[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]

Poole Park: protest held over

Poole Park: protest held over trial closure of entrance

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24063595.poole-park-protest-held-trial-closure-entrance/

Drivers : let’s stand up and be counted

Also drivers:

[David9694]

Joey Barton slammed by ITV

Joey Barton slammed by ITV after comparing Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward to serial killers

he sounds nice, as does the whole of kickball 

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/joey-barton-slammed-itv-after-9017720

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/18/sexism-is-on-the-rise-in-football-here-is-what-needs-to-change

[David9694]

anyone one know anything

anyone one know anything about this utopian image? New York, maybe Heath Robinson? 
 

https://www.soane.org/

[David9694]

Ah, there goes a Nissan, I

Ah, there goes a Nissan, I feel much safer now – oh and an Audi, yes my confidence is restored. 

[giff77]

The other night I observed

The other night I observed the PSNI standing over some lassie while she scrubbed her rear plate and lights clean. With what I’m unaware but am sure that being stopped in the middle of rush hour with and effectively closing one lane down to clean one’s car with everyone watching may have been more effective than a ticket. 

[andystow]

stonojnr wrote:

stonojnr wrote:

What ever happened to those front windscreens with heating elements, Ford patented it iirc which is why it never went mass market.

People in the US didn’t like them because they blocked their radar detectors.

[Hirsute]

Driver hits snow plough

Driver hits snow plough

Also real horse power later in the clip

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68024242

[stonojnr]

If youve got 10-15mins to
If youve got 10-15mins to waste sure do it that way, or just get an ice scraper.

What ever happened to those front windscreens with heating elements, Ford patented it iirc which is why it never went mass market.

[wtjs]

for real? Is this who we are

for real? Is this who we are now? 

No, it’s who they are now: very stupid

[David9694]

for real? Is this who we are

for real? Is this who we are now? 

‘Magic’ button that defrosts car windscreen in seconds leaves drivers stunned

It can be frustrating waiting around for your car to defrost in the morning

The experts say you can clear ice cover by simply activating your car windscreen fan. This will heat up the glass from the inside and therefore help to melt the frost away.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/uk-world-news/magic-button-defrosts-car-windscreen-9044877

[pockstone]

I do feel his pain. Sandwich
I do feel his pain. Sandwich from the canteen v home cooked Bolognese lunch…no contest, although I suspect his canteen sandwich v my canteen sandwich would be an equally unfair match. A friend spent Xmas in Bologna and her hosts cooked absolutely everything from scratch, not much got bought in except fresh meat, fresh veg, fresh dairy, oil and flour; and all that produced from within a few miles of home. Anyway, my Rustler’s burger just pinged in the microwave…must go!

[hawkinspeter]

brooksby wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

I think we need to start exporting Cornish pasties and a pint of wine in a British version of a Bento box.

I didn’t read this properly.  I thought you were talking about that article about dabbawalas – https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2014/jan/04/mumbai-dabbawallas-tradition-innovation-india

(Can’t remember where I read an article about this in the last day or so, and was sure it was in the Grauniad).

I remember reading about that – it’s an incredible feat of logistics. Also, I’d love to have a lunch-time tiffin delivery service, but not so keen on paying takeaway prices for it. (That’s made me hungry for a lentil dahl now)

[David9694]

Keyless Toyota car stolen

Keyless Toyota car stolen from Howard Road, Dartford, by ‘headlight hackers’

welcome to cyclists’ world, drivers 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/headlight-hackers-who-stole-keyless-toyota-leave-carer-fee-300346/

[David9694]

Driver’s parking fine victory

Driver’s parking fine victory after RingGo parking app confused Medway Council car parks in Rhode Street and James Street, Chatham

or “Driver allowed to blame sat-nav for his error”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/parking-fine-victory-after-payment-app-picked-wrong-car-par-300316/

[Rendel Harris]

To be fair lunch in general,

To be fair lunch in general, and particularly going home to have it with your family, is a much more important cultural thing in Italy: around 75% of people have lunch at home and many consider lunch, rather than dinner, the big meal of the day. Lunch breaks tend to be longer – up to two hours – and most Italian schools end the day at 13.00–13.30 so children are home for family lunch as well. So while the concept of complaining about having to stay at work and have a sandwich for lunch is pretty risible in UK culture it would represent a major lifestyle change for many Italians.

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