On 05/03/2013 12:55, Graham. wrote:
On Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:11:08 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
A motorist with a fear of *bridges* called police in a panic while
travelling along one of the country’s busiest motorways after realising
he was about to travel *under* the River Thames, it emerged today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-Crossing.html
Perhaps she was OK with tunnels but the mere sight of the QE2 was
enough to set her off.
Unable to turn back? Last time I went that way, you could turn off right
up to the point where you paid the toll. In fact, checking on
Streetview, there's an escape lane a few yards after the toll booths.
If the driver wanted to avoid *all* bridges and tunnels on the way from
Kent to Essex, that's a *long* diversion unless you're not afraid to
take a boat trip, and I'm wondering how the driver got from Essex in the
first place.
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Tciao for Now!
John.