OT New French breathalyser law

[Nightjar]

On 28/02/2012 19:07, Halmyre wrote: ...

Leave the luggage and take a credit card. I'm sure the wife will enjoy shopping for clothes in France and Italy.

Colin Bignell

[ARWadsworth]

A high viz one?

[Andy Champ]

I was stopped by the Police in France last year. (Random check AFAIK, pulled out of a line) I rummaged in my boot, showed them my licence, and went on my way. No yellow jackets were worn, either by me or Monsieur Plod.

Andy

[Martin]

For an inflatable doll?

[Martin]

Better than the guy at Hull docks at departure who wasn't interested in the contents of the boot, but asked to look under the bonnet.

[ARWadsworth]

I have often thought about putting one of those in the passenger seat to allow me to use the HOV lanes in Leeds.

[geoff]

In Jakarta, you used to be able to "rent" kids to travel in your car with you

[Andy Champ]

Most of them looked adult to me. That was their job - to travel into town with the rich guys in the morning, hang about all day, then travel back in the evening.

Interesting place isn't it!

Andy

[ARWadsworth]

How much extra was it to pay for them to do the driving?

[geoff]

The ones that can drive are already out driving public minibusses (angkutan kota) around

[Martin]

or carry the car to save fuel.

[Steve Firth]

Take the approach that I have and buy a house at your destination then when you drive there you only need to take enough clothes for the stopover.

[S Viemeister]

That's our solution, too except for the car - we fly, but only need carry-ons.

[Andy Champ]

Different requirements. I'm in the middle of planning our summer tour; it's to a region we've never been before, and we are planning single nights in a series of hotels.

Andy