by zigzag » 08 Mar 2018, 08:29
1) Ive driven Flying Scotsman
2) I bribed my way onto a Russian Troop train when they were withdrawing from the unified Germany
3) I've outrun the police - I was driving on my own in South Africa about 25 years ago, it was basically in the middle of nowhere and I was cruising along at about 60, I come round a corner and see I bloke stood at the side of the road waving a red hanky/scarf. Having heard tales of car jacking and had been warned by the car rental company not to stop or pick up strangers/hitchhikers I had it in my mind not to stop and carried on driving, bear in mind this all happend in the space of 2 or 3 seconds. Well as I got right upto him I saw the uniform, then I saw the police car tucked away behind a bush at the side of the road, split second decision on my part, I could either jam on the brakes and stop about 100 yards down the road and try to explain why I had driven past him, or I could floor it and drive away hoping that by the time he had decided to give chase, get to his car, and follow I would have enough distance between us to make him think it wasnt worth his while. I chose the second option and drove like a madman for a few miles, nervously looking in the mirror. Thankfully he didnt follow.