Everything but not IL2 ... say here 'Hello!'
-
Nightcat
- Post Maniac 3rd Grade
- Posts: 899
- Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:39 pm
- Location: Error 404
Post
by Nightcat » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:39 pm
I had a 420 mile drive this weekend in our new 'van' and went to a place near Birmingham (I know!) anyway managed to drive the distance there (210 miles) in just over 2 and a half hours (even taking on board the speghetti junction nightmare and numerous country lanes)
Get this, started on a full tank of fuel in the diesel turbo van (sounds wondeful... TURBO!) and on the way back was near empty on fuel so I slowed down to about 56 mph - about half a mile later drove past a policemen hiding in the hedge with a speed camera.. whats the chances!?
Yeah I know, boring story etc etc but I just had to share it!
-
:FI:Falcon
- Full Metal Ferret
- Posts: 5572
- Joined: Mon May 19, 2003 6:32 am
- Location: New Orleans
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:Falcon » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:16 am
I drive my van at 55 - 60 mph on the highway.
Sorry, I learned to drive in the early 70's and the "55 and stay alive" thing just stuck.
The pilot training reinforced it too I s'pose.
Fal "putt-putt" con
"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's
midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
-
:FI:WillieOFS
- Post Maniac 1st Grade
- Posts: 1831
- Joined: Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:17 pm
- Location: 65 MI NE of DUBLIN (TX)
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:WillieOFS » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:48 am
84mph average?
Hell, a J-3 Cub can do that.
On the other hand, I'd say you were pokin some diesel though that rig.
Mindless Dribble and Off Topic posts are my specialty!
-
:FI:Sneaky_Russian
- Post Maniac General
- Posts: 3118
- Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:02 am
- Location: London SE. Untied Kingdom
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:13 am
Did he get any nice pictures?
"The marksman hitteth the target partly by pulling, partly by letting go. The boatsman reacheth the landing partly by pulling, partly by letting go." (Egyptian proverb)
-
Skipper
- Forum Junky
- Posts: 779
- Joined: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:56 pm
- Location: UK
-
Contact:
Post
by Skipper » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:28 pm
"Nothing in Life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."
Winston Churchill
-
:FI:Moe
- Postmaster
- Posts: 235
- Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:36 pm
- Location: Middle of Nowhere, Ireland
Post
by :FI:Moe » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:17 pm
Love it Sneaky!
"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the FI-Team."
-
:FI:Sneaky_Russian
- Post Maniac General
- Posts: 3118
- Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:02 am
- Location: London SE. Untied Kingdom
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:22 pm
:FI:Moe wrote:Love it Sneaky!
"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the FI-Team."
Funny you should quote that
Issue 2, 1st article 
"The marksman hitteth the target partly by pulling, partly by letting go. The boatsman reacheth the landing partly by pulling, partly by letting go." (Egyptian proverb)
-
Nightcat
- Post Maniac 3rd Grade
- Posts: 899
- Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:39 pm
- Location: Error 404
Post
by Nightcat » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:27 pm
Thats my old petrol guzzling 3 litre monster, Sneaky added the paint job.. you can even see what a lovely area I now live in
- anything over 50 mph in that and the world felt like it would end lol
-
:FI:Falcon
- Full Metal Ferret
- Posts: 5572
- Joined: Mon May 19, 2003 6:32 am
- Location: New Orleans
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:Falcon » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:44 pm
I pity da fool who don't got a van as cool as that!
...
Enough of this jibba-jabba, let's ride!
F
"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's
midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
-
:FI:Moe
- Postmaster
- Posts: 235
- Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:36 pm
- Location: Middle of Nowhere, Ireland
Post
by :FI:Moe » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:26 pm
"aviators of fortune"
-
:FI:Genosse
- Post Maniac General
- Posts: 4563
- Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:26 pm
- Location: Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:Genosse » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:16 pm
:FI:Nightcat wrote:I had a 420 mile drive this weekend in our new 'van' and went to a place near Birmingham (I know!) anyway managed to drive the distance there (210 miles) in just over 2 and a half hours (even taking on board the speghetti junction nightmare and numerous country lanes)
Get this, started on a full tank of fuel in the diesel turbo van (sounds wondeful... TURBO!) and on the way back was near empty on fuel so I slowed down to about 56 mph - about half a mile later drove past a policemen hiding in the hedge with a speed camera.. whats the chances!?
Yeah I know, boring story etc etc but I just had to share it!
Why are you teasing me like this, Wayne? After my van is gone to the holy scrap yard? Why?
Nunc est bibendum - Let's start to drink!
-
Nightcat
- Post Maniac 3rd Grade
- Posts: 899
- Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:39 pm
- Location: Error 404
Post
by Nightcat » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:01 pm
Oh no, a dead Van Frank?
I must admit I lost a couple due to they're old age and such, but I seriously feel your pain - nothing worse then the lose of a van in the family. Any pics of it?
Wayne
-
:FI:Genosse
- Post Maniac General
- Posts: 4563
- Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:26 pm
- Location: Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:Genosse » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:11 am
:FI:Nightcat wrote:Oh no, a dead Van Frank?
I must admit I lost a couple due to they're old age and such, but I seriously feel your pain - nothing worse then the lose of a van in the family. Any pics of it?
Wayne
Well, I don´t like to go this painful way again but
here you go ...
Nunc est bibendum - Let's start to drink!
-
Skipper
- Forum Junky
- Posts: 779
- Joined: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:56 pm
- Location: UK
-
Contact:
Post
by Skipper » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:28 pm
Everyone knows that teh car pwns vans!!!11!
You're just n00bs
"Nothing in Life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."
Winston Churchill
-
:FI:Sneaky_Russian
- Post Maniac General
- Posts: 3118
- Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:02 am
- Location: London SE. Untied Kingdom
-
Contact:
Post
by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:39 pm
"The marksman hitteth the target partly by pulling, partly by letting go. The boatsman reacheth the landing partly by pulling, partly by letting go." (Egyptian proverb)
![=D]](./images/smilies/eusa_clap.gif "Applause"){kind=small}
