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Tell us your tales of the police, ambulance workers, firefighters, and - dammit - the coastguard
( , Thu 16 May 2013, 11:33)
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If you have stood next to this memorial, you will probably know why it happened.
For those of you who haven't:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Gate_and_Canada_Memorial
The memorial itself is a water feature, and is regularly maintained by the company who installed it. I was sent there to carry out some work on the boring behind the scenes stuff that makes the water come out.
I live in Leeds and had never been to this part of the capital. A quick check of the map revealed it was VERY close to Buckingham Palace.
I set off at 4am, got there around 9am, saw the gate and the memorial, but quickly realised the memorial itself was inside the park.
Finding a suitable place to pull over I tried to find some contact information so that I could enquire as to where the fuck the contractors were who were supposed to be opening the gates allowing me to go off-roading.
It soon became apparent, that I had maybe chose the wrong place to mount the pavement and stick my hazards on, because Mr. Armed Policeman strolled over and informed me that I had in fact parked in front of Downing Street.
15 minutes of questioning and vehicle checks over I was allowed on my way. Unfortunately I picked the wrong lane and ended up circling past him, only to miss the turning again and have to make a 2nd pass.
The rest was ace though. Saw changing of the Guard, A helicopter land in the palace grounds, and a Cockney called me a cunt!
( , Fri 17 May 2013, 18:26, 5 replies)
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"a Cockney called me a cunt"
More likely a "Caaahhhnnntt"
( , Fri 17 May 2013, 20:53, closed)
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