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Fixer


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I would like to award Big Jim this award. As those of you that made it to the meeting last night know, Jim came to the meeting from his home in Croyde. When I left the meeting the weather was quite bad and I decdied that instead of taking the Moors route I would go home via Plymouth. When I got home I was concerned for Jim so I e-mailed him to find out if he got home OK?

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Hi Andy

It's 4 am and I have just got in . Got to sourton down and didnt want to risk going further on the 386 as I had already had to turn round and take a longer run up on one hill, so I followed a snow plough along the A30 to the M5 then up to junction 27 which was blocked by a lorry so I had to go up to 26 then back down, got to Tiverton and the 361 was closed so I waited for a plough and followed that as far as South Molton and by the time I got to Barnstaple ther was no snow at all.But I'm home now.

Jim

Click Here to see what he had to contend with

Well done Big Jim and thank you for your effort. eyepopping.gif

-- Edited by Fixer at 15:39, 2009-02-06

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here here!

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Good effort!!!!

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your last name's not shackleton by any chance is it Jimbiggrinbiggrin

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A couple of pictures of snow around the Tamar Valley



-- Edited by Silver Fox at 13:35, 2009-02-06

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And i thought my hour and a half journey back to Totnes was bad ! 

You well deserve the award  smile

(Picture of my motor when i arrived home ice bound !)

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Captain Slow


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Well done to Jim, Simon, Tim and Ross who all travelled many miles to get to the meeting. I'm sorry it took you all those hours Jim, you must have been worn out by the time you got home.

I'm disgusted that we appear to have one of those 'dangerous' motorists in the group, Simon's number plate is illegible, may possibly be small and may even have incorrect spacing for all we know. Lock him up and throw away the key!. biggrinbiggrin

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Well done Jim my journey was a lot less eventful, but before you run off with the trophy, what was your reason for turning up late?

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I haven't seen my number plate in four and a half months. I think it's still attached to the truck too. I'll shovel it out tomorrow and check!

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Hi Nev, So 'dangerous motorists' in Canada too, apparently.biggrinbiggrin

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indeed Bob , this stuff works on front AND rear plates

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