[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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[chrisonabike]

Works with cars as well –

Works with cars as well – just disconnect one of the battery terminals.  Hey presto – save hundreds of pounds on filling your tank every week!

[TheBillder]

Thanks for taking me via the
Thanks for taking me via the Echo to Outbrain land, where I learnt that one can save a fortune on costly electricity simply by disconnecting the neutral cable. Leave the live in place just in case anyone tried to nick the appliance in question.

As side benefits, my toast is lovely and soft, my tea is cool enough to drink straightaway, and that annoying advert for snow leopards has stopped coming onto the telly every 12 minutes. Actually the telly isn’t working very well.

[David9694]

My guess is that the car was

My guess is that the car was also dashed: up against the bridge over this river carrying a parallel road over it, just a short distance away. 

[David9694]

You’ll be wanting the “A

You’ll be wanting the “A driver did Something Shitty Today” thread, now up to 10,000 posts since 2021. 

[chrisonabike]

“Good news boss – I found the

“Good news boss – I found the leak…”

[IanMSpencer]

Driver seems to be lifting
Driver seems to be lifting bonnet in an attempt to understand why the van has stalled.

(Seriously, why would you need to open the bonnet and is it wise with a live battery?)

[David9694]

Oh dear God…

Oh dear God…

Sainsbury’s shoppers not happy at 50p charge in petrol stations

Although the charge per minute, 10p, is still the same, it marks a 20p, or 66%, overall rise in the service with customers being forced to pay for two extra minutes

Sainsbury’s has upped the minimum cost of pumping up tyres at its supermarket petrol stations to 50p.

Although they aren’t the first to do this – ASDA, Tesco and Morrisons are already charging 50p for the service – loyal devotees to the ‘Sains’ brand have taken to social media to express their outrage at the new price hike.

Drivers who want to pump up their tyres will now be charged 50p for five minutes, with the service having previously costed [SIC] 30p for three minutes.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/uk-world-news/sainsburys-shoppers-not-happy-50p-7800016

[David9694]

I’ve seen road closure signs

I’ve seen road closure signs our for Remembrance Day in one nearby town.

To recap, RBL issued new guidance on parades.  Not sure what’s changed as regards the police.  What I am working towards here is “How cars stole the Remembrance Day Parade” 

A local authority led TTMO takes 12 weeks to do.  Having been involved in this in the past as a manager, I know people all quick to blame the council, so it was usually my team nudging the RBL people in the summer about getting things in place in good time for November. 

https://counties.britishlegion.org.uk/media/6540234/200821-remembrance-parades-policy-update-final.pdf

“A serious road accident at a 2018 parade focused attention on how serious the consequences of a road traffic accident can be for the victims and those close to them. In this case, the accident left a supporter with life changing injuries. The accident also drew attention to the burden of cost such an accident can have, with claims for damages often running into the tens of millions of pounds. In this case, the Legion has benefitted from the support of its insurers. However, those insurers have made it clear that the approach to TTMOs must be more formal and, in future, all branches must adhere to the policy.”

“TRBL and its volunteers must not engage in the deployment, management or removal of any TTMO. This includes, for example, placing barriers, directing traffic or driving vehicles that are involved in the TTMO.”

Remembrance Day Parade in Port Talbot will not be taking place this year after ‘shift in the stance of police forces towards security’

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/remembrance-day-parade-port-talbot-25402979

From the Clevedon article above: There has been no change to the advice this year. A Royal British Legionspokesperson said: “The Royal British Legion does not expect or allow its volunteers to organise remembrance parades and we regularly remind branches that local parades are organised by local councils who have the expertise and legal knowledge to deploy road closures and other safety measures.

“Local parades are civic functions that are attended and supported by the Royal British Legion, not RBL events supported by civic authorities.”

[brooksby]

Awavey wrote:

… the owner of a pub who bemoans people wont be able to drive to his pub ? 

Why would someone drive to the pub when they can’t drink alcohol (because they’re driving) and other venues tend to be cheaper for non-alcoholic drinks or for food…

[brooksby]

Drivers and their problems:

Drivers and their problems: Their apparent inability to understand that if the car in front of them has moved out to go around a huge flood, then that flood is unlikely to have dried up before they hit it at speed and wash a huge wave of road water over the cyclist passing by on the off-road cycle path 

[Awavey]

Lots of BMWs in this one

Lots of BMWs in this one 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmm7AfLMAqY

[wtjs]

then cheer yourself up with

then cheer yourself up with some more Rufford Ford action

Eventually, I had to tear myself away from the totalling of the Audi- sadly no BMW

[David9694]

Let’s pay a little visit to

Let’s pay a little visit to deepest Dorset, courtesy of Outdooractive, just to see how idiotic this is. 

[Awavey]

then cheer yourself up with

then cheer yourself up with some more Rufford Ford action 🙂

[wtjs]

Driver rescued by

Driver rescued by firefighters after car washed downstream

My hopes were dashed when the article and photograph did not reveal whether the incident had left the world a better place by removing an Audi or BMW from the roads

[Author]

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