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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: peecee on December 19, 2010, 19:44:59 PM

Title: Nightmare trip to Brighton
Post by: peecee on December 19, 2010, 19:44:59 PM
I've just travelled from Cambridgeshire to Brighton to visit my daughter.  The journey, which should take around 3 hrs maximum took 5hrs 30 mins.  Reason?  Because junctions 5 to 6 on the M25 were closed.  As we drove through the diversion you could see the M25 and it was absolutely clear...no accident...no roadworks...nothing. so what was the point[:(!]  Nothing on the radio to warn you so ended up on various B roads.
Why does this country come to a complete standstill? Other countries seem to cope with this so why can't we[?]
Managed a cup of tea at my daughters before turning round and driving back[^].
Title: Nightmare trip to Brighton
Post by: ECHOSTAR on December 19, 2010, 21:37:30 PM
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Originally posted by peecee

I've just travelled from Cambridgeshire to Brighton to visit my daughter.  The journey, which should take around 3 hrs maximum took 5hrs 30 mins.  Reason?  Because junctions 5 to 6 on the M25 were closed.  As we drove through the diversion you could see the M25 and it was absolutely clear...no accident...no roadworks...nothing. so what was the point[:(!]  Nothing on the radio to warn you so ended up on various B roads.
Why does this country come to a complete standstill? Other countries seem to cope with this so why can't we[?]
Managed a cup of tea at my daughters before turning round and driving back[^].




i saw the warning on sky news here in turkey this morning
Title: Nightmare trip to Brighton
Post by: kayakebab on December 19, 2010, 23:22:10 PM
a lorry carrying lpg jacknifed by Clacket Lane services so they had to clean up the fuel. It was on news telling people M25 was closed, but I guess thats no help if youre already in the area stuck in the traffic
Title: Nightmare trip to Brighton
Post by: peecee on December 20, 2010, 08:19:27 AM
We were in the car at 0800hrs, no time to watch the box before we left.  Thanks for that though, sort of glad there was a reason
Title: Nightmare trip to Brighton
Post by: mike A on December 21, 2010, 16:48:59 PM
A good reason to listen to the local radio stations.