[David9694]

A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don’t quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes. 

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[Steve K]

andystow wrote:

As a MINI enthusiast, thanks, I hate it.

If you are a proper Mini enthusiast, you’d hate it even if it had normal wheels. 

[andystow]

Hirsute wrote:

Please tell me this is digitally altered

As a MINI enthusiast, thanks, I hate it.

[Hirsute]

” There once was a driver

” There once was a driver named Sue,

Who texted while passing through.

She crashed into a tree,

Said, “I couldn’t foresee!”

Now her @Wankpanzer is split right in two.  “
 

* apparently fell off a car carrier though

[Hirsute]

“The driver of this

“The driver of this #LandRover decided to ignore the road closure barriers on a flooded road, thinking their vehicle could swim. The vehicle proved otherwise. Remember – the barriers and closures are there for a reason. Driver reported. #SafetyFirst” @MerPolTraffic

[Hirsute]

Please tell me this is

Please tell me this is digitally altered

 

[Steve K]

Hirsute wrote:

A court has heard how a drink driver would be unable to cope without a driving licence because she lives in a city “dominated by men” who “are not all very good boys”.

“There are 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers in that town and they are not all very good boys – it’s very brave of her.

“It’s powerful mitigation – it’s compelling mitigation.”

But not that compelling

“Magistrates were not convinced by the Mr Clarke’s defence, however, and banned Raczynska, of Maldon Road, Colchester, from driving for 23 months. “

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24618267.colchester-drink-driver-isolated-without-car-court-told/

I know grief does strange things, but driving drunk is a bizarre reaction to your brother dying in a traffic incident.

[Hirsute]

A court has heard how a drink

A court has heard how a drink driver would be unable to cope without a driving licence because she lives in a city “dominated by men” who “are not all very good boys”.

“There are 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers in that town and they are not all very good boys – it’s very brave of her.

“It’s powerful mitigation – it’s compelling mitigation.”

But not that compelling

“Magistrates were not convinced by the Mr Clarke’s defence, however, and banned Raczynska, of Maldon Road, Colchester, from driving for 23 months. “

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24618267.colchester-drink-driver-isolated-without-car-court-told/

[David9694]

One for you, Sir David

One for you, Sir David Attenborough – it’s funny how when trees matter and when they don’t. 

Felling of trees at C13 Dinah’s Hollow, Melbury Abbas

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24620478.felling-trees-c13-dinahs-hollow-melbury-abbas/

see also: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/savemelburyabbas/

[David9694]

Dramatic footage of M5

Dramatic footage of M5 trailer crash which sent fridges ?  flying

It jack-knifed and the driver lost control

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/motoring/dramatic-footage-m5-trailer-crash-9595719

[David9694]

Here’s a likely candidate for

Here’s a likely candidate for the gateway in the article picture, and level with the car there’s a rather stubby (one metre) depth marker on the right. We’re on the approach to Whitford bridge, looking away from Whitford.  

[David9694]

Drivers, huh? you wonder how

Devon flood terror as driver ‘up to his neck’ in water

A ‘massive current’ engulfed a road

Drivers, huh? you wonder how thick some of them are to pitch into a flood and in this account, barely a word of gratitude to a doubtless overstretched fire & rescue service risking their own lives to save her.

It was quite the rise on the River Axe (the link takes you to the current graph) , but someone should have put a sign up, of course. A quick Google News search indicates this sort of thing has been happening 2 or 3 times a year lately.  

On the map, Axminster with its carpet factory is top-right. See if you can spot another rustic lane name nearer to Whitford.  

Unfortunately, both the roads into Whitford (from the east and the north) are called Whitford Road. I couldn’t  see anything directly relevant on One.net roadworks-wise, although there’s a major (night-time) closure of the A35. The 885 bus (pretty decent weekday service) opts for the route via Musbury and the fire service quote mentions it so I’m guessing that’s it. 

I know what horsey people can be like, but if you end up in hospital / incapacitated by taking silly risks, you won’t be able to help them for the duration.  Unless you’ve left them directly in the path of the flood, they won’t die just because you miss a visit.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-flood-terror-driver-up-9592868?int_source=nba

https://bustimes.org/services/885-beer-seaton-colyton-axminster

https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/3238

[Hirsute]

A woman who was stopped by

A woman who was stopped by officers after overtaking a police car has been convicted of drink driving. Baker “passed a police vehicle at speed, was braking heavily, and was taking corners really wide”.

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24606318.harwich-drink-driver-caught-overtaking-police-car/

Not heard of a vauxhall adam before – I assumed the normal typos.

[Hirsute]

Not my fault I ran you over –
Not my fault I ran you over – how do you expect me to see anything in front of my car ?

[David9694]

One more wasted green space

One more wasted green space will fix it. 

[David9694]

Tractor striking barrier

Tractor striking barrier sparked emergency response

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24610875.tractor-striking-barrier-sparked-emergency-response/

and 

Disruption after ‘all lines blocked’ on railway

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24610378.disruption-all-lines-blocked-railway/

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