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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Just thought i'd let you lot know this as it will make a difference to your commute tomorrow if you travel at normal times

Looks like the bikers and the lorry drivers are protesting/making a stand!

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....otest_?rss=yes

More than 1000 vehicles!!

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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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bloody good on them

thats me staying at home in huddersfield tommorow then pmsl

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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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bloody good on them

thats me staying at home in huddersfield tommorow then pmsl

Matt
I know mate I travel from Bolton to blackpool everyday so I hope I get to work in time!



I'm glad some peeps are making a stand though!
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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only thing is though is will any of the powers that be take any notice!

wonder how much it would be to rent a fuckin big fuel truck, drive to spain and fill up there for half the price pmsl

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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by slowpoke
only thing is though is will any of the powers that be take any notice!

wonder how much it would be to rent a fuckin big fuel truck, drive to spain and fill up there for half the price pmsl

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Or just nip accross to ireland?

That'd only cost you the amount of the ferry



forgot to add Warrington to the effected areas aswell
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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mr twatting darling would prob be stood waiting at liverpool docks though with his calculator for when you got back

if i wasnt in spain for the ones mentioned earlier today i would deffo be doin it but.............. i will be sat on a sun lounger with a very cold bottle of magners or desperados pmsl

ah well never mind i will just have to watch it on sky news lol

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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by slowpoke
only thing is though is will any of the powers that be take any notice!

wonder how much it would be to rent a fuckin big fuel truck, drive to spain and fill up there for half the price pmsl

matt
taking into account,ferry,fuel to transport it,import papers etc, tesco would be alot cheaper round the corner!!

plus could you really afford to lay out £35,000?
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Well it looks like they did it!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/7437144.stm

Good on them I say!

what do you think people?
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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Good on em
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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It's about time people in this country stood up to this poxy government, fair play to the bikers
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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I feel their pain, and obviously want lower fuel prices myself, its just a shame that in reality their efforts wont make a blind bit of difference.

Can you see the PM and all his idiots sitting there saying "hmmm, theyve had a protest and grid locked the M60, I think we should lower the prices"
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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My bird told me about this, i support it 100%


I'd happily sleep on the motorway if it made a difference!

Course i may feel a tad frustrated if i was held up for hours, but i wouldn't get annoyed, i'd be calm as it's for a good cause.

Diesel is over £1.30 a litre in most places near me.....pisstake!

I hope they do it again and again till something happens.

Need somewhere of bigger profile than the M60 though.
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt J
His isn't likely to lower it because its costing us money, if anything he'll lower it because it will cost him his job!

If we all turn out at the polls next time and vote tory because we're pissed at the way he runs things that will be hitting him where it hurts so he will want to avoid this, especially with the drubbing from crewe and nantwhich still ringing in his ears!
Which is exactly what Cameron said to Brown yesterday during the PM question time!!

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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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whens the next ones then ?

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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by alan12112
This bit is a cause of concern...

Mr Cleary said: "People are cutting down on servicing because they can't see what they're getting out of it.

"It affects road safety as well because they're not maintaining their vehicles because they're spending all their money on fuel."
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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Sure the next one is the 22nd of June slowpoke

There's a group on facebook about it and there was a guy on here yesterday promoting it
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