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    Roundabouts

    And bypasses. Don't you just hate them? I had to drive to Swindon via the A350 to Chippenham today and I counted 36 of them. The problem is with these roads is that they all look the same and you could be anywhere and that means you are forever taking the wrong turning and getting in the wrong lanes etc. Even the vegetation they plant alongside these roads looks fake. Tell you what, when I go back tonight I'm going to drive back through all the villages this bypass was built to avoid and give the old Tercel a few revs as I'm passing through just to voice my disapproval at their damn bypass.

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    Originally posted by gricerboy View Post
    And bypasses. Don't you just hate them? I had to drive to Swindon via the A350 to Chippenham today and I counted 36 of them. The problem is with these roads is that they all look the same and you could be anywhere and that means you are forever taking the wrong turning and getting in the wrong lanes etc. Even the vegetation they plant alongside these roads looks fake. Tell you what, when I go back tonight I'm going to drive back through all the villages this bypass was built to avoid and give the old Tercel a few revs as I'm passing through just to voice my disapproval at their damn bypass.
    Buy yourself a Tom Tom you skinflint.

    HTH
    “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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      #3
      It's Swindon, innit? They have an unhealthy fascination with roundabouts.
      Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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        #4
        They were definitely high when they designed that one.

        "Man I've got a great idea, one big roundabout surrounded by lots of little ones. It'll look pretty."

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          #5
          Originally posted by bobhope View Post
          They were definitely high when they designed that one.

          "Man I've got a great idea, one big roundabout surrounded by lots of little ones. It'll look pretty."
          It's great, you can actually drive round it "anti-clockwise"...

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            #6
            Originally posted by bobhope View Post
            They were definitely high when they designed that one.

            "Man I've got a great idea, one big roundabout surrounded by lots of little ones. It'll look pretty."
            It was obviously Dylan.

            Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
            It's great, you can actually drive round it "anti-clockwise"...
            Once you've done it, it's the only way.

            I was genuinely surprised how fast a rush hour queue could get through it. It does seem to work.
            Last edited by Sysman; 19 July 2010, 12:25. Reason: added a bit
            Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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              #7
              Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
              It's great, you can actually drive round it "anti-clockwise"...
              You have to drive around the inner one anti-clockwise.

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                #8
                Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
                You have to drive around the inner one anti-clockwise.

                Good, innit?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
                  Good, innit?
                  Mrs SB had to go across there on her driving test. And she passed first time too.
                  Spooky!!!
                  “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
                    Mrs SB had to go across there on her driving test. And she passed first time too.
                    Spooky!!!
                    It defies all logic, what does that tell you about Mrs SB?

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