Just seen the great Obama cavalcade whizzing down Whitehall to Downing Street. Even got a couple of nods from the passing policemen! Enough armanents there to wipe out Zimbabwe… Smooth operation, did not affect the traffic much (if you were on a bike… 
). So, that is a different start to my day!
HA, you think its that smooth!? He was visiting some American Schools in London yesterday and the Security guys wanted 3 cars removed from a residents parking area that belonged to the residents in the flats opposite. They were parked legally but the yank security lot wanted the cars removed to a pound for safety reasons.
Why should the residents pay to get their cars out of a pound when they were parked legally? And if the MET decided not to charge them, they’d be out of pocket by a minimum of £150 per car.
If it was my car that was removed I’d be expecting the US to pay the charges and compensate me for the hassle! 
Imagine that…taking the USA to court for compensation! :w00t:
Do the yanks think they own the world or something? Oh yeah, they do. ;)
I saw it leaving the ambassador’s house, I timed it to watch it though, as a bit of a saddo! Was pretty cool to see it though, I remember seeing Clinton’s in DC when i was there a few years ago!
The security levels are immense, but then again, he is a huge target isnt he?
I guard my lunch with the same level of security. 
I had a run in with the Secret Service guys at Belfast International about 6 years or so back. President Bush was flying in, and about 200 Secret Service Agents descended on the place to secure it before his landing.
So, I’m parked out the front of the main terminal, in the car parking area, in civvies, in a civilianised military car, armed to the teeth, with my mate in the passenger seat.
Some jumped up little **** of a woman in a black suit comes over and says “Get the car out of here, you’re not allowed to park here!” So, not wanting to wind them up (there were lots of them!) we told her “It’s ok, we’re British Armed Forces. We’re armed and on a job!” and showed her some ID.
She say’s “I said move the f*ing car!" To which we replied "You’re not in America now petal, so F*** O!” and wound up the window… 
:w00t:
She was actually screaming at us to get out of the car, but we couldn’t move for laughing!
F***ing Septics! :hehe:
hahahaha, i love your wee tales and stories from my homeland:D
I had my very own airshow at about 7 o’clock this morning:w00t:
Must have been about a dozen military helecoptors flying in formation going north , following the River Lea. No doubt picking up a few more Secret Servicemen in case they run out of them;)
Quite an impressive sight I must say:cool: