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Old 5th Dec 2020, 11:07
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Originally Posted by langleybaston
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.
Memory is horizontal viz less than 1000m due to moisture (aka foggy) but on reflection wasn't that hamlet with the 90 degree turns generically referred to as Cowsxxt Corner ?
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