23-12-2020, 09:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 23-12-2020, 09:01 PM by Reckless Rat.)
David (Wortley), a pal of mine who used to live just down the road from you (Oldfield Rd, near the Sportsman) emigrated to Australia over 40 years ago. He's always been a bit of Crocodile Dundee type and loves to go hunting in the bush and stuff. he told me of a phrase that's popular in the Antipodes:
"If you want to go deep into the bush, then buy a Land Rover.
"But if you want to get back out again, buy a Toyota."
I remember when I worked at West Bar in the 1980s the transport department had a series III, 2 1/4L diesel pick up for general use. If you set off from the hole in the road towards Bramall Lane, you could just about get it to 40mph as you passed under Furnival Square. That's even slower than an A7!
"If you want to go deep into the bush, then buy a Land Rover.
"But if you want to get back out again, buy a Toyota."
I remember when I worked at West Bar in the 1980s the transport department had a series III, 2 1/4L diesel pick up for general use. If you set off from the hole in the road towards Bramall Lane, you could just about get it to 40mph as you passed under Furnival Square. That's even slower than an A7!