For all M25 users TOLD YA

[gatso]

Lol, got to love the former Soviet police... pure comedy. At least until they get their guns out and lock you in their car.

yep, I have run-ins with the police at least once a week, have been stopped 4 times this week alone. 3 of those times I've not had the car papers as I was in a borrowed car, this normally results in having the car impounded. To avoid this each time I just showed them an old MOT certificate; most of them can't read the roman alphabet but like to pretend they can so they study it for about 30 seconds, look satisfied and then tell you you can go.
most ex-pats out here end up paying them bribes all the time. I just refuse, in fact I've only ever paid once and that was when I'd been a very naughty boy.

used to bribe the polish police all the time though when I was there.

What are you up to in Ukraine gatso..? And is there any decent poker in Kiev that you know of..?

I'm farming oil seed rape and wheat

no idea about poker in Kiev as I've never been, we're based in the west near L'viv

[kinboshi]

Do you have to bribe the fire brigade out there though?



I think you should start a diary on here too.  I reckon it'd be a great read!

[gatso]

Do you have to bribe the fire brigade out there though?



I think you should start a diary on here too.  I reckon it'd be a great read!

lol @ the fire brigade. my only experience of them came during last summer as I was driving out to the fields. Now, we use the most modern equipment on the market but most farmers around here still rely on horse power of the most literal kind. after the harvest the roads are full of horse and cart combos piled high with straw being moved around. due to some scientific thing which I don't understand but I'm sure Red can explain to you these generate great heat in the centre and this combined with the fact that the summer temperatures are often around 38-39 degrees means small fires are common but generally caught in time.

on the day in question however I drove past a rather more serious fire, the farmer (richer than most as he was pulling his trailer with an old tractor) hadn't caught the fire in time and the straw and trailer were burning away quite nicely. he flagged us down and asked us to call the fire brigade; this is where it gets complicated. nobody could agree on what number to call, I had 2 locals with me plus the farmer and they all had their own idea about which number we should phone. I had no idea so I just handed over my mobile and let them get on with it, they tried different numbers for about 10 minutes all with no luck, no-one answered any of them.

In the end I had to get in the car and leave as I was in hysterics watching this Keystone Cops style caper unfold but didn't want to laugh in front of this poor guy whose livelihood was going up in smoke.

An hour later we were driving back home when we overtook the fire engine driving incredibly slowly on the way to the fire, I can only assume they never found it as there was still straw smouldering by the roadside later on that evening, I just hope my house never catches fire here.

[cia260895]

Rule number 1 of the internet.

Any email which ends with 'please forward to everyone you know' is bullshit.

AND RULE NO2 IS?

[Laxie]

Don't take the bones of 3 weeks to spot rule number 1   

[boldie]

Don't take the bones of 3 weeks to spot rule number 1   

 

[cia260895]

Where are these rules??

[Snatiramas]

Where are these rules??

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesAndRegulations/

the offside rule is particularly entertaining

[Rookie (Rodney)]

So what did I miss? What have you Told us that is now all of a sudden true ?

[cia260895]

errrr this.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23440064-details/New+digital+speed+cameras+will+trap+more+M25+motorists/article.do

[byronkincaid]

most speedometers are pretty inaccurate, I think it's illegal for them to underread so they are set to overread by about 10%. Should be fine cruising past these cameras with the speedo at 85.

[boldie]

most speedometers are pretty inaccurate, I think it's illegal for them to underread so they are set to overread by about 10%. Should be fine cruising past these cameras wearing a speedo at 85.

you're a sick sick man.

[byronkincaid]

most speedometers are pretty inaccurate, I think it's illegal for them to underread so they are set to overread by about 10%. Should be fine cruising past these cameras wearing a speedo at 85.

you're a sick sick man.

Why? I think I look pretty good in them

[Colchester Kev]

most speedometers are pretty inaccurate, I think it's illegal for them to underread so they are set to overread by about 10%. Should be fine cruising past these cameras wearing a speedo at 85.

you're a sick sick man.

Why? I think I look pretty good in them

TY for blocking my eyes out xxx