[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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[David9694]

Sand Land Rover stuck in the

Sand Land Rover stuck in the sand – jet ski on the trailer for the bonus. High tide at 18:30 today so would have been c17:30 Tuesday. 

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25248877.car-seen-stranded-boscombe-beach-tuesday-evening/

[chrisonabike]

Jogle wrote:

[quote=Jogle][b]Man, 80, gets stuck trying to drive down the Spanish Steps in Rome[/b] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/man-80-gets-struck-trying-drive-down-the-spanish-steps-in-rome%5B/quote%5D

I know they’re often older “in real life” but Tom Cruise can’t be, can he (other film stars are available)?

[BikingBud]

Jogle wrote:

[quote=Jogle][b]Man, 80, gets stuck trying to drive down the Spanish Steps in Rome[/b] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/man-80-gets-struck-trying-drive-down-the-spanish-steps-in-rome%5B/quote%5D

Given they harangue you for sitting on the steps and chatting, I trust they will drag him backwards over the wier on the Tiber and for a few laps around the Isola Tiberina.

[BikingBud]

Would that be the drivers

Would that be the drivers that are rushing to pick up thier lazy kids from school ?

Whereas Neil, being a health-focussed individual, is congratulating those that have decided to get to school by one of the most efficient methods.

Here’s to Neil

🤛🏻🙌🏻👊🏻

 

  

[brooksby]

Jogle wrote:

Jogle wrote:

[b]Man, 80, gets stuck trying to drive down the Spanish Steps in Rome[/b] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/man-80-gets-struck-trying-drive-down-the-spanish-steps-in-rome%5B/quote%5D

Best quote from that:

[quote=Grauniad]

Police say the man tested negative for alcohol but did not divulge whether or not he had been using a satnav

[brooksby]

Lollipop man told to stop

Lollipop man told to stop giving kids high-fives (BBC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w469ypxzxo

A lollipop man said he had been told he could no longer high-five children while they are crossing the road because it slows down traffic.

Neil Cotton, 57, has been working as a school crossing patrol officer in Howden, East Yorkshire for about two years.

In a social media post, he said he could not high-five the children anymore, because “it upsets some drivers having to wait another 10 seconds”.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it was vitally important children learned to cross the road safely, without any distractions.

[Jogle]

Man, 80, gets stuck trying to
[b]Man, 80, gets stuck trying to drive down the Spanish Steps in Rome[/b]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/man-80-gets-struck-trying-drive-down-the-spanish-steps-in-rome

[mdavidford]

More likely the problem was

More likely the problem was that he’d failed to avoid them.

 

[David9694]

Rendel Harris wrote:

Another story from the Sheffield outlet below that one was quite special: four pint drink driver claims he drove into the hedge outside his house because he was trying to avoid a badger. A six foot tall pink one, one imagines…

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/drink-driver-may-sell-house-10251312?int_source=nba

“His licence is his livelihood. He had three or four pints. He felt safe to drive.”

[Rendel Harris]

Another story from the

Another story from the Sheffield outlet below that one was quite special: four pint drink driver claims he drove into the hedge outside his house because he was trying to avoid a badger. A six foot tall pink one, one imagines…

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/drink-driver-may-sell-house-10251312?int_source=nba

[David9694]

Paid parking proposals at

Paid parking proposals at Worcester Woods met with disdain

Richard Udall, Worcestershire County Councillor for St Johns: “and the biggest damage would be people’s access to the environment”

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/25242043.paid-parking-proposals-worcester-woods-met-disdain/

[David9694]

essexian wrote:

David9694 wrote:

With just 1.5 tonnes of metal and an engine to protect them, this must have been a terrifying ordeal, well done the police etc. 

’15 cyclists surround vehicles’ on North Staffordshire road as police called in

Police have been alerted

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/15-cyclists-surround-vehicles-north-10267608?int_source=nba

Did you read the comments???? Nasty low life scum trying to be all hard. Now, if I had the day off, I could have great fun trolling them…. not that I suggest we do.

 

The reference to the Governor of Florida by one of them took me here:

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/desantis-florida-drivers-sometimes-have-right-to-hit-protestors/

Commenters have to take things to extremes of course so make whatever warped point this is, but rather than looking hard, it’s all a reminder of what 999-calling babies drivers are the moment the tables are turned. 

[essexian]

David9694 wrote:

With just 1.5 tonnes of metal and an engine to protect them, this must have been a terrifying ordeal, well done the police etc. 

’15 cyclists surround vehicles’ on North Staffordshire road as police called in

Police have been alerted

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/15-cyclists-surround-vehicles-north-10267608?int_source=nba

Did you read the comments???? Nasty low life scum trying to be all hard. Now, if I had the day off, I could have great fun trolling them…. not that I suggest we do.

 

[David9694]

Gah! It’s always that bit

Gah! It’s always that bit worse when it’s a spot you know.

Cyclist, 26, dies in crash with Range Rover in Ringwood

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/25240051.cyclist-26-dies-crash-range-rover-ringwood/

The New Forest is cleaved in two by the A31 with traffic including walkers and cyclists funnelled into just a few crossings.  This continues all the way eastwards, with a few underpasses and one other road crossing. 

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/25240051.cyclist-26-dies-crash-range-rover-ringwood/

Eastfield Road runs north-south on both sides of the A31, on the northern side Southampton Road forks in two to join the A31 in either direction – you’re mixing it with drivers who think they’re still on an exclusive slip road.  
 

The least worst crossing is the pedestrian bridge to the west, next along is a dual carriageway flyover roundabout combo, next along is some very windey narrow footpaths under the dual carriageway. 

[David9694]

With just 1.5 tonnes of metal

With just 1.5 tonnes of metal and an engine to protect them, this must have been a terrifying ordeal, well done the police etc. 

’15 cyclists surround vehicles’ on North Staffordshire road as police called in

Police have been alerted

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/15-cyclists-surround-vehicles-north-10267608?int_source=nba

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