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Where was my invite ProfessorPool
Trip was organised by the disco3 club - not me pal D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
22nd Nov 2017 12:08 pm
Tanglewood
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Location: Wilts
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I put a 2.5 NAD Defender in deep water years ago on that driver trg area. One knackered engine later caused by hydrostatic lock. Didn't get a bill though!
22nd Nov 2017 12:15 pm
professorpool
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Location: Woking
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A mate of mine rolled a Saxon on there once many many years ago lolD3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
22nd Nov 2017 12:16 pm
Tanglewood
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Location: Wilts
Posts: 1376
Ah, the old armoured bread van. Had the off road prowess of a Mini Metro on slicks!
22nd Nov 2017 12:30 pm
professorpool
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Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
That was basically the end of my days in the infantry - what a horrible experience.
Rather walk into battle..D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
22nd Nov 2017 12:35 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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Tanglewood, don't dis the Metro! I've taken a 1.0 litre Metro on many green lanes! They're alright if you keep some speed up! Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
22nd Nov 2017 12:37 pm
Tanglewood
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Location: Wilts
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Momentum is key!
22nd Nov 2017 12:55 pm
Tanglewood
Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Wilts
Posts: 1376
professorpool wrote:
That was basically the end of my days in the infantry - what a horrible experience.
Rather walk into battle..
Sod walking! Only one way to invade a small country..........
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22nd Nov 2017 1:02 pm
EMcC
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Location: Wiltshire
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My general experience of "highly decorated senior officers" during my army career trekking (on foot and vehicle bound) across the plain was that, unless there was an NCO nearby, they were largely clueless as to their exact location 8)[/quote]
My sentiments exactly
I met a troop of armoured vehicles looking for a location and appeared to be lost so offered help.
The troopy named the location they were looking for but before I could answer, he said "I have a 6 figure grid reference but I suppose that isn't any good to you as a civvy"
I had been a Civvy for the grand period of three months !!!
As he was only two grid squares out I felt sorry for him, so gave him directions so that they could harbour up before dark
22nd Nov 2017 3:21 pm
Sheepy
Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 630
I'd have been tempted to send him off in the wrong direction. Maybe it's just me, but I thought the ability to read an O/S map and find things based on reference numbers is quite common.
A certain poster said that one of the persons taking part was a 'Highly decorated senior officer' and would have known of any illegal activity.
My general experience of "highly decorated senior officers" during my army career trekking (on foot and vehicle bound) across the plain was that, unless there was an NCO nearby, they were largely clueless as to their exact location 8)
Ditto.. they used to pair newby/young officers up with me to make sure they came back from Brecon alive.... though sometimes not unscathed....
Officers lead... NCO's hang back and snigger.... G4OC Secretary
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22nd Nov 2017 4:09 pm
James W
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professorpool wrote:
A mate of mine rolled a Saxon on there once many many years ago lol
A mate of mine manged to do a 360 in a defender there too many years ago. Apparently he took great delight to calling in on the radio "I've rolled the Rover over, over"D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
22nd Nov 2017 4:33 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
"Off duty military personnel are members of the public when off duty and have no more right of access to SPTA than anyone else"
Guess that must include our "highly decorated senior officer"D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
22nd Nov 2017 6:30 pm
Iansjones
Member Since: 02 Aug 2016
Location: Stroud
Posts: 98
professorpool wrote:
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Where was my invite ProfessorPool
Trip was organised by the disco3 club - not me pal
Which Disco 3 club as would have loved to have gone on this
22nd Nov 2017 6:45 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
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Think there is only one?
Disco3club.co.uk is their websiteD3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
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Didn't get a bill though!
