  • Guest
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #10 on: 24 August 2007, 21:26:13 »
Quote
Quote
Quote
Quote
           It's usually an hour and a half there, bit longer back(dont ask).


Sorry, I have to.... why  :question

The reason is....I dont know :o  Maybe it's uphill ;D
The signposts are better going. Liverpool is signed from where you get on the 62, but you won't see Wakefield signs till about Leeds I guess, so do you just get lost?
They say the elderly have no sense of direction.  ;D

You'll be old one day....then I'll laugh at you :(

Oh, no I wont, cause I'll be dead.

Oh well.
Logged

Taxi_Driver

  • Guest
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #11 on: 24 August 2007, 21:45:48 »
Traffic in Swindon this morning was a bit heavier than norm.....everyone clearing off early....but not a prob if you know the sidestreets  :y This afternoon and early evening Swindon even the main routes were easier than norm.....so looks likes everyones already cleared off for the weekend......except those without cars.....coz it was nice and busy today  :y
Logged

Chopsdad

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bouncy Castle in Carlisle
  • Posts: 4037
  • Keep it clean!
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #12 on: 24 August 2007, 22:51:08 »
Quote
Quote
Quote
Quote
Quote
           It's usually an hour and a half there, bit longer back(dont ask).


Sorry, I have to.... why  :question

The reason is....I dont know :o  Maybe it's uphill ;D
The signposts are better going. Liverpool is signed from where you get on the 62, but you won't see Wakefield signs till about Leeds I guess, so do you just get lost?
They say the elderly have no sense of direction.  ;D

You'll be old one day....then I'll laugh at you :(

Oh, no I wont, cause I'll be dead.

Oh well.
;D ;D
Logged
[img name=signat_img_resize]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o317/chopsdad/oof.jpg[/IMG]                                                       [img name=signat_img_resize]http://i123.photobucket.com/albu

Elite Pete

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chester
  • Posts: 19580
  • My spider senses are tingling
    • Audi SQ5 GSX1400
    • View Profile
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #13 on: 24 August 2007, 23:24:32 »
I had a nice easy drive back from Durham this morning, set off at 8am and got back at 11am. Never went over 70mph and just enjoyed the lack of traffic :y
Logged
Retired

amigov6

  • Guest
Re: Bank holiday roads
« Reply #14 on: 25 August 2007, 01:11:34 »
 :oI find it ironic that on b/h weekends many people take to the roads to "getaway" while i'm happy to leave them all to it and just potter around locally. For me a few days at home is a holiday! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.064 seconds with 17 queries.