[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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[brooksby]

Independent.ie wrote:

The tractor was doing 30kph and wouldn’t pull over, even with 30 cars stuck behind. And when I tried to pass it, an oncoming car forced me to brake suddenly…

Hmm – at least one somebody really wasn’t paying attention, were they…?

[David9694]

Is it “you need to claim

Is it “you need to claim against the driver who rear ended you”?

I guess the question arises either because they’ve vanished or they’re a relative.

[brooksby]

David9694 wrote:

ULEZ: Party of law and order latest: 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/29/tories-accused-hypocrisy-ulez-row-call-extend-congestion-charge

The Grauinad wrote:

Ministers have been accused of hypocrisy in claiming Sadiq Khan expanded London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to raise revenue after it emerged the Department for Transport urged the mayor to extend the city’s congestion charge for the same reason.

[David9694]

ULEZ: Party of law and order

ULEZ: Party of law and order latest: 

According to the Daily Mail, he (Iain Duncan-Smith, former party leader) said: “A lot of people in my constituency have been cementing up the cameras or putting plastic bags over them. 

“I am happy for them to do it because they are facing an imposition that no-one wants, and they have been lied to about it. 

“The actions you are seeing show how angry people are at what is being imposed on therm. Sadiq Khan has gerrymandered all the information – people have had enough.”

Desperate stuff.

(Sky News) 

[David9694]

Paignton’s multi-coloured

Paignton’s multi-coloured Golden Mile leaves traders seeing red 

You’re trying to please these people why – update

I imagine the Betty Boop figurines and cap guns would fly off the shelves at one time – people would pull up outside, the kids would be given a £1 to spend, “bang! you’re dead, Grandpa” happy days.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/paigntons-multi-coloured-golden-mile-8711913

 

[David9694]

More slamming: West Country

More slamming: West Country beach town slammed for ‘no parking’ and ‘too many people’

Writing the review on TripAdvisor, user Ashropshiregal said: “Absolutely nowhere to park , traffic warden giving out tickets to cars in car parks who made their own spaces . People everywhere couldn’t drive though.”

It all got too much for her and she went back to her digs.

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/west-country-beach-town-slammed-8710591

[SaveTheWail]

The rest of the article is

The rest of the article is behind a paywall, but I think I can guess the answer to this:

https://www.independent.ie/farming/legal-advice/i-tried-to-overtake-a-slow-moving-tractor-and-i-got-rear-ended-by-the-car-behind-me-can-i-sue-the-tractor-driver/a138623252.html

[NOtotheEU]

David9694 wrote:

The apparent drive everywhere > get fatter > get a bigger car > rinse and repeat cycle must deserve study.  

If they ever study cycle everywhere > get fatter > buy stronger bike I’ll volunteer as a test subject. I’ve no idea what I’m doing wrong, in fact as soon as I finish this doughnut I’m going to Google it.

[David9694]

The apparent drive everywhere

The apparent drive everywhere > get fatter > get a bigger car > rinse and repeat cycle must deserve study.  

 

[chrisonabike]

“Did you go to your ten year

“Did you go to your ten year high school reunion?”

“Yes, I did. It was just as though everyone had swelled.”

[ktache]

Far too powerful for the ejit

Far too powerful for the ejit driver…

[stonojnr]

Impressive isn’t it, looks
Impressive isn’t it, looks just like classic RWD oversteer, so not sure why they think the car was the problem.

[stonojnr]

That’s the countryman though
That’s the countryman though its basically a range rover

[David9694]

Or just compare a car with

Or just compare a car with itself over time – weight and length of the Mini up by 120% 

[peted76]

brooksby wrote:

This image turned up on my wife’s FB over the weekend:

 

That is a fun website! – https://www.carsized.com/

Comparing a ‘normal’ family car in 2022 to the classic WankPanzer.

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