Three Men in a Float: Across England at 15 Mph

Dan Kieran

ISBN 10: 0719595010 / ISBN 13: 9780719595011

Editore: John Murray Press, United Kingdom, London, 2008

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After planning the entire trip on the back of a beer mat, buying a 1958 decommissioned milk float on eBay and charging its tired batteries, the team set off from Lowestoft to Land's End. On the way, they discovered that their float needed to charge for eight hours for every two hours it spent on the road. Relying on the milk of human kindness, they were at the mercy of strangers every night, sometimes even using other peoples cooker's just to keep the show on the road. En route, they were treated to tea and rock cakes by the Vice President of the WI, succeeded in blacking out a Cornish campsite whilst charging their float (now dubbed The Mighty One), stayed with the monks at Buckfast Abbey, where they undertook a vow of silence,and drove five hundred miles to Tintagel, the birthplace of King Arthur, only to find it had closed -- all in the name of discovering lost England. You may be thinking: why on earth don't these men drive a car like normal people? But this is no ordinary journey. This is an eccentric odyssey through the English countryside. Three Men in a Float is about all things English and the pleasure to be had if you are prepared to slow down, get out of your car and go off the beaten track. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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• Titolo: Three Men in a Float: Across England at 15 Mph
• Editore: John Murray Press, United Kingdom, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0719595010
• ISBN 13: 9780719595011
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Very Good
• Peso: 431 grammi

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Riassunto

With a top speed of 15 miles per hour and fuel efficiency of a penny a mile, a decommissioned milk float is the ideal vehicle for an epic journey between England's most easterly and westerly points. After planning the entire trip on the back of a beer mat, buying a 1958 decommissioned milk float on eBay, and charging its tired batteries, the team set off from Lowestoft to Lands End. On the way, they discovered that their float needs to charge for eight hours for every two hours it spends on the road. Relying on the milk of human kindness, they were at the mercy of strangers every night, sometimes even using other people's cookers just to keep the show on the road. En route, they were treated to tea and rock cakes by the Vice President of the Women's Institutes, succeeded in blacking out a Cornish campsite while charging their float (now dubbed The Mighty One), stayed with the monks at Buckfast Abbey where they undertook a vow of silence ,and, drove 500 miles to Tintagel, the birth place of King Arthur, only to find it had closed?all in the name of discovering lost England. You may be thinking: why on earth don't these men drive a car like normal people? But this is no ordinary journey. This is an eccentric odyssey through the English countryside. Three Men in a Float is about all things English and the pleasure to be had if you are prepared to slow down, get out of your car, and go off the beaten track.

Informazioni sull'autore

Dan Kieran is the editor of the Crap trilogy, including Crap Towns, and deputy editor of The Idler. Ian Vince is the author of Britain: What a State and The Myway Code.