Wednesday, 4 December 2013

The Belgian invasion of Yorkshire?

Postings have been a bit thin recently as we've had a few days away in the Lake District.  Mostly much-needed 'down time'.
Anyway, back to the (slightly alarmist) subject of this post.  One day last week I was driving through Hull on my way to meet a client when I became aware that the other lane of the road contained a convoy of military vehicles.  Nothing rare in that, but I didn't immediately recognise the trucks as being in British use.  They turned out to be Unimogs (and a lone Iveco LMV)
A Belgian Army Unimog on a camping holiday.  Not in Hull.
As I began to pass the convoy I noticed that the number plates sported small Belgian flags.  There were about 30 vehicles in all.
An alternative to my invasion theory is that they had been on an exercise at a Ministry of Defence establishment - probably the Driver training school at Leconfield in East Yorkshire.
So, exercise or invasion - what do you think?
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15 comments:

  1. DaveD4 December 2013 at 19:19

    Maybe turned the wrong way at Zeebrugge,,,

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  2. Funny Little Wars - Garden Campaigns4 December 2013 at 20:38

    Three cheers for Belgium - some continental style in Yorkshire - how bizarre!

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  3. Wg Cdr Luddite4 December 2013 at 23:21

    Invasion. Our clever Government has designated Hull as 'city of culture'and the Belgies have duly invaded to claim it as their own.

    In the ensuing negotiations at the UN we will conceed sovereignty of Hull in exchange for a 51% stake in Belgium's trappist breweries.

    Result! We got rid of Hull without bloodshed.

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  4. Birdy5 December 2013 at 03:36

    Invasion definitly!

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  5. JLee1185 December 2013 at 05:48

    Start mobilizing the TA battalions.

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  6. Tim Gow5 December 2013 at 08:06

    Dave Docherty
    A simple navigational error eh? Typical Belgian trick...

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  7. Tim Gow5 December 2013 at 08:06

    Funny Little Wars
    So - a Fifth Columnist!

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  8. Tim Gow5 December 2013 at 08:07

    Wg Cdr Luddite
    It's a crazy plan - but it might just work....

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  9. Tim Gow5 December 2013 at 08:08

    Harrys Wargaming Blog
    That's certainly the way all the evidence points.

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  10. Tim Gow5 December 2013 at 08:08

    JLee118
    Your call-up papers are in the post...

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  11. Paul Foster5 December 2013 at 09:30

    Forget the invasion theories chaps.

    What really impresses me is the showroom condition of the Mog and the rather dodgy tent peg hammering skills!

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  12. Tim Gow5 December 2013 at 09:34

    Paul Foster
    So while the rest of us are worrying about an invasion your contribution is camping hints? Most useful!

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  13. Don M5 December 2013 at 11:18

    The question is if Belgium invades who would notice? ;-)

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  14. Tim Gow5 December 2013 at 11:37

    Don M
    You could be right - there's been nothing in the newspapers.

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  15. tradgardmastare5 December 2013 at 18:51

    Poirot will find the answer...

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