[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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Man in latex gimp suit

Man in latex gimp suit terrified female drivers on pitch black country lane

Joshua Hunt wore a latex black gimp suit with mask which had eyes and mouth drawn on in UV paint

There came a disgruntled shuffle from Holme’s chair as he studied The Times, which Watson knew all too well could lead to their next case. He made his way over to enquire, “this, Watson, this” he exclaimed – Holmes slapped the article with his fingers and threw aside the open newspaper and now sat away facing the window.

Watson browsed the story, “this rather peculiar affair…something amiss here, Holmes?”

“Watson, fetch the Bradshaw, we must away for Weston super Mare. This man is innocent and I shall prove it! ” 

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/man-latex-gimp-suit-terrified-8864294

EDIT: As the London train pulled out of Weston Super Mare station, Holmes settled back and began filling his pipe. He struck a match and the bowl began to draw. “But Holmes,” began Watson earnestly from the opposite seat, “how did you know that the drivers were mistaken?”.

“Watson, I despair of you some times.” He rested the pipe on the little table by the compartment window. “A dark country lane, a man dressed head to toe in black?”

Watson looked none the wiser: he was about to speak, but Holmes stopped him, “there is no possibility of a driver being able to see any anyone wearing black in full daylight, never mind about darkness.  The newspaper account alone convinced me of that.”

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people need to speak up about

people need to speak up about traffic misery

Busy Southend road ‘needs’ speed cameras after ‘string of crashes’

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/busy-southend-road-needs-speed-8864275

Concerns over speeding along Radipole Lane in Weymouth

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23873833.weymouth-concerns-raised-speeding-along-radipole-lane/

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Nothing to do with do with

Nothing to do with do with roads, or driving just inspired by the turn of the Manufactured Rage calendar and nothing to do with cycling either. Please enjoy: 

What’s next, cancelling Santa?’ – BBC antiques expert fumes as museum drops ‘Christmas’ from market

But David, who has appeared on Antiques Roadshow, Flog It! and Bargain Hunt, said: “This is the closest we have got to a Cromwellian society. What will they ban next year? Santa? Reindeers? Christmas hats as it’s offensive?

“My business is antiques and history, that’s how I make my living. History and tradition, they are inextricably linked, anything that erodes our traditions I am opposed to.”

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/whats-next-cancelling-santa-bbc-27985505#

Gloucestershire chiefs blasted for ‘lack of respect’ of military after no-show on Armed Forces Day

None of the Forest of Dean District Council’s Green Party leadership attended the annual event in late June which commemorates the service of the British Armed Forces

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/gloucestershire-chiefs-blasted-lack-respect-8860012

(context: the Green Party hold 15 of 38 seats)

Customers ‘absolutely gutted’ as ‘fantastic’ Herne Bay shop to close

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/customers-absolutely-gutted-as-fantastic-shop-to-close-295945/

[David9694]

Drivers weirdly quiet on this

Drivers weirdly quiet on this, esp given all the goings on with the Golden Mile down in Torbay:

It’s the dawn of an exciting new era for ailing Devon town

It is promised that by this time next year the Strand will be a wide pedestrian boulevard, with buses banished and traffic squeezed into a single carriageway

https://www.devonlive.com/news/news-opinion/its-finally-start-exciting-new-8852914

[ktache]

Residents vote for parking

Residents vote for parking chaos and are shocked (shocked I tell you) to find parking chaos.

The video didn’t look that bad, there were spaces. Random ice cream van…

[SecretSam]

“boar” ???
“boar” ???

[SecretSam]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Another “welcome to our world” to drivers from cyclists, difference here being that they seem to have made an arrest in relation to the theft of one crappy old Volvo. 

Police constable Kate Schofield, of the Dorset Rural Crime Team, said: “This has been a particularly distressing and inconvenient time for the victim, who has lost the use of their day-to-day vehicle.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23862687.police-appeal-volvo-stolen-wimborne-high-street-car-park/

They should arrest the owner for having such a turdmobile

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Ambulance stuck in ‘absolute

Ambulance stuck in ‘absolute carnage’ as drivers avoid A28 Wincheap road closure in Canterbury

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/ambulance-stuck-in-absolute-carnage-as-drivers-avoid-road-295870/

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Man scrapped neighbour’s

Man scrapped neighbour’s Volkswagen camper for £200 without them knowing

David Fearon says he thought the vehicle was abandoned

In interview he told police that the VW had been at the end of his garden for 18 months and he thought it was abandoned. He admitted that he didn’t do proper checks before agreeing the sale.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-scrapped-neighbours-volkswagen-camper-8863474

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The nightmare Exeter street

The nightmare Exeter street plagued by daily car parking chaos

Residents are pleading for solutions to stop the daily “pandemonium” in their street

But the most recent issues stem from the introduction of residents parking permits in neighbouring Pennsylvania and Rosebarn Lane about five years ago. Residents here voted against being part of it. Nobody wanted to be told by the council where they could park or be charged for the privilege. 

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/nightmare-exeter-street-plagued-daily-8855312

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Wind farm off Devon coast

Wind farm off Devon coast could ‘risk children’s safety’

Fears raised over impact of project on Saunton Sands – one of the south west’s most popular beaches

Saunton Sands is one of the south west’s most popular beaches, claiming some of the country’s best surf, but residents and business owners spoke of the impact that closing 40 per cent of the beach car park for cabling work for a year or more would have on tourism, Braunton’s main industry.

Braunton relies on its bucket and spade holidays. If people can’t get in the car park, they can’t use the beach and we will lose our tourists.” She said “daily snarl ups” hampered the village and that situation would get worse if the application went ahead. Teachers and parents said narrow pavements, pushchairs and children and HGV vehicles did not mix and there was a real safety risk.

“You can barely get a car through at 10mph at 9am, 3pm and 4pm when everyone is milling around Caen Street and the supermarket,” said one teacher. Just imagine how horrendous it is going to be with all the extra traffic and pollution.”

Mr Woods said the cables could avoid the land and go directly where they needed to go, under the sea, to East Yelland.

“If you draw a straight line and boar underneath the sediment…forget the sand, go deeper and once you go below the seabed you are clear of everything. Speak to Elon Musk, he has a boring company that has just dug a tunnel under Las Vegas. Get a quote from him and put the cable under the sea directly where it needs to go. You will not need mitigation, we won’t even know it is going on.”

Chair of the parish council Cllr Marguerite Shapland said if the proposal did go ahead the council would not be powerless but would be “kicking up a stink” because “that is what we do” if things were not being done the way they should be done.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/wind-farm-devon-coast-risk-8860854

[chrisonabike]

polainm wrote:

Half a mile is about 800m, which can be walked in well under 15minutes. #carbound

Walk?!  Can’t be expected to walk that distance when they’ve been institutionalised to spending their time sat down to travel.  Some of them might be older people!  Clearly you can’t travel half a mile sat down, nor carry groceries back again without a car…

[David9694]

Only half a mile as the crow

Only half a mile as the crow flies 

[brooksby]

David9694 wrote:

Eastchurch chalet owners on Sheppey face gridlock due to SGN gas works in Warden Road

“My friend was stuck in the queue for a little less than an hour and a half just to travel 0.5 miles down the road”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/my-half-mile-journey-took-90-minutes-country-lane-diversi-295820/

So they are complaining that it’s taking them ninety minutes to drive half a mile, but still haven’t wondered whether driving is the best choice in those circumstances…?

[brooksby]

Cugel wrote:

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Do you have some sort of AI filter to translate normal English into something out of Finnegans Wake? 😉

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