Thank you all for such kind words.
First .. speed cams will not go aways., I never said Durham did not have them. I said the area does not do "fixed speed cams/prats". It has cams in all the fleet and a high number of stealthmobiles. as the
calls them. Only a fool would think "no cams.do what I please"!!!!!
Retirement?
I had thought it through long and hard for a really long time. I stayed on to train up/hand over and was being trained in my own turn for something else - which ..errrr... Ummm.. conflict of interest?
I am now looking forward to a nice jolly hols. I may put on a recipe relating to Kill It Cook It Eat It! as someone said they''ll miss me recipes
BUT on serious note
In any case.. we' in our family have got sickened by the nerdish keyboard warriors who neither drive nor ride .. based on the prolific 20 daily plus post content and apparent omnipresence on umpteen fora, Spindrift for example revs up 80 posts per day. How in God's name if he rides as claimed
If you note.. I post only when I can afford the time. Real enthusiasts do not have endless time to post.
I really do not know how a "police officer" elsewhere can make 20 posts per day on one air head site plus two others and manage to read this one and still claim to train staff. It just is not possible
Or would you rather that person post repeats from daytime TV and fail to be out there in his car?
Take your choice. I know I'd rather have the uniform on the street than the key board dunce. To be very blunt and matter of fact. |sorry if some object to me calling proverbial gardening spades .. errr gardening spades .. but needs must.
But if you want to believe a poster somewhere in cyberspace on a populist forum .. which is really for track day air herds .. whose posts seem verbattim from BBC etc progs.. your look out, Might I suggest simply watching the repeats on Sky 3/ITV4 and Dave instead? Just a little thought towards a relaxing day in front of telly
for a change
Our most prolific poste in UK was Vrenchen the
who worked from home some of the time and visited her labs in UK when required She and her husband moved to the USA a few months back. They rarely visit here now as they are now 100% involved in "Campaign rid Arizona of pesky speed cams and bring back cops instead" which was similar to the late Paul Smith's campaign.. only not one of us Swiss/or extended and related or simply pals campaigned for no speed limits nor some other unworkable whim of Paul's and which he acknowledged my point in a phone call in April; 2004 when I felt very worried and it was actually the day before I joined up to post as I now reflect. We chatted for a while at that point and the late Paul managed to convince me of his point of view .. We had a number of fond friendly chats ...short and sweet and meaningful as I recall.
I am elated that a driver like Rush has taken my advice on board. That means much to me as I really feel I have wasted my time in tryng to help folk over these last almost 6 years. COAST? Ignore if you dare. . only a complacent oaf can do so... and I hear one of us met one.. IT person.
teacher belonging to us on visiting kid on work experience wrote:
Scooby in car park sporting what she defined as "I am a
stickers"
Bloke was middle aged lardy who thinks 3 track days on average per year and changing rear tyres after 3k miles of ruibber squealing makes him a good driver
SHe's right. It makes him appear more than a bit silly
The late Paul supported my views and eventually modified his stance from the ridiculous of "no limit for experienced" to COAST values and if anyone wishes ro dispute this .. then archives from 2004 showing the "dignified exchanges"v are still in evidence on this board
Fact.. spindrift etc harp on past. BUT the late Paul showed and proved he was able to take on board constructrive criticism by incorporating the COAST view.. along with all sensible posts as opined by all regualrs like Mole/Rush/Ern/Rigpig etc,.
Our problem now .. spindrift and chums have no contest and their only attack now is to try to tarnish the reputations of those they cannot counter,
I say.. feel free to continue. They are the ones who look stupid and will look even more ineffectual as the Durham approach of cameras in stealthmobiles hits nationwide
As for speed cams. Let me remind you yet again
They will not go away.
Durham and N Woks have them .. IN THE CARS and any van is operated by POLICE OFFICERS,
Regardless of Greenshed's claims to the contrary.. the systems as opertated by N Yorks and Co Durham actually work.
The areas offer a SAC, The officers in the camvan can offer this. Trafpol can offer a DIS based on discretion. We find this all works fine,, and should do nationwide,
I guess pratsters find me too confrontational though, OPh well. But whilst some may be privy to my new career post -service.. not one person now will not get the chance to annoy me nor seek to ruin my professional career, I can and will muddy the sea bed and even scupper a submarine or two if I can
But if some folk wnat my recipe for a right tasty dish . say so and I will give the recipe.
My retirement? Got loads of presies .. but the nice words meant a lot more .. and.. yes.. I confess to a catch in my throat on my last day and the "do." It was .... well .. I cannot really fully describe how I felt.. pride in career? sadness.. forward enthusiasm for my future.,,,, hmmmm.
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Just because I do not subscribe to the "politically correect views" of some idiots does not give them the right to post as they have done on here and other sites.... and we've not taken any action as we've kept all my details confidential - which means that all they have tried to defame is a nick name but not the true identity of the poster, However, this stuff still gets invited into my home/office etx as an uninvited guest .. and I choose to shut the door in its face. SO it does not matter if the person continues to post his crass nonsense on that other forum or any other - we do not actually read it ..and this makes his bile rather a waste of his time 
but I've enjoyed my life and career all the same. It's been a long one.. meeting all sorts of not very interesting folk .. like them ruddy criminals 
Ted and Vrenchen's twins were quite taken with him too. 
