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Old 21st January 2020, 10:11   #150521
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Good morning all, how is everyone? 27C today, rains are returning at the weekend.

A couple of days ago, I was pulled over at a police & army roadblock on the motorway about an hour and a half drive from Nairobi. They were determined to get me on something. I was ready to go to the police station, pay the fine and then court in the morning, but the court is 50 miles from Nairobi. The police/army make it as difficult and inconvenient as possible.

The procedure is pay the fine. If you don’t have the money to pay the fine, the driving licence is confiscated, it’s a night in the cell with about 15 others, then go to court and argue the case and innocence. If the case is not proved, I would get my money back and licence.

If proved, the fine could be more or less depending on how many offences have been racked up. I heard the magistrates were in cahoots with the police, so losing the case was a certainty ......unless one has a lawyer.

The cop said they had me on the radar trap going over the limit. When I took my sunglasses off, he said “oh I see your old, let me try and help you”..... he was looking for a bribe. All the talk about the radar trap was flannel. Then he wanted to know if I was a Christian and could I give him a blessing in latin. That was a bit surreal, but I filmed it. The camera was running all of the time. He looked odd with blood shot eyes, greasy skin and giant teeth like tombstones.

I had it all on the dash cam what speed I was going and when I asked for his name and badge number, he pretended to be deaf. There was about 50 of them pulling cars, trucks and coaches, a money earner, a bad experience.
Nice to see corruption is alive and well in the world
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Old 21st January 2020, 10:14   #150522
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Morning Phil and anyone else who is having a late breakfast like me. My excuse is I was up at the crack of dawn yesterday, so I'm allowed a lazy day today. It's reasonably bright out there - a little sun, a little blue sky, a little temperature and a little enthusiasm from me for doing anything energetic today

Having just read your post Phil, if nothing else, you lead the most eventful life of anyone I know. The most hard work I'm going to undertake is formatting a new 32gb memory card for my camera
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Old 21st January 2020, 10:16   #150523
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Make sure you format it in the camera and not the computer
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Old 21st January 2020, 11:15   #150524
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Morning all from a cold and windy part of wild Northumberland. Out in the sticks today.
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Old 21st January 2020, 11:44   #150525
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He was looking for a bribe ... a money earner, a bad experience.
It is rife in the US where I think they call it tipping.

There seem to be too many rotten eggs in the basket for me to want to live where you do Phil but if everything else makes it worthwhile I would likely accept the corruption as part of the price and carry the going rate for these bribes on my excursions. Life's too short as it is.
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It is rife in the US where I think they call it tipping.

There seem to be too many rotten eggs in the basket for me to want to live where you do Phil but if everything else makes it worthwhile I would likely accept the corruption as part of the price and carry the going rate for these bribes on my excursions. Life's too short as it is.
Piece of turf that for a game of soldiers, I wouldn’t be able to keep schtumm and would end up in the clink.
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Finally got in about 3.15 after being out in the wilds all day,felt like it was cold enough to snow out there today.
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Old 21st January 2020, 16:56   #150528
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Afternoon all, dark dank & drizzling here.

Turkey soup with dumplings & baked potatoes for tea later with some of that John West jacket toppers tuna & French dressing


Blimey Phil It's never a dull moment over there Scary too.
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Old 21st January 2020, 21:20   #150529
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Just rounding off a cracking day with a small, well not that small. Ok a large malt, ok so I’ve had two. Very productive day, got lots done in the house.
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Old 21st January 2020, 21:26   #150530
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Just been to the Toby Carvery..........note to self You don’t need king size next time, I’m in waffair thin mint territory
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