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The Classic Marque

France has more than double the road mileage of the UK for a similar population so is bound to be quieter.

I've driven thousands of miles in France - all corners and including the Champs-élysées back in the day. The autoroutes are much smoother than UK motorways but you pay to use them. I will be doing so soon but not in a Frogeye!

I admire your endeavours Alan. Good luck with t...

In one sense any outcome of an FBI investigation is already pretty irrelevant. The event happened, whatever the eventual story line that may be added to it. The reactions have had their headlines, for both sides. The media pundits have had their say. Objectors will have their many thousand strong marches and demonstrations, likely peppered with localised flare ups. ICE won't be reigned in. Sides i...

Anam, my post was more about what "the truth" is. When you look at footage of the ICE incident events are different from what Trump and co have said. They change it to suit their narrative. The Ministry of Truth is alive and well and residing in Washington. The FBI have taken charge of any enquiry and excluded the Minneapolis authorities.

Trouble is, resistance is futile. The UK and E...

Guy--you asked what happened to Martian-
I tried emailing both Martin and our us friend Larry and also Nigel just before Christmas, as we do.
Got a nice reply back from Nigel, sounds like he's chugging along ok. Nothing back from Martin which is a tad unusual, I'll try him again. Larry's email bounced back, tried again and same so either he's changed his email address.--- Hope they're ok.

Adrian
Paris and its peripherique can be challenging. Once took the Arch de Triumph three Frogeyes abreast with hands on horns to clear a path for a very scared female passenger in a Jensen following us.
I prefer to amble along the back roads taking my time.

Pic1 is of my Frog and others on my ‘Daks over Normandy Tour’.
Pic 2 is at Reims on one of my France, Switzerland,...

Bits of France can be busy at times too - we drove from Paris to the Isle de Re a few years back in early August, stop start all the way down on the autoroute and then a carpark to queue to await permission to cross the bridge.

The number of pickups increased as they had a favourable taxation class for self employed traders, with no restriction on type of trade or actual usage. I'm not one ...

In a post on his Truth Social network last night, President Trump said: 'Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help!!!' It was reported last night that the White House has held 'preliminary discussions' on plans for a potential strike against Iran.

Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal reports said one option on the table is to launch a '...

Yep I see your point Guy. But a defence will be found. And as you say, if the bad guy gets the weapon first then the outcome is far from rosey. If it's to be believed, Putin has a hypersonic missile to which there is currently no defence; for now

If Putin were to be assassinated, would Russia change? Who's waiting to take over?


Bill, chatGP has it too.

https://chatg...

Yep good idea that Guy. If they can be made to do a good job, and they don't have to he paid an equal wage. I read the other day about prisoners on day work outside prison, earning more than the prison officers guarding them.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/23/britain-best-paid-inmates-earn-more-than-prison-officers/

Alan, the quiet French roads seem to be unchanged...

Anamn, in my little comment on new weaponry I was thinking that there is now a very real ability to accurately target specific individuals from a remote distance.. And as this is further developed it could become impossible to evade however 'powerful' the individual.
I am an optimist; I was thinking positively, that this would get rid of some of the aggressors, the baddies. there's quite a lo...