[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]

Bit of a long read, this but

Bit of a long read, this but it sounds like this mother has driven from Plymouth to Exeter with her baby and didn’t have anything for the little mite with her.

Police called to row at Exeter car boot sale

The organiser disputes the mum’s claims in the heated incident

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/police-called-row-exeter-car-9446057

[brooksby]

David9694 wrote:

Malicious notes left on car windscreens in Herefordshire

What is the law on leaving nasty notes?

Leaving aggressive notes on car windscreens can land you in hot water, with Dominic Wyatt, an expert from the International Drivers Association (the what-now?), warning last year that “leaving a hostile or abrasive note on a vehicle can now result in a fine in the UK. Civility and propriety should not be discarded when addressing parking concerns.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24477788.malicious-notes-left-car-windscreens-herefordshire/

In my experience, civility and propriety go out the window once someone sits in the driving seat of a car…

[brooksby]

David9694 wrote:

Residents beg council to remove e-scooter bays as trial ends

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24483851.residents-beg-council-remove-e-scooter-bays-trial-ends/

That driver does understand that you are not supposed to park across a dropped kerb providing access to what appears to be a small car park, yes?  Or is that to make a point because they can’t park in the bollarded off scooter space?

[David9694]

Malicious notes left on car

Malicious notes left on car windscreens in Herefordshire

What is the law on leaving nasty notes?

Leaving aggressive notes on car windscreens can land you in hot water, with Dominic Wyatt, an expert from the International Drivers Association (the what-now?), warning last year that “leaving a hostile or abrasive note on a vehicle can now result in a fine in the UK. Civility and propriety should not be discarded when addressing parking concerns.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24477788.malicious-notes-left-car-windscreens-herefordshire/

 

 

[David9694]

Residents beg council to

Residents beg council to remove e-scooter bays as trial ends

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24483851.residents-beg-council-remove-e-scooter-bays-trial-ends/

[David9694]

Car brains indeed 

Car brains indeed 

GW

Gwyndaffy1 DAY AGO

Don’t ban the cars, ban the tourists instead. 

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[hawkinspeter]

andystow wrote:

We actually have one in my city since a few years ago. Our stormwater tax applies to all properties, residential or business, and is based on the impermeable area which includes buildings and concrete or asphalt driveways. Mine amounts to a bit over $60 (£45) quarterly for about 22% of my ~12000 ft² / 0.25 acre / 1100 m² property being impermeable. You can get discounts if you add significant water retention features.

We have a “combined sewer overflow” problem where a few times a year during heavy rain, an untreated combination of storm water and sewage goes into the major river that flows through town. The federal government (EPA) fines the city for each event. The tax is intended to fund fixing the system so that this doesn’t happen any more, but I haven’t seen much progress yet.

Don’t get me started on water companies pumping sewage into our waterways!

[andystow]

hawkinspeter wrote:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/expensive-driveway-tax-could-introduced-9437985

Who wants a driveway tax?

We actually have one in my city since a few years ago. Our stormwater tax applies to all properties, residential or business, and is based on the impermeable area which includes buildings and concrete or asphalt driveways. Mine amounts to a bit over $60 (£45) quarterly for about 22% of my ~12000 ft² / 0.25 acre / 1100 m² property being impermeable. You can get discounts if you add significant water retention features.

We have a “combined sewer overflow” problem where a few times a year during heavy rain, an untreated combination of storm water and sewage goes into the major river that flows through town. The federal government (EPA) fines the city for each event. The tax is intended to fund fixing the system so that this doesn’t happen any more, but I haven’t seen much progress yet.

[brooksby]

Beautiful North Wales beach

Beautiful North Wales beach turned into ‘dual carriageway’ by reckless drivers

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/beautiful-north-wales-beach-turned-29621960

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think that meant people would be driving all over it, round children playing on the sands, and actually driving down to the sea to watch their children playing in the waves. We even had to get round a car that was attempting to do donuts in the sand. You find a nice spot to sit down with your family and build sandcastles, and within 10 minutes you are surrounded by cars!”

Carbrains, eh? 

[hawkinspeter]

mdavidford wrote:

BBC arranging crashes for TV:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lkylk3e0go

Reminds me of this old one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qir4EEpawE

[mdavidford]

BBC arranging crashes for TV:

BBC arranging crashes for TV:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lkylk3e0go

[hawkinspeter]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/expensive-driveway-tax-could-introduced-9437985

Who wants a driveway tax?

[David9694]

Motorhome caught out by high

Motorhome caught out by high tide in Burnham Overy Staithe

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24481061.motorhome-caught-high-tide-burnham-overy-staithe/

[David9694]

“The buses are terrible

“The buses are terrible around here” latest:

Stagecoach East announces timetable shake-up to combat ‘severe’ traffic issues

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/stagecoach-east-announces-timetable-shake-29624639

[David9694]

Oh, good. 

Oh, good. 

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