Some years ago, as I was driving out of a motorway service area, I spotted what I thought was a Ferrari (I had not seen one before). Out of curiosity, I pulled up alongside said car and the following conversation ensued with the owner:
Me: Is that a Ferrari?
Owner: Yes.
Me: Nice car!
Owner: Thank-you.
Me: I bet you can pull the birds in that one:o)
Owner: I don't need a Ferrari to do *that*!!
That encounter brings a smile to my face every time I think about it. Have other Backroomers had good encounters which they would like to share?
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many moons ago, had bought a cheap car from the auctions (Volvo 240) on the hurry up as my girlfriend's car had been stolen and i'd just sold mine.......
piled it high with suitcases and Xmas presents and was driving from London to Devon down the M4 (with girlfriend's blonde work mate whom we were dropping off en route) when i got a rear tyre puncture at speed (which was no joy with all that weight in the car, a right white knuckle ride).
Got it to the hard shoulder, emptied the boot for the spare and then found no wheel brace....... rang the AA to be informed 2.5 hour delay due to it being day before Xmas Eve and really busy..... so enormous sense of humour loss.
Girlfriend's suggestion of me getting back into the car and hiding whilst her and her mate stood there looking all innocent and helpless did not go down too well with me........to hoots of derision along the lines of " Don't be so damned stupid, people are doing 80mph, who the hell is going to stop here...."
Anyway i got persuaded........ and no joking, with two young girls doing their best head scratching, in less than 5 minutes some chap in an old Fiesta did the worst snaking braking manooever i have ever seen, pulled into the hard shoulder and reversed over 100 yards back.......... at which point i got out to ask to borrow his wheel brace.
the look on his face was priceless, he knew he'd been majorly 'had over'.........i can still see his face even though it was nearly 20 years ago........got us back on the road and he wouldn't accept my cash offer, because by then i felt a tad guilty.
and the girlfriend didn't stop crowing about it either.
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On the way to the airport with a punter in my minicabbing days (1973 and 1975) on the M4 elevated section, a Reliant GTE eased past. There were two good suits in the passenger seat and in the back - plod probably in the latter case - and the driver's profile, out of the corner of my eye, was identifiable instantly as that of the princess royal. At the end of the elevated section, where the motorway opens into three lanes, the Reliant took off and vanished into the distance at very high speed.
The lady was nicked for speeding at least twice in that car. I am less of a rabid republican than I used to be, but even in those days I quite approved of her on a purely human, motoring level.
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I like it :o) lol !!
However>>>>pulled into the hard shoulder and reversed over 100 yards back.<<<< that reminds me of the only time I have earned a fine and three points.....and I had reversed for only ten yards on the hard shoulder of the M1...but I was spotted by a patrol car:o(
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> I spotted what I thought was a Ferrari
I had something very very similar happen to me in the early 70's
Girl: Is that a Capri?
Me: Yes.
Girl: Nice car!
Me: Thank-you.
Girl: I bet you can pull the birds in that one:o)
Me: I don't need a capri to do *that*!!
Girl: Believe me sunshine you DO.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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So *now* we all know how you met Mrs.TVM (nee RF) :o)
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A bit of a rogue I dealt with, escaping from the scene of his latest "I didn't do it" stepped into the back of a parked up Mini Cab only to find it wasn't and that the two unformed bods in the front weren't on their way to a fancy dress party........easiest arrest of all time had to be.
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In 2002 when SWMBO had just got her 206CC we were in Morrisons filling it with petrol, I was drivng and she went in to the kiosk pay.
I was approached by an attractive blonde who asked about the car, I politely answered her questions.
2 minutes later I was being given a roasting for chatting up another woman ! ! !
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Dropped the missus off to do some shopping whilst I went for a drive with the kids. Got stuck in traffic in a notorious red light area and was aproached by one of the street walkers who started to offer her services. I intereupted her mid speech and pointed out that apart from being not interested, I had the kids in the back seat.
Picked up the missus an hour or so later and was driving down the same notorious street, and all of a sudden one of the kids in the back announced, 'oh look daddy, there's that woman you were talking to earlier'
That was 10 yrs ago byt the way. Shortly before my divorve. Great christmas that was, I can tell you.
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From little acorns mighty oaks do grow... I do hope the Cavenipper in question hasn't grown up into some kind of troublemaker...
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Great stories, please keep them coming!
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Xantia HDi.
Buy a Citroen and get to know the local GSF staff better...
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......So *now* we all know how you met Mrs.TVM (nee RF) :o)....
They met when she was his probation officer IIRC
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(Female) friend stopped by police in the very early days of speed cameras (during the trial phase)
Police: Do you know why I've pulled you over?
Friend: No
Police: We know you were exceeding the speed limit because you triggered the camera and it flashed twice. I'm going to give you a verbal ...
(Friend interrupts): but it always flashes, every time I come past.
Duh! Cue full documents check, car inspection, long delay!
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Me: To middle aged well dressed gentleman, Would you mind if I have my umbrella and that other article?
WDG: Certainly not. He hands me the items and then wanders off.
It was a few years ago. I had just followed the Bib to where my stolen car had been found.
It went the previous evening ( less than 12 hours previous) and was now with absolutely NO interior at all, no doors but still on a good set of wheels and tyres.
The WDG was just continuing on from where the scroats had left off and had helped himself to some of what remained of the boot contents.
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A Few years ago i worked with this realy quiet guy who just plodded along quietly doing a good days work. Out of the blue after 26 years of marrage his wife up and left him for another man.
He was initaialy devistated, after he re joined planet earth 6 or so months later he went on what can only be described as mission to take out as many women as possible, there seemed to be a different one every night.
He was due a handsome company bonus for long service, one of the young fitters sugested he traded his rusty old Chevette, and with his bonus buy a Ford Probe, to pull the birds.
His reply was priceless! "I've got my own probe to pull the women with thanks very much!"
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*Many* years ago I was driving very cautiously down a country road which was covered by hard-packed snow.
As I was going round a left-hand bend my car decided to carry straight on and collided (fortunately at slow speed) with the side-car of an AA motorcycle patrol, the driver having stopped for nature relief.
Having relieved myself and made sure that no real harm had come to either vehicle, I was able to proceed on my journey....duly saluted by the AA man (what a very nice man:o).
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