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I'm heading up the M11 towards Stansted and saw, coming the opposite way, first of all a load of police outriders on motorbikes, then, about 15 black SUV American jobbies with lights going, ragging it down the outside lane......then it dawned on me that Obama is in town........had to be, didn't it?
Youre driving a car and you couldn't fumble with your phone to take pics!?
What do you think knees are for
I had a chicken burger in one hand, and a banana milkshake in the other!
I always had Obama as a Luton Airport kind of a guy
sure you weren't part of the convoy?
Stansted, noon, on the 19th of[s] June [/s]April, when they highballed over the pass...
I had a chicken burger in one hand, and a banana milkshake in the other!
Artisan?
10-4 Rubber Duck.
Was once stopped on the A40 by Northolt by loads of flashing lights, big limo comes flying up from London straight across the junction and onto the airfield. Drives up to a Lear jet, two people in back of limo jump out and straight up steps of jet, Jet is rolling before the door is closed and is airborne before the traffic starts to move. No idea who it was but they were in a real hurry.
This is a good 35 years ago and was quite impressive.
Which one of these is the euphemism?I had a chicken burger in one hand, and a banana milkshake in the other!
You would think that being such important people they wouldn't need to rush everywhere. Surely they have enough authority to make their calendars actually work?
Watching Cameron or Prince Charles get around London is always impressive I think.
Three Range Rovers, six police motorcylists shutting down junctions on a rolling basis so they can speed through.
One of these over Regents Park now;
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He's not allowed into Heathrow...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/4944691/Barack-Obamas-visit-to-Britain-why-Stansted.html
According to some rag or other, the SAS are using those Ospreys to deploy anti-terror squads now...
Once saw a Convoy of various police motor cycles and cars followed by several Military trucks then a couple of very armored looking military trucks trailed by a couple of fire / rescue vehicles and a couple of ambulances followed by more military trucks and finished off with yet more police. Must have been minimum of 20 vehicles.
Always wondered what they were transporting that required military and all three emergency services. Radioactive materials / nukes perhaps?
Anyone see London has Fallen?
This is just the beginning...
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By Thursday lunchtime
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A week on Thursday this will be all that's left
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[i]Radioactive materials / nukes perhaps? [/i]
It was the Queen Mum having a strop I reckon.
Terror she was when she lost her rag, by all accounts.
Always wondered what they were transporting that required military and all three emergency services.
The Queen Mum?
Edit: Curse my slow/fat fingers
[i]The Queen Mum?[/i]
What were the chances of that happening 😀
Always wondered what they were transporting that required military and all three emergency services. Radioactive materials / nukes perhaps?
Reckon it was the secret recipe for Vimto.
Reckon it was the secret recipe for Vimto.
That stuff is toxic, so could well have been
Seen one of them there whirlyplaneamajigs over our house last week, wondered what it was all about.
It won't be Obama - he doesn't arrive until Thursday. Might have been a rehearsal though.
I had a chicken burger in one hand, and a banana milkshake in the other!
Which one of these is the euphemism?
This one
up the M11
It won't be Obama - he doesn't arrive until Thursday. Might have been a rehearsal though.
That's what they want you to think...
Where's JHJ when you need them?
Johnny Hates Jazz?
It won't be Obama - he doesn't arrive until Thursday. Might have been a rehearsal though.That's what they want you to think...
That was just the decoy convoy.
He's taking the Stansted Express...
Once saw a Convoy of various police motor cycles and cars followed by several Military trucks then a couple of very armored looking military trucks trailed by a couple of fire / rescue vehicles and a couple of ambulances followed by more military trucks and finished off with yet more police. Must have been minimum of 20 vehicles.Always wondered what they were transporting that required military and all three emergency services. Radioactive materials / nukes perhaps?
That would be the nukes convoy. I've seen them a couple of times, once on the Edinburgh bypass, the other going round near to Stirling Castle - both times with the rolling road block, and with the trucks pelting along at a fair pace!
Once saw a convoy of blacked out T5's, escorted by unmarked and marked cars on the north york moors, someone suggested it was a dummy run for the olympic torch, but it seemed a little OTT.
He's not allowed into Heathrow...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/4944691/Barack-Obamas-visit-to-Britain-why-Stansted.html
Which begs the question, why don't they all arrive at RAF bases?
Which begs the question, why don't they all arrive at RAF bases?
Where’s the PR opportunity in that??
That would be the nukes convoy. I've seen them a couple of times, once on the Edinburgh bypass, the other going round near to Stirling Castle - both times with the rolling road block, and with the trucks pelting along at a fair pace!
Yet can be foiled by a [url= http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/pensioner-halts-nuclear-convoy-balloch-7561114#eiWFLbUIEhfqdHBp.97 ]pensioner on a pedestrian crossing[/url] 😀
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It's the "what do I do now, Sarge?" look on that copper's face that makes it perfect.
A week on Thursday this will be all that's left
It's not forecast snow again has it?
It's not forecast snow again has it?
Just a late frost. Expected death toll is in the millions already.
I had a chicken burger in one hand, and a banana milkshake in the other!
When you get home, expect your yard to filled with boys.
Which begs the question, why don't they all arrive at RAF bases?
Stansted is also near practically all the US military in the UK too, not to mention the Army Air Corps Apaches and various RAF bases.
Which begs the question, why don't they all arrive at RAF bases?
They're all in the middle of nowhere with duff road links - much easier to hold up a convoy. Stansted is on a Motorway, so safer for a convoy (eg good CCTV coverage).
When you get home, expect your yard to filled with boys.
You're damn right, it's better than yours!
Johnny Hates Jazz?
Not recognising JHJ's acronym has shattered his dreams. Not that he wants to be a hero.
Artisan?
McDonald's san more like!
Ah well, it was impressive ....it looked like a scene from special victims unit, that my missus watches
Why don't have any boys in my yard.
I got pulled over once by one of these convoys, I mean pulled over to the hard shoulder.
I've no idea who was in the cars but they were blasting down the M11 at at least 120mph. When I questioned why they were travelling so fast near the exit for the M25 I was told it was none of my business and I would be charged for obstruction. So I questioned again why, this time his face went purple but I just shrugged and again asked on what grounds could I be charged??
Why don't have any boys in my yard.
Dubious milkshake quality.
Mrs came out of Rose Lane, Oxford (by the Botanic Garden for those that know the city) on her Brompton. Joined a convoy of m/c's and rollers in the middle and was surprised to see Liz & Phil the Greek looking out at her. Waved over at the bottom of Longwall Street by an irate copper.
I've seen a similar convoy to one_happy_hippy about 15 years ago down the A45. Pretty impressive, they weren't going to stop for nothing with police shutting a big busy roundabout off so they could go straight on.
Similar convoy in Oxford back in early 2004-ish. Came from Woodstock Road to Wolvercoate roundabout, outriders stopped traffic to allow black convoy to whizz round before heading off along the A40 Northern Bypass.
Made a nice change to the morning routine.
Why don't have any boys in my yard
I could teach you, but I'd have to charge
Thats not a convoy.....
This is a CONVOY....
I'm getting milkshake
Enjoyed seeing a classic / sports car convoy coming the other way on the A470 on sunday.
Once saw a Convoy of various police motor cycles and cars followed by several Military trucks then a couple of very armored looking military trucks trailed by a couple of fire / rescue vehicles and a couple of ambulances followed by more military trucks and finished off with yet more police. Must have been minimum of 20 vehicles.Always wondered what they were transporting that required military and all three emergency services. Radioactive materials / nukes perhaps?
Saw the same on the A1M last year. Turned out it was this...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Nuclear_Material_Transport_Operations
Quite sinister when you think about it.
Puny convoy I was in this bugger ( sorry dailyfail content) the speed was somewhat polar opposite of the nuke convoys.
Seen one of them there whirlyplaneamajigs over our house last week, wondered what it was all about.
US Marines use them in the States, there are two stationed over here for the use of US Special Forces, for rapid deployment into Europe; at a top speed of 350 kts, they're faster than a hekilopter, carry 24 troops, and have a max ceiling of 24,000', so out of the range of ground fire.
British Special Forces were working with the yanks on Salisbury Plain several weeks ago on exercises with the Osprey, then it was reported that the SAS would be getting them to replace their Chinooks.
They were cruising around Chippenham at the time, but I didn't get to see them, sadly; I think they're amazing planes.
I have seen a couple of those Osprey's at the southern end of the Malverns, heading west, wonder where they were off to? 🙂