We got to Harrow around 4pm and trained till dark. I haven't been there for over 3 years so bits were a little different, the wooden mini has gone leaving the park now totally concrete and another bowl has been dug out which was deep and a bit rubbish. As the sun was setting Tommy and Gaz were riding this hip, whilst the other one fixed his chain and I took photos, here's one of Gaz's Table's and Tommy's Kick Out thang.
After Harrow we made our way to Tower Bridge where (thanks to my Mum) we blagged a £170/night room for £80 through some internet offer. We then continued the blag with all 4 of us in 1 room- no trip is ever complete without a hotel scam.
This is the Gang mid-food mission on Tower Bridge, after this we walked about 3 miles before spending £4 each on a Tube ticket to take us another 3. Eventually we ended up at Piccadilly Circus and dinned at the ever popular TGI Fridays, we then walked ALL the way back as the Tube had shut rendering our return tickets useless.
Hair drying pads = A right pong
So the following morning we're all chuffed having successfully completed the hotel scam, when to our dismay there's police swarming all over the show near the car. Now this sounds ridiculous, but here's how the police put it to us: Tommy's car with our 4 bikes in it covered by a blanket is too obviously a bomb for comfort, so considering the Royal Marines were marching past in half an hour for some war veteran parade, the best option they (the police) had was to take the car to a compound where it was scheduled to be destroyed by controlled explosion!!!
Can't take no chances with the war on terrorism I suppose. War on terrorism, its like a joke saying to sum up the entire Bush administration, what a stupid braindead concept, as if they can eradicate terrorists. They're scare-mongering the entire western world and then fighting more people in attempts at retaliation, fighting which will only create more rage and anger, thus producing more terrorists. Its something they could never win- how much easier is it to commit an act of terrorism than it is to catch a terrorist in the act? I don't understand how so little concern is given to the terrorists motives. Surely if prevention is better than cure, to find out why these people hate you so much, then altering their perception of you has to be the best solution. Anyway that was my first experience with the 'War On Terrorism', as you can tell I'm an even bigger fan now.
And we thought the Police were joking till this tow truck arrived 10 minutes after we got there. The couple standing next to the truck were parked next to us and had already had there car towed, although I don't think their car looked enough like a bomb to be blown up.
This gentleman slipped by unnoticed during our interrogation. I ask, do they really have all the threats identified?
I've just had it pointed out to me that its 3 years ago to the minute that the first plane flew into the World Trade Centre. That seems crazy with me just writing all that terrorism stuff. Here Al-Quida suspect Tommy Gore destroys the little spine at the top of a bank obstacle, 360, ROM, Sunday.
What the photo doesn't show is that this is actually a Fufanu to Nosewheelie, damn thats hard!!! What a hero.
Spy shot of Gaz's Pancake Aerial.
Ride Caption - "Gaz Hunt obviously has these dialed, he can bust them anytime". I think thats what they write when they're given a name and a photo of someone they don't know.
Emotional Snake-run shot before park closure and the trek home.
posted by Sean @ 14:28
