[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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[wtjs]

I thought it was four black

I thought it was four black Audis working to keep a stereotype alive, but I see now that one is a black VW

Joy almost unconfined- the only bad part is that the sea didn’t sort the b******s out. Not as good as Rufford Ford where gratification is almost immediate.

[David9694]

Hundreds march across Tamar

Hundreds march across Tamar bridge from Cornwall to Plymouth in protest of toll charges

drivers and their problems – subsidise meeee

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-07-29/hundreds-march-across-tamar-bridge-to-protest-of-toll-charges

[andystow]

I thought it was four black

I thought it was four black Audis working to keep a stereotype alive, but I see now that one is a black VW.

“Hey guys, want to go to the beach? Why don’t the four of us all drive separately?”

[David9694]

It’s a silly season first as

It’s a silly season first as FOUR cars get stuck on beach

https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/gallery/its-silly-season-first-four-8650534

[andystow]

I hope the footage from this

I hope the footage from this police chase ends up on Street View!

[Jogle]

Bedford motorist with long
[b]Bedford motorist with long item poking out of car not ‘acceptable'[/b]

I’m not sure what the problem is, they didn’t actually kill anyone and, if they had, it would only have been cyclists and pedestrians.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66393971

[perce]

I did. Fireball XL5 and

I did. Fireball XL5 and Stingray. I always found Thunderbirds a little far fetched.

[David9694]

Like these,  perhaps – sounds

Like these,  perhaps – sounds like a real washout
Carnage as North Devon Show visitors stuck in car park following heavy rain

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/gallery/carnage-north-devon-show-visitors-8649504

The Showground at Umberleigh Barton Farm is a 50 acre site with car parking of 42 acres.
https://northdevonshow.com/about-the-show/

[David9694]

The Curse of the Were Rabbit 

The Curse of the Were Rabbit 

[IanMSpencer]

brooksby wrote:

brooksby wrote:

David9694 wrote:

… a garage, complete with turntable so the vehicle emerges going forward.  

Did somebody watch too much Gerry Anderson when they were young?

You are suggesting an impossibility.

[Hirsute]

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[Hirsute]

“Join us in exposing the

“Join us in exposing the madness of car-centrism by revealing the key design flaw of the iron cage. It is simple: Start crossing the road like this.”

https://twitter.com/M_WrenchGang/status/1685960197569748992

Video is great, but here’s a still for those without XXX

(series of people jumping over a hidden hazard leading to drivers getting out to look).

 

[quiff]

Jogle wrote:

[quote=Jogle]

The video is available here https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-08-02/moment-car-slides-down-verge-after-trying-to-undertake-bin-lorry%5B/quote%5D

Oh that is just glorious. Particularly as nothing seems to have been using the other lane.   

[brooksby]

I think it’s a pity the

I think it’s a pity the motorist didn’t have some sort of four wheel drive vehicle (supposedly) intended for off-road use…

[Jogle]

Rendel Harris wrote:

Rendel Harris wrote:

It’s a shame that that page doesn’t have the video and Waverley Council, which originally posted the video on Twitter, seems to have taken it down as well – legal reasons, perhaps? I caught it early this morning before it was taken down from Twitter, absolutely hilarious watching the bin man calmly watching the idiot slide down the bank with a “Oh look, there’s another one of them” expression.

The video is available here https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-08-02/moment-car-slides-down-verge-after-trying-to-undertake-bin-lorry

[Author]

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