[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]

But my car-dependent business

But my car-dependent business. 

[David9694]

Swale Borough Council

Swale Borough Council considers premium car park charges at most popular sites in Faversham, Sittingbourne and Isle of Sheppey

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/faversham/news/concern-as-motorists-face-premium-parking-rates-across-borou-296178/
 

 

[brooksby]

hawkinspeter wrote:

I really think there needs to be some kind of ethics/empathy test for drivers.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/dog-put-down-after-being-8870500

Bristol Post wrote:

The police were called and officers were immediately dispatched. They attended the (car’s) registered address, his mother’s home within an hour. (the driver) was found there indulging in a cup of tea and having a haircut.

He refused to tell officers where (the dog) was and said he would get his own veterinary care for her. Given the urgency of the situation, he was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty.

In response, he said: “I don’t like this at all, I don’t like this at f**king all”. In custody, it was noted that his trainers were soaked in blood. He was described as rude and aggressive towards officers when they booked him in.

Sounds like there may also need to be a “Not a psychopath” test for farmers and dog-owners, too.

[Jogle]

Aberystwyth businesses revved
[b]Aberystwyth businesses revved up over parking charge plan[/b]

What surprises me most about this story is that there is still free parking on the seafront in Aberystwyth.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67273789

[belugabob]

chrisonatrike wrote:

chrisonatrike wrote:

Drivers contesting penalty charges win every time for over a year due to “staff shortage” in Greenwich:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67066744

I like the “I admit that I was doing the thing I shouldn’t have but I’m entirely not blaming myself because technicalities” stance of the writer.

So many people are interpreting this as “all parking/driving fines issued by council are bogus” – it’s quite sad, the way that people are developing such poor attitudes.

[David9694]

This will surely be in the

This will surely be in the nationals by morning if not already – animal cruelty on a staggering scale.

In fact so much so, I’m even wondering about this possible explanation – the dog was in the back of the car tied up; the boot lid, the catch being a bit crappy/ not closed properly opened and the dog got out. The man just doubled down / was on something, decided to be a massive arse about it in preference to saying he made a careless mistake and fatally injured his dog. Sort of like Spanish women ‘s football man – he could still be in his job if he’d just said, “I’m really sorry the passion of winning the trophy got the better of me” etc. 

[David9694]

Novel use for an Audi here

Novel use for an Audi here

[hawkinspeter]

I really think there needs to

I really think there needs to be some kind of ethics/empathy test for drivers.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/dog-put-down-after-being-8870500

[David9694]

maybe June here has heard

maybe June here has heard about cars?

Letter: Locals stay away from Bath due to ‘urban nightmare’ in city centre

A resident says locals are “forced to use the huge out of city supermarkets”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/letter-locals-stay-away-bath-8854732

[Jogle]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

not sure what this randomness is:

Those awful motorway bridge ridges that could damage my car are grinding my gears

Some aren’t as bad as others but the worst offenders must cause some damage to vehicles 

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/those-awful-motorway-bridge-ridges-27955799

Are they talking about the expansion joints? I’m sure Highways England could remove them, but I think it would lead to more expensive problems than wearing out shock absorbers

[David9694]

not sure what this randomness

not sure what this randomness is:

Those awful motorway bridge ridges that could damage my car are grinding my gears

Some aren’t as bad as others but the worst offenders must cause some damage to vehicles 

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/those-awful-motorway-bridge-ridges-27955799

[David9694]

Speak to Elon Musk, he has a

Speak to Elon Musk, he has a boring company 

edit: no, really

https://www.boringcompany.com/loop

Edit: Wild horses wouldn’t drag me to Las Vegas – I’ve heard of the Tesla tunnels project. So far, it looks to have delivered one mile of tunnel between the Las Vegas Convention Center and Resorts World (central hall, please don’t write in telling me that the western hall is across the road from Resorts World, I don’t want to hear it.)

This all seems like a massive amount of trouble to go to to operate an underground taxi service. 

Las Vegas is a fascinating Google Maps fly-through, looks like a computer has designed it – check out Suzy Nagle Avenue – a gated community the Google car could only gaze at from afar. 

[David9694]

Ugly, just plain ugly. 

Ugly, just plain ugly. 

Arrest made after parking signs in Ashdown Forest ‘destroyed’ and ‘damaged’

One man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage

https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/arrest-made-after-parking-signs-8856334

[David9694]

Did someone say large blind,

Did someone say large blind, elderly dog? There can only be one vehicle suitable!

Blind dog reunited with owner after 3 days missing

https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23884849.blind-dog-reunited-owner-3-days-missing-watch/

[SaveTheWail]

There’s so much wrong with

There’s so much wrong with this I don’t know which bit to quote.

‘He told the court that he had recently retired from delivery firm DHL but was applying for a job with the Royal Mail and that was dependent on the number of points on his licence.’  And so, in spite of being so utterly oblivious to what he’d done that he wouldn’t believe it without seeing the evidence, he is allowed to keep his licence and merely advised to bear in mind how many points are on it, the potential loss of his licence being the only thing that matters.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2023/10/28/truck-driver-hadnt-realised-hed-gone-over-level-crossing-while-barriers-were-being-lowered—court/

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