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Dan_Enig

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Hello from yet another newbie
07. Nov 2007 at 18:34

I've lurked here for a while gathering on overseas view on my version of the Omega. I have a 2000 Cadillac Catera 3.0 L that has had some minor glitches here and there. So far, the forum has been helpful to me in figuring out some of these glitches. Since the Omega and the Catera are essentially the same I decided to join the forum. Although I live across the pond and am a native there, I used to reside in East Sheen in my youth.
Should anyone have any questions regarding American Law Enforcement or traffic laws, please feel free to ask. I have been a Police Officer for 30 years now (between military- 3 years and civilian- 27 years) and played in traffic for the majority of that time. I'll do my best to give you accurate information. Keep in mind though that traffic laws here vary slightly from state to state.
I just ask that you forgive my butchering of the English language. Once I returned to the states, the good teachers here managed to beat the civilized version of English out of me.

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Danny Omega Lord Offline BLACK 1.6 BORA SHAPED JETTA!! Posts: 7180 Wigan, Greater Manchester Gender: Drives: 99 1.6 bora, 53 2.6 MV6	Re: Hello from yet another newbie Reply #1 - 07. Nov 2007 at 18:42 welcome to england the food sucks but the forum's fantastic!!
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Reply #2 - 07. Nov 2007 at 18:49

Hi Dan

A warm welcome from one newbie to another. I only joined yesterday but am starting to feel at home already and getting suggestions about my first tech. prob. which should now be sorted by tomorrow.

Incidentally, our second son has lived in the US for about ten years, first in CA and now in NC. He sells Auto TV commercials to dealerships.

Best wishes, enjoy the forum and making new like-minded friends.

Grimble

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Dan_Enig

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Re: Hello from yet another newbie
Reply #3 - 07. Nov 2007 at 18:53

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welcome to england Cheesy

the food sucks but the forum's fantastic!! Thumbs Up!

Thank you for the welcome. Actually, I like the food. Grin

I lived there long enough to become aclimated and on my last trip there (last year) I was even old enough to hoist a few pints. Mind you, I did no driving. I have enough trouble keeping track of my side of the road here let alone trying to deal with the other side over there. As a pedestrian I could do a little pub crawling and all I had to remember was to look "both ways" before I even considered stepping into the street.

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Darth Loo-knee Court Jester Offline "If you only knew how much he likes Backsides!" Posts: 20248 Stoke-on-Trent Gender: Drives: An Omega in the Pipeline.....	Re: Hello from yet another newbie Reply #4 - 07. Nov 2007 at 18:55 Welcome to the forum mate
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Dan_Enig

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Re: Hello from yet another newbie
Reply #5 - 07. Nov 2007 at 18:58

Grimble wrote on 07. Nov 2007 at 18:49:

Hi Dan

A warm welcome from one newbie to another. I only joined yesterday but am starting to feel at home already and getting suggestions about my first tech. prob. which should now be sorted by tomorrow.

Incidentally, our second son has lived in the US for about ten years, first in CA and now in NC. He sells Auto TV commercials to dealerships.

Best wishes, enjoy the forum and making new like-minded friends.

Grimble

Hi Grimble. Thank you for the welcome. I live about 4 hours north of NC. Your son is in (my opinion) a much nicer place than CA. I was born in CA and lived there briefly as an adult but I grew up on the east coast (Maryland) and a little bit in the UK.
If your son is a scuba diver he will be in heaven there. NC has some of the best (best in my opinion) diving along the coast. Over 2,000 shipwrecks recorded there. Add to that, in rural and small town NC the people a a lot nicer than in CA.
Dan

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ffcgary1 Omega Baron Offline I really must get my eyes seen to. Posts: 2263 Mitcham,Surrey. Gender: Drives: 2.5 v6 tourer, 2000 4.0 straight 6 jeep cherokee lpg	Re: Hello from yet another newbie Reply #6 - 07. Nov 2007 at 19:05 Hi dan and a big welcome to the forum mate, i know east sheen well as it is just down the road from my work place in twickenham. hope you and yours are well and look forward to contributing to this forum when you can. Gary.
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Amigov6 Ex Member	Re: Hello from yet another newbie Reply #7 - 07. Nov 2007 at 19:06 Welcome aboard. We have a couple of uk serving officers on here so some different answers to the same question could prove interesting. Piccies of your car please?
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Dan_Enig

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Reply #8 - 07. Nov 2007 at 19:18

ffcgary1 wrote on 07. Nov 2007 at 19:05:

Hi dan and a big welcome to the forum mate, i know east sheen well as it is just down the road from my work place in twickenham. hope you and yours are well and look forward to contributing to this forum when you can. Thumbs Up!

Gary.

Hi Gary. My next trip back I'll have to look you up. Don't know yet when that will be. I was supposed to be last month but as always, things came up. My last trip back was long overdue. Sadly, my old school had burnt down and the new one was a dissapointment. Still, I got a good chance to see some of the old places I played. My next time there I will spend a couple of days in East Sheen instead of just a few short hours.

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Dan_Enig

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Reply #9 - 07. Nov 2007 at 19:20

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Welcome aboard. We have a couple of uk serving officers on here so some different answers to the same question could prove interesting. Piccies of your car please? Smiley

Thank you for the welcome. In a few days I'll post some pics of the car. My better half has it right now and won't be back till after dark. I've never taken any pics of it before so I'll have to wait for daylight and my next days off. I should have some by Monday and I'll post them then.

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Re: Hello from yet another newbie
Reply #12 - 07. Nov 2007 at 19:44

Dan_Enig wrote on 07. Nov 2007 at 19:20:

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Welcome aboard. We have a couple of uk serving officers on here so some different answers to the same question could prove interesting. Piccies of your car please? Smiley

Thank you for the welcome. In a few days I'll post some pics of the car. My better half has it right now and won't be back till after dark. I've never taken any pics of it before so I'll have to wait for daylight and my next days off. I should have some by Monday and I'll post them then.

you let your better half drive it?? Shocked

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Maria Omega Baron Offline I'm proud to be welsh :) Posts: 3790 Derbyshire Gender: Drives: Rover 114 SLi	Re: Hello from yet another newbie Reply #16 - 07. Nov 2007 at 21:18 Hello Dan..... welcome to the forum
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Dan_Enig

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Re: Hello from yet another newbie
Reply #19 - 08. Nov 2007 at 01:41

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Dan_Enig wrote on 07. Nov 2007 at 19:20:

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Welcome aboard. We have a couple of uk serving officers on here so some different answers to the same question could prove interesting. Piccies of your car please? Smiley

Thank you for the welcome. In a few days I'll post some pics of the car. My better half has it right now and won't be back till after dark. I've never taken any pics of it before so I'll have to wait for daylight and my next days off. I should have some by Monday and I'll post them then.

you let your better half drive it?? Shocked

Ah, well....you see I've been married now for 270 going on 280 years and I've learned a couple of things. 1: I'm always wrong even when I'm right and 2: If I don't let her drive it once in a while she can really make my life a living hell. Grin

Well, at least she doesn't get to drive the Chevy Impala. Now that one is more a thrill than the Catera. It has red and blue lights, siren and is a real blast to drive fast and be legal about it. Too bad it isn't as comfy as the Catera.

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bobdent Omega Lord Offline Drives better than an Omega Posts: 6705 A pub in Hertfordshire Gender: Drives: 2002 3.2 MV6 Irmscher Estate	Re: Hello from yet another newbie Reply #22 - 08. Nov 2007 at 10:08 Hi Dan and welcome to the forum. Good to see yet another new member from over the pond.
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Reply #23 - 08. Nov 2007 at 13:35

Dan_Enig wrote on 07. Nov 2007 at 18:58:

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If your son is a scuba diver he will be in heaven there. NC has some of the best (best in my opinion) diving along the coast. Over 2,000 shipwrecks recorded there. Add to that, in rural and small town NC the people a a lot nicer than in CA.

Hi again Dan

Just had a call from my son in NC as he was on his way to work in Charlotte and I mentioned your comments about diving.

He qualified as a scuba diver when he worked in Santa Barbara, CA and he is intending to check out some of the shallower wrecks off the NC coast. He lives a mile or so from Lake Norman where his wife's dad has a sail boat.

He agrees that the locals are much friendlier than in CA, San Francisco at least!

Anyhow, 'have a nice day' on the highway patrol Wink

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tomoco Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1294 leicester Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6 manual	Re: Hello from yet another newbie Reply #26 - 08. Nov 2007 at 19:44 Evening Officer . Hi Dan and a very warm welcome to the forum. not been here long myself but found it to be very helpful. you should sent in some pics of your Catera (we always like to see variants of what is basically the same motor. Regards Mark
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