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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581  
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I have shared this on farcebook but for those of you who don't do FB it is well worth watching.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&a...mbqkyZ8NYg Barbara |
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4th Jul 2014 1:17pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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That is impressive but how much is it costing the country to have a bunch of lycralists ruling the roads and being supported by the Bizzies to pretty much what they usually get away with anyway.......... All over the road, big groups, no hand signals, blasting through red lights, the list goes on and on.
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4th Jul 2014 1:43pm |
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| Paddie42 Member Since: 24 Apr 2014 Location: Hamphire Posts: 230 
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4th Jul 2014 1:52pm |
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| muddybaldboy Member Since: 09 Apr 2012 Location: Ruthin Posts: 395  
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Blue touch paper lit..... He who dies with the most toys...wins!
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4th Jul 2014 1:52pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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cool!!
as for how much does it cost taxpayer, blah blah!! how many police do you think it takes to police the tens of dozens of large football matches every weekend! My 109 thread my youtube channel |
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4th Jul 2014 2:03pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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Don't get me started on the wooly hatted, scarf wearing, lager drinking, leathette ball following Neanderthals.
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4th Jul 2014 2:29pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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4th Jul 2014 2:34pm |
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| superspoons Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Herts Posts: 314 
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Each to their own. Cheers, Superspoons |
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4th Jul 2014 2:39pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Do they? When I was working I had my day off cancelled and re rostered for a middle night shift. Normal working day, not overtime. This was and still is common place throughout most forces so my friends tell me. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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4th Jul 2014 2:45pm |
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| defender_uk Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: SW Scotland Posts: 197 
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glad I wasn't on the bloody motorway stuck behind that lot....
what a waste 2020 First Ed 110. replaced by 2021 250 110 Commercial Defender_uk |
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4th Jul 2014 2:46pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Well...the maths (Can you tell I'm bored at work on a wet Friday afternoon?)
If we say that an average PC is on about £13 an hour (with a few years service)... I counted 41 officers in total (allowing for 2 in both cars) Say it all takes what, 4 hours maybe from start to end? then it would cost the taxpayer... £2132 in labour. If it took a whole 8 hour shift then maybe £4264. The fuel on the bikes, say at 50mpg, on a 60 mile journey would cost £7.20 each, so around £266 in total. The fuel on the BMW's would say cost around £7.44 each, or £14.88 in total. So in total, at a rough estimate, around about £2413,88 for wages and running costs. The publicity is has no-doubt created = priceless  An engine to TDi for!
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4th Jul 2014 2:50pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1720
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Very Impressive, but all the french ones should be done for tailgating
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4th Jul 2014 2:51pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169 
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The budget for Tour de France is £27 million. It is estimated that the event will bring in around £100k to the Yorkshire economy, a proportion of which will make it back into the public coffers via tax. Seems a fair enough to me.
Our little town has already seen quite an increase in visitors over the last week - most of them spending money in local businesses. The vibe in town is very positive and that can only be a good thing. We have a lot of road closures in our area, and there are some moaners, but overall most people seem to be embracing the event as a good thing. Our blog - http://landytravels.com/
Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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4th Jul 2014 3:49pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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I bet it is........ 
Probably the only exciting thing that has happened there since King John signed the Magna Carta on the 19 June 1215.  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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4th Jul 2014 3:59pm |
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