Originally Posted by
peterperfect
The two 90 degree bends through Gatenby hamlet south of Leeming when RNEFTS was based there certainly filtered the sober from the drunk coming back to base late at night.
Leeming teemed with hazards. The right turn[when coming from the south] off the A1 at 0530 in foggy winter 1964/5 was terrifying, a real ring-twitcher.. Difficulty finding turn [used dead reckoning on mileometer], Inadequate rear lights, so easily shunted, and inadequate vision of stuff trundling south. I always wound windows down, listened, and went for it. All this in a very basic and pale Beetle. Driven by a very basic and pale baby weatherman.