[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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[HoarseMann]

Well, I’m on the driver’s

Well, I’m on the driver’s side this time. If he spent the 12 minutes trying to pay for parking before giving up and leaving, then he shouldn’t be fined.

It annoys me how it seems so easy to fine drivers for (not even) a minor parking offence, yet careless driving largely goes unpunished. 

[David9694]

Man vows to fight ‘grossly

Man vows to fight ‘grossly unfair’ Chester parking fine even if it means going to court

The grandad-of-four admits he’s worried ‘debt collectors will be banging at the door’ but refuses to pay out of principle

“You had to input your registration. I tried all that with no joy and gave up. I’m 67 and my eyesight isn’t great.”

https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/man-vows-fight-grossly-unfair-27545010

[David9694]

‘Cheeky’ Callington shoppers

‘Cheeky’ Callington shoppers ‘taking the mick’ amid town’s ‘frustrating’ parking problems

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cheeky-callington-shoppers-taking-mick-8693094

[David9694]

Schrodinger’s old banger –

Schrodinger’s old banger – simultaneously non-ULEZ compliant and worth £40k. 

[Hirsute]

“we’ve got to spend 40k on a
“we’ve got to spend 40k on a new car”

You can afford the tax then.

[David9694]

Tractors and three-wheel car

Tractors and three-wheel car cause standstill traffic in protests against this month’s ULEZ expansion

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/tractors-three-wheel-car-cause-8691572

[David9694]

Wiltshire Police family

Wiltshire Police family liaison officer on fatal crashes

A missive from the front-line of the daily death toll from cars 

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/23735522.wiltshire-police-family-liaison-officer-fatal-crashes/

A “seemingly minor mistake” led to someone dying. 

[David9694]

Hoping that we’ve now reached

Hoping that we’ve now reached peak silly season 2023:

Boy finds piece of chicken which looks just like the UK

Harry Hitcham, 16, was travelling with his dad and younger sister to Cornwall when he spotted the fillet in his Boneless Banquet meal

dad, Rob, 53, said Harry is “well proud of his UK chicken.”

https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/boy-finds-piece-chicken-looks-8691985

[TempleOrion]

No Bugattis this time? Damn,
No Bugattis this time? Damn, nearly got the full set…

[SaveTheWail]

‘The cars fined included a

‘The cars fined included a Mazda, a Honda, a Mercedes and a Porsche.’

https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/transport/porsche-among-cars-fined-for-illegal-parking-in-peak-district-as-number-of-drivers-slammed-for-breaching-highway-code-4259073

[David9694]

I have a mental file labelled

I have a mental file labelled “none of this will matter when…” for those bleaker moments about the future.  

A Short Analysis of Keith Douglas’s ‘Vergissmeinnicht’

see also

https://www.thepoetryhour.com/poems/going-going (1972)

“- But what do I feel now? Doubt?

Or age, simply?”

[David9694]

Angered Hertford residents

Angered Hertford residents slam footway works set to close street from vehicle access and ‘trapping disabled people’

Residents will be forced to move their vehicles 30 minutes before the works begin every day at 7.30am

https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/angered-hertford-residents-slam-footway-8681556

[David9694]

Clevedon : “We will fight

Clevedon : “We will fight tooth and nail for our seafront parking”

*Camper vans join in*

“Not like that!!”

Anger as tourists in campervans take over seafront parking spaces

Holidaymakers are taking advantage of a lack of parking restrictions on evenings and Sundays

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/anger-tourists-campervans-take-over-8684063

see also: I can’t remember what role Clevedon Town Council played in the seafront thing, but WTAF 

Somerset folk can’t access numerous public areas after insurers dump council

Access to allotments, tennis courts, and a park is now ‘strictly forbidden’ (situation resolved by Friday) 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/somerset-folk-cant-access-numerous-8678370

[David9694]

More unfortunate goings-on –

More unfortunate goings-on – comments on this story have it right.

Dad with heart condition ‘abandoned’ in pitch black car park

Darren Williams said he joined breakdown firm after his car broke down – but claimed they gave him wrong information about costs to get home leaving him stranded for hours in desolate country park

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dad-heart-condition-abandoned-pitch-8689965

[David9694]

“Late again, Smith, what’s

“Late again, Smith, what’s the excuse this time?”

Great pictures, but the story doesn’t quite add up for me.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-terrified-after-finding-killer-8687221

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