[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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[David9694]

Another report of “a

Another report of “a collision between a car and a bike” 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cyclist-taken-hospital-potentially-serious-29912466

[David9694]

Not sure if drivers have

Not sure if drivers have quite grasped how these “captive” policies (and the issue they’re designed to address) work:

Drivers urged to ‘boycott’ Trowbridge car park over new cameras

The clampdown on drivers leaving the vicinity of the car park while their vehicles remain has led to some people saying the area should be boycotted until the regulations are changed.

Others say that boycotting the car park will affect trade at nearby food and drink outlets, as well as the 83-bed Premier Inn and the ODEON cinema, who are then likely to complain about their trade being affected by a lack of customers.

https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24560794.drivers-urged-boycott-car-park-fines-leaving-site/

[NotNigel]

Someone’s been watching re

Someone’s been watching re-runs of Line Of Duty..

[David9694]

Tonbridge man who claimed

Tonbridge man who claimed someone had stolen his car after dog walker killed in hit-and-run is jailed

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/driver-claimed-car-was-stolen-after-dog-walker-killed-in-hit-312666/

A bit of a long read, but bloody hell. 

[Matthew Acton-Varian]

https://www.stourbridgenews

https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/24572191.two-injured-car-crash-quarry-bank-high-street/

The driver, a 52 year old woman, has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

[stonojnr]

Van mysteriously flips on it
Van mysteriously flips on it side, other cars were delayed https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24573224.delays-main-road-kesgrave-blocked-crash/

[hawkinspeter]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/gallery/audi-stranded-flood-water-under-9537534

Pass the wellies!

(That tunnel is prone to flooding – I often cycle through there)

There’s a good action photo of the drain being unblocked:

[Spangly Shiny]

It;s the “admitting to

It;s the “admitting to assaulting”, the “to” is redundant.

[Rendel Harris]

Pedestrians and their

Pedestrians and their problems… I dare say this is well known to many already but I haven’t come across it before, love it, especially “gave him a sound thrashing, using her fists in scientific fashion…”

[Rendel Harris]

Spangly Shiny wrote:

A woman has been arrested after admitting to assaulting two members of the public in Taunton.

What flavour of English is this?

Nowt wrong with that. One assumes you’re taking issue with the prepositional clause “in Taunton” being at the end of the sentence, rather than “A woman has been arrested in Taunton after admitting to assaulting two members of the public” or “A woman in Taunton has been arrested after admitting to assaulting two members of the public” but if she committed the assault in Taunton but was arrested elsewhere the order is quite in order.

[Spangly Shiny]

A woman has been arrested

A woman has been arrested after admitting to assaulting two members of the public in Taunton.

What flavour of English is this?

[David9694]

Woman viciously attacked in

Woman viciously attacked in her car after asking people to move out of the road

A 46-year-old woman admitted attacking the driver as well as another woman who was working in a nearby restaurant

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/woman-viciously-attacked-car-after-9527532

Police ‘not interested’ after cyclist “punched in face”

Mr Smith claims the investigation fell through after the lorry driver turned up for a voluntary interview “but no officers were available” to take a statement.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24558216.police-not-interested-cyclist-punched-face/

[David9694]

I’m grateful to Brian for his

I’m grateful to Brian for his comments on traffic to give me at least some legitimacy for including this story (sorry, not sorry). Rebecca hasn’t even got a hot tub.  “We were told” = “I heard what I wanted to hear”. 

Residents object to primary school plans over hot tub privacy fears

Would you want your hot tub overlooked by a school (WELL, WOULD YOU?)

Rebecca Peace claims that the design differs from what she was told when purchasing her property. She commented: “I was told when I came to view (as were other neighbours too) that the school would be in the left corner, NOT overlooking our ‘private’ gardens We were also told it would be one-storey.

“Myself and other neighbours have made preparations for hot tubs in our garden. Preparations that have already cost money.

“Having children overlook our garden whilst we are swanning round in the ‘privacy’ of our own land is far from wrong and a two-storey building obstruct the nice view completely goes against what I agreed to when buying this property.”

Brian Lewis added: “The only issue I foresee is the obvious parking issues during drop off and pick up times. What assurances can the residents have that this matter has or will be addressed?

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/residents-object-primary-school-plans-9515920

[David9694]

Cars ‘could queue in fields’

Cars ‘could queue in fields’ to avoid chaos on A20 and M20 if queues build at Port of Dover under EU Entry-Exit System

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/cars-could-queue-in-fields-to-avoid-chaos-on-kent-roads-312221/

Evolution Power reveals plans to build large solar panel farm on land near New Ash Green

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/covering-our-beautiful-countryside-with-solar-farms-is-not-312138/

funny how we can commandeer a field for Brexit parking, but can’t possibly have solar panels. 

[NotNigel]

lorry driver crashes his

lorry driver crashes his lorry whilst distracted by looking at his phone and nearly takes out bystanders.

I’d like to think his reaction at the end of the clip is him realising how close he was to killing someone but I imagine it’s more him realising he’s buggered for a job now…..well at least until his ban ends.
 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cy9e1pjyng8o

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