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Offline Darwins Selection

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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #75 on: June 02, 2010, 05:03:26 PM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 02, 2010, 08:29:36 AM
No ...we used to use coal for the fire  lol:

Luxury, we had to use heretics.
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #76 on: June 02, 2010, 05:16:22 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 02, 2010, 05:03:26 PM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 02, 2010, 08:29:36 AM
No ...we used to use coal for the fire  lol:

Luxury, we had to use heretics.

But that was before you had bathrooms.
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #77 on: June 02, 2010, 05:33:47 PM »
Back from Birmingham and am now where I started out from.  surrender:
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #78 on: June 02, 2010, 05:36:25 PM »
Oh well done ~ errr ..... where's that then?
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #79 on: June 02, 2010, 05:42:38 PM »
Worcestershire, and not off topic as it is both a strange and useless  place. evil:
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #80 on: June 02, 2010, 05:42:57 PM »
Quote from: Tipsy Gipsy on June 02, 2010, 05:33:47 PM
Back from Birmingham and am now where I started out from.  surrender:

...and tomorrow we can be expecting what/where exactly like? ::)

Would you care to text us all p'raps like, Nick style?
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #81 on: June 02, 2010, 08:09:18 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 02, 2010, 05:03:26 PM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 02, 2010, 08:29:36 AM
No ...we used to use coal for the fire  lol:

Luxury, we had to use heretics.

 ;D  happy001 happy001
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #82 on: June 03, 2010, 09:09:50 AM »
Quote from: Tipsy Gipsy on June 02, 2010, 05:42:38 PM
Worcestershire, and not off topic as it is both a strange and useless  place. evil:


Some of my bestest memories in all the world are from Worcestershire, Malvern to be exact.  My bedroom winsow looked out over the Malvern hills, I knew winter had arrived when I looked out and saw snow on the top of the hills. cloud9:
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #83 on: June 04, 2010, 06:22:06 PM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on June 03, 2010, 09:09:50 AM
Quote from: Tipsy Gipsy on June 02, 2010, 05:42:38 PM
Worcestershire, and not off topic as it is both a strange and useless  place. evil:


Some of my bestest memories in all the world are from Worcestershire, Malvern to be exact.  My bedroom winsow looked out over the Malvern hills, I knew winter had arrived when I looked out and saw snow on the top of the hills. cloud9:

Just my individual preference, I am sure there are many people like yourself who like it here too.  I used to live and work in Malvern and I don't think the mist lifted the whole time I was there. noooo:
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #84 on: June 09, 2010, 06:46:16 PM »
Carrying on with the theme of the thread:

I've noticed it a few times, and was following one today on a Post Office cash carrying security van.

'POLICE. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS VAN'!

Ey? How does this message actually werk in real time ey? Shrugs:

I've NEVER seen a rozzermobile following one of these vehicles, have you?
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #85 on: June 10, 2010, 09:53:20 AM »
It works because the Postman driving the vehicle is not repeat NOT permitted to open his van for anyone. So the police, if they wish to stop him, have to follow him to the nearest Crown Post Office (NOT your local sub P.O.)where a Royal Mail Official will take charge of the vehicle and contents and then the police may speak to the driver (breath test him/her, arrest him/her etc).
In my days with the Royal Mail we had a card with that message printed on it to show, through the locked window, to any policeman who tried to stop us.
Some of these signs can now, I understand, be activated to light up thus requesting the police to follow the van to the nearest Crown Post Office. This could happen, for example, if the driver was under duress (someone was pointing a gun at him etc) or if he had been requested to stop by the police.

Even for a policeman to impede or wilfully delay Her Majesty's Mail is an offence.

That is how it works.


And in answer to your last question ~ Yes I have seen a PO van being followed and indeed have been driving one that was followed.
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #86 on: June 10, 2010, 12:15:56 PM »
This is just a tatty sticker slapped on the back door that I'm referring to.
Why would a rozzer need to, or even want to follow a PO van just because of a poxy sticker. UNLESS of course he's been specifically asked to do so by H.O or whatever/whoever, cus of a reported robbery or summat?  Shrugs:

Seems like a totally pointless and useless item IMO, but no doubt you'll argue the toss with me though. ::)
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #87 on: June 10, 2010, 05:29:21 PM »
OK ~ If you won't believe me read this thread ~ they sound like your sort of people.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=10&t=769962


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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #88 on: June 10, 2010, 05:35:10 PM »
Well that actually said a lot, but told me little tbh.

General opinion is that it's a 'deterent' seemingly.

Strange and useless sign, but that is just and mearly MY opinion.

What is 'MY sort of people' btw?  rubschin:

I only go on Pistoffheads to read the classifieds. I'm not a member on the forum.
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Re: Strange and useless things.
« Reply #89 on: June 10, 2010, 05:36:15 PM »
"Pistonheads" suggests car related matters in common.



Oh and the reason that only some vans have that sign on? ~ It's because of what they carry ~other than letters and the like. Or did you suppose the money and stamps etc gets to all the sub offices by magic?
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