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Steel Penguin

#105
October 17, 2025, 10:18:48 AM
its roadworks on the motorway, in the midlands......
my paranoia springs to life .

the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
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scooter

#106
October 17, 2025, 11:17:33 AM
Quote from: Steel Penguin on October 17, 2025, 10:18:48 AMits roadworks on the motorway, in the midlands......
my paranoia springs to life .


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Steel Penguin

#107
October 17, 2025, 11:18:11 AM
Quote from: scooter on October 17, 2025, 11:17:33 AM
Quote from: Steel Penguin on October 17, 2025, 10:18:48 AMits roadworks on the motorway, in the midlands......
my paranoia springs to life .


*laughs in New Jersey shore resident*
Brother !!  ;D
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
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Gondor

#108
October 17, 2025, 11:23:07 AM
Quote from: Steel Penguin on October 17, 2025, 10:18:48 AMits roadworks on the motorway, in the midlands......
my paranoia springs to life .


There are always roadworks in the Midlands, and usually on one of the Motorways, nothing new there.
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The Rat

#109
October 17, 2025, 11:49:27 AM
Quote from: Gondor on October 17, 2025, 11:23:07 AMThere are always roadworks in the Midlands, and usually on one of the Motorways, nothing new there.

Who do they think they are, Toronto?  ;D
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kitbasher

#110
October 17, 2025, 12:50:05 PM Last Edit: October 17, 2025, 02:08:27 PM by kitbasher
Quote from: The Rat on October 17, 2025, 11:49:27 AM
Quote from: Gondor on October 17, 2025, 11:23:07 AMThere are always roadworks in the Midlands, and usually on one of the Motorways, nothing new there.

Who do they think they are, Toronto?  ;D

Montreal 😂
The roadworks on the highway between the airport and the city weren't finished when I was last there (April 2024), they were underway at least 7 years before then.
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Steel Penguin

#111
October 17, 2025, 01:13:39 PM
Quote from: kitbasher on October 17, 2025, 12:50:05 PM
Quote from: The Rat on October 17, 2025, 11:49:27 AM
Quote from: Gondor on October 17, 2025, 11:23:07 AMThere are always roadworks in the Midlands, and usually on one of the Motorways, nothing new there.

Who do they think they are, Toronto?  ;D

Montreal 😂
The roadworks on the highway between the airport and the city weren't finished when I was last there (April 2024), they were underway at least 7 before then.
widening the M5 to 3 lanes, decades, of contraflows, and speed restrictions,   shudder.
they replaced a gantry on the m5 -  M42 junction,  it was short, and closed the interchange for the best part of a day  Gibber .
 :banghead:  :banghead:
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
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PR19_Kit

#112
October 17, 2025, 02:04:27 PM
Quote from: Steel Penguin on October 17, 2025, 01:13:39 PMwidening the M5 to 3 lanes, decades, of contraflows, and speed restrictions,   shudder.


Tell me about it!  :banghead:

I was living in Derby at that time, and often had to drive down to our offices in Gloucester! It took them FOREVER to get that done.
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The Rat

#113
October 17, 2025, 04:14:17 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 17, 2025, 02:04:27 PMTell me about it!  :banghead:

I was living in Derby at that time, and often had to drive down to our offices in Gloucester! It took them FOREVER to get that done.

They hired the wrong contractor.

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Rick Lowe

#114
October 18, 2025, 12:22:18 AM
In the 20 or so years I spent attending the ModelEx shows in Auckland, I think it was only in the last 2 or 3 that there weren't some sort of major roadworks happening.

That was a few years ago now, so they're probably about due for more.

NARSES2

#115
October 18, 2025, 01:36:12 AM
I don't drive but should I just mention the M25 ?  :angel:

Also try getting an Inter-City train on a Sunday  :banghead: Reason I've not been able to attend a fair few model shows over the years  :-\
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Weaver

#116
October 19, 2025, 08:31:07 AM
So I've been having trouble with my left knee (i.e. clutch leg) lately and I became worried that driving down to Telford, walking around the show all day, driving back, then doing it all again the next day, might prove too much for it. So this morning I did an 80-odd mile drive, mixed motorway and A-roads, to test it, followed by a couple of hours walking around Stockport.

Conclusion? Not too bad. It started hurting as I walked around town (NOT during the drive) and that was controlled fairly well with the use of one Ibuprofen tablet, so I'm cautiously optimistic now. If walking around triggers it more than driving, I can always blag a chair or even sit on the floor in a corner for a bit, but if I'm stuck in crawling traffic on the M6... :o

The Plan B was to book a motel room halfway there, outside the show-weekend-overcharging zone, for three nights to reduce the daily drive, but it looks like I won't need it now. :thumbsup:
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Charlie_c67

#117
October 19, 2025, 10:12:09 AM
Maybe see what options there are in knee supports in the local chemist? Might provide some relief and if it's anything like my dodgy one, keeping it warm will mitigate the stabby stabby pain that cold weather can cause.
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Rheged

#118
October 19, 2025, 11:30:45 AM
Quote from: Charlie_c67 on October 19, 2025, 10:12:09 AMMaybe see what options there are in knee supports in the local chemist? Might provide some relief and if it's anything like my dodgy one, keeping it warm will mitigate the stabby stabby pain that cold weather can cause.

Talk nicely to your doctor, and you may be prescribed Ibuprofen gel.   It sorts out most of the problems of my right knee........the results of having been a cross country runner in my youth.
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Weaver

#119
October 19, 2025, 02:05:43 PM
Quote from: Charlie_c67 on October 19, 2025, 10:12:09 AMMaybe see what options there are in knee supports in the local chemist? Might provide some relief and if it's anything like my dodgy one, keeping it warm will mitigate the stabby stabby pain that cold weather can cause.

Tomorrow's mission... :thumbsup:

You can buy ibuprofen gel over the counter here, but I've already got loads.
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