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Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: chippers Date: February 11, 2015, 10:55 am |
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It's 1970, and we're off to Stirling to visit Aunty Winnie for |
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Easter. But what is the best route? AA Map of the Road not much |
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help, plus some new motorways being built but not sure what's |
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open. So dad sends a sae off to the nice folks at the AA and a |
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fortnight later, a neatly typed route comes back. Apparently an |
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undulating road, industrial at each end. That's better - Tartan |
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rug, flask, nodding dog on board, we're off. Be glad when they |
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invent Satnav though. |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: hippydave Date: February 11, 2015, 1:43 pm |
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and it takes less than a minute to do the same thing now. and |
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you dont need a co driver to read it all off to you. |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: Redwinch Date: February 11, 2015, 3:02 pm |
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Ahh memories, my dad used to get them, hull to stratford on avon |
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1961, happy days and plenty of sunshine, well done Chippers |
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:thumbs: |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: AllanI Date: February 12, 2015, 7:24 am |
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Member benefits. What else was there? |
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Allan |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: chippers Date: February 12, 2015, 12:09 pm |
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Forgot the big key for the phone box (also fitted the RAC Boxes |
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I think) |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: Redwinch Date: February 12, 2015, 2:13 pm |
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[quote author=AllanI link=topic=9076.msg96147#msg96147 |
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date=1423747454] |
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Member benefits. What else was there? |
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Allan |
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[/quote] |
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A salute from the motorbike patrolman :thumbs: |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: kev Date: February 12, 2015, 3:53 pm |
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All I got was a free AA Relay sticker. :-\ |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: Dave Date: February 13, 2015, 3:54 am |
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How long did the journey take, Chipstick? |
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Re: Rochdale to Stirling - best route? |
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By: chippers Date: February 13, 2015, 10:14 am |
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Doesn't mention time, but its showing 207 1/2 miles, against |
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todays 233. Cross country to Preston (pre M61), M6, Southwaite |
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services was under construction - we used to stop at the |
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Lancaster space station for the view and a wee. (Drinks were too |
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dear and food shite). M74 and A8/9 Pretty much as today. Used to |
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take best part of 6 hours in a Morris Minor, fully loaded |
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including roof rack. |
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