This is Britain

LevitatingCactus · 2012-11-19T19:26:30+00:00

This nice old lady goes about her business in Kingston upon Thames, sw London. We see her in the morning at least once a week on the way to uni.

Also we have dubbed her Scooter Granny.

SuchStuffAsDreams · 2012-11-19T19:38:31+00:00

"...And in other news, the transport secretary announced the new replacement policy for the over 60's bus pass this week..."

looois9 · 2012-11-19T20:32:18+00:00

I once rode one of those scooters 23 miles to my friend's house when my car broke down. I regret nothing.

5nakedoc · 2012-11-19T18:48:41+00:00

Being English, I can confirm this is true.

JonasPolsky · 2012-11-19T21:41:40+00:00

This is madness!

PollyParrot · 2012-11-19T19:42:06+00:00

This is my hometown! And yep, not a rare thing to see around that area. Is Moses still around?

Xpectopatronum · 2012-11-19T20:16:39+00:00

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title	comnts	points	age	/r/
You can't be to old to have fun	5^coms	13^pts	2^mos	funny
Need For Speed: Pensioner Edition	6^coms	41^pts	2^mos	funny
Meanwhile in England...	0^coms	13^pts	11^mos	funny
The first WTF in a long time to make me smile.	104^coms	1242^pts	12^mos	WTF
The true meaning of "Fuck the police".	77^coms	785^pts	10^mos	funny
They see me rollin'	41^coms	911^pts	4^mos	funny

source: karmadecay

keithybabes · 2012-11-19T20:08:23+00:00

She was one of the Hell's Grannies until she lost her licence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIHF4rVTK4E

DomB26 · 2012-11-19T21:37:54+00:00

aaaagghhh, this is where i live, i see her on the way to school all the time, sooooo pissed i didnt think to put this on reddit :(

Thrashavich · 2012-11-19T19:53:24+00:00

Dashing! I see I'm not the only one who fancies a stroll on the ol' rootie tootie kick and scootie.

lifes_paragon · 2012-11-19T18:58:54+00:00

"Hi, I'm Gramdma Knoxville. Welcome to Jackass!" (Cue intro music)

igor_mortis · 2012-11-19T19:56:29+00:00

did that witch just land or is she about to take off?

th4tguy · 2012-11-19T20:05:46+00:00

Firstworld anarchist if ever I saw one

cyking · 2012-11-19T20:09:09+00:00

upcoming Benny Hill skit?

rcmeadows · 2012-11-19T20:09:55+00:00

She is having the time of her life!!

Bruuks · 2012-11-19T20:15:24+00:00

This is awesome. My inlaws just got back from a visit last week and were telling stories of this exact thing!

lopsideful · 2012-11-19T20:17:20+00:00

And not a single fuck was given that day.

who_stole_nerdsaurus · 2012-11-19T20:57:03+00:00

Or Germany! Saw this the other day here. SOURCE

GoGoGadge7 · 2012-11-19T20:57:30+00:00

Ramming Speed!

MNRB · 2012-11-19T21:00:35+00:00

I know her! Her name is Sandra!

energizerrabbit · 2012-11-19T21:05:08+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Ibe03IYZw

hashtotheman · 2012-11-19T21:31:45+00:00

my mum lives on a claremont road. not this one though.

icomein3d · 2012-11-19T21:45:39+00:00

Scooters need to make a comeback.

Damn_That_DJ · 2012-11-19T21:48:56+00:00

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/record-track-down-scooter-gran-1384832

Got one here in Scotland too! Is there something they know that we don't?

ThatGasolineSmell · 2012-11-19T21:58:32+00:00

Straight out of Monthy Python's Gangs of Old Ladies :)

fuckfacemcturd · 2012-11-19T22:02:06+00:00

"What's all this then?"

psilocyberspace · 2012-11-19T22:08:29+00:00

what happens when you never had a constitution

Volsunga · 2012-11-19T22:08:37+00:00

anarchy in the uk.

KiwiHyuga · 2012-11-19T22:10:14+00:00

Yeah, see Scooter Granny on the way to uni all the time.

dianthe · 2012-11-19T22:18:45+00:00

Oh wow I sure did not expect to see this on the front page of Reddit, before I moved last year I lived on Claremont Road (which is in Surbiton) and saw that old lady quite often!

back_at_ya · 2012-11-19T22:27:16+00:00

An old empire still riding out the times on the wheels of new ingenuity? Yeah that sounds about right.

Doctor_Qui · 2012-11-19T22:43:44+00:00

This seems like the type of thing reddit would photoshop using a cultural icon...maybe by putting a broom under her so is playing quidditch...or some such thing.

Nawt_Schur · 2012-11-19T22:48:55+00:00

Long live scooter granny!

Seriously all the power to her; she seems to be enjoying herself on that thing and she's on it every day?

Much better than rotting away in a home wouldn't you say?

I hope I can grow old like that; active, happy and not caring too much about how crazy and out of place I look doing whatever I'm doing then.

clumsyturtle · 2012-11-19T22:51:32+00:00

Ah the scooter granny of Kingston! I often see her weaving down the isles of the 99p shop.

ethan199 · 2012-11-19T22:54:17+00:00

Shit thats on my bus route

unicycle_inc · 2012-11-19T22:54:42+00:00

Holy shit it's Scooter Nanny! I used to live round the corner from where this was taken!

icalledshotgun · 2012-11-19T22:56:58+00:00

Get this revolutionary to r/firstworldanarchists

UK-Redditor · 2012-11-19T23:04:05+00:00

Mmm... Indeed.

Sonny_McClain89 · 2012-11-19T23:23:10+00:00

Mary Poppin. The later years.

AcidfartProductions · 2012-11-19T23:27:20+00:00

Fuck the cops, scooter in bike lane.

ksaj · 2012-11-19T23:31:13+00:00

It's funny, but she'll outlive everyone who laughs.

Youtenna · 2012-11-19T23:47:46+00:00

Very trendy.

TheNameILoved · 2012-11-20T00:15:37+00:00

Go granny, go granny, go granny go.

liveryowl · 2012-11-20T00:16:41+00:00

Her name Is Clair and she mount a scooter.

get it ? The streets name is Claremont.

berotti · 2012-11-20T01:06:17+00:00

I wish we had someone interesting in Claygate. Unfortunately we're all so keen on being the best village in the home counties that we pack off all the crazies to the Alps and shoot them in the head.

mandykg · 2012-11-20T01:15:18+00:00

I feel like this post has just united the people of Kingston on Reddit!

banteriffickiz · 2012-11-20T01:22:34+00:00

I will always remember the bearded lady in Guildford ! I used to go to college at ACM one day she came up to the mac Donald's and a small child tugged on her coat an asked if she was part wolf.

banteriffickiz · 2012-11-20T01:23:50+00:00

Also I went to uni in Bournemouth please tell me someone knows Gordon the tramp? ! Hero!

montse246 · 2012-11-20T01:25:10+00:00

Where else is the sky so gray?

BoDiddley42 · 2012-11-20T01:31:13+00:00

Mary Fucking Poppins on a scooter, and what?

HamHockShortDock · 2012-11-20T01:43:17+00:00

OH SHYT IS DAT A RAZOR?!??!!

MrPromaster · 2012-11-20T01:53:29+00:00

i..i live there!!!!

profiterickroles · 2012-11-20T02:08:28+00:00

THIS. IS. SPARTA!

letsgobruins · 2012-11-20T04:05:26+00:00

"Mind the scooterist" -- Hyacinth Bucket.

KingofIP · 2012-11-20T04:51:47+00:00

Rule, Brittania

tmbgfan1234 · 2012-11-20T05:26:27+00:00

Did anyone else read the title in Tom Baker's voice?

polardays · 2012-11-20T05:50:05+00:00

In Southend we just have Penny Picker Steve who runs round town with a bucket covered on brown tape, picking up pennies he finds in putting them in said bucket.

Other than that, we have Radio Roy who bursts into shops shouting at people to turn up the music. 'Turn it up darling, don't you know who I am- I'm Radio Roy'

Cadmium72 · 2012-11-19T15:53:25+00:00

"Weeeee!"

KingAlejandro · 2012-11-19T18:36:15+00:00

Ah yes, that's my grandma going out for some groceries. You should see her on her way back.

RatbikeJim · 2012-11-19T20:55:16+00:00

http://i.minus.com/iZbUvhs0Zbu24.gif

TheConstipatedSnake · 2012-11-19T21:37:13+00:00

At least in your country the crazies actually fit in the bike lane.

Prosopagnosiape · 2012-11-19T18:26:12+00:00

Might be my fault. Since my mum got me a scooter for getting too and from work at least one retired couple per day asks about the pros and cons.

treesatemypenis · 2012-11-19T18:53:34+00:00

They see me scootin'

bexachuu · 2012-11-19T19:31:56+00:00

Dude I used to live really near to here and saw this rad lady all the time. Weird seeing this on reddit now.

merhorse · 2012-11-19T19:50:52+00:00

Seems like Monty Python was right.

USCswimmer · 2012-11-19T19:52:36+00:00

Was I supposed to read this in Gerard Butler's Sparta voice?

kitty_rawr · 2012-11-19T20:50:29+00:00

People do that in New York

DaAvalon · 2012-11-19T21:32:56+00:00

Someone should edit this into a .gif with rain. Than this is Britain.

NateGSXR · 2012-11-19T22:31:49+00:00

This is the first thing that I thought of

Azibiz · 2012-11-20T00:12:18+00:00

My friend took that picture. I posted it 2 months ago :/

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/zcor9/popped_up_on_my_fb_feed_made_my_day/

lemoncholly · 2012-11-19T20:26:40+00:00

Shit, don't waste those. Britain only gets 5 interesting things per year.

DeanCatterson · 2012-11-19T19:57:37+00:00

Being English, where the hell is her horse-drawn carriage?

king_bozo · 2012-11-19T23:50:59+00:00

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