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July 6, 2004
Target practice
A good story deserves a good airing. What follows was spotted in Bike magazine, which had spotted it in Pilot magazine: Two members of the Lothian and Borders traffic police were recently having a pleasant time out on the Scottish moors, trapping speeding motorists with a radar gun. Suddenly their equipment went crazy, registering a speed of over 300 miles per hour. It then locked up completely. Seconds later the startled boys in blue understood why, as a low-flying Harrier jet screamed over their heads. Upset that their radar gun had been broken, the policemen put in a complaint to the Royal Air Force-only to discover that the damage could easily have been much worse. The R.A.F informed them that the Harrier's target-seeker had locked on to what it had interpreted as enemy radar. This immediately triggered an automatic air-to-surface missile attack. Fortunately for the two policemen, the Harrier was operating unarmed.On another note:
Anastacia is, apparently, in Jersey at the moment! I have tickets for the Simply the Best gig on Friday night. I hope she is playing that night. Would love to see her live. Fingers crossed.
I know Lionel Ritchie is already here, would be good to see him too. Let's see what happens.
Posted by Markiss at July 6, 2004 5:54 PM
