[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]

I wish more clinicians would

I wish more clinicians would be vocal about the effects of air pollution, although this intervention mis-fires as it’s all about buses and idling traffic, and then there’s the comments completing the wall of denial and distraction.  

Calls to cut air pollution along Lewes Road

Dr Leddy, a neurology registrar at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, told councillors that she saw people with dementia, stroke and conditions affecting their brain and nervous system every day.

She said that, in 2020, the medical journal The Lancet included air pollution as a risk factor for dementia and, in 2024, it said that addressing the risk could prevent half of dementia cases.

By 2040, 1.7 million people in England and Wales are expected to be living with dementia.

Dr Leddy said: “It is a devastating illness for individuals and families. Any measures that can be taken to prevent this condition make sense on an economic, medical and personal level.”

https://www.theargus.co.uk/comments/25719282/

[Mr Blackbird]

Strange that the media uses
Strange that the media uses toned down adjectives like messy, chequered etc when a fairly plain “shite” or “wank” will convey the message much more effectively.

[David9694]

The headline under-sells this

The headline under-sells this one: 

Colchester Waitrose death: man failed to inform DVLA of arthritis

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/25712156.colchester-waitrose-death-man-failed-inform-dvla-arthritis

[Mr Blackbird]

A Great Tweed Shark (related
A Great Tweed Shark (related to the Great White, but with ochre teeth and a turquoise stripe down it’s front) was spotted at Clacton around 18 months ago. There have been no sightings since then.

[mdavidford]

Just for variety, here’s some

Just for variety, here’s some boat driver problems: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lvq0yk9dko

[HLaB]

Can’t park there mate!
Can’t park there mate!

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/car-remains-ditch-over-month-33062167?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=Iwb21leAO0SiNjbGNrA7RKHGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHtdSU0Zvxp8RNwN0McKfJ9QQ1-VXbrLsBKfDIvqYGLGp76IMEtwiHP7VkrO6_aem_Oc-91JS0ANKybjpA5CLcBA#google_vignette

[mdavidford]

Rendel Harris wrote:

there has never been a confirmed Great White sighting in any UK waters

A disgrace – a Reform government will soon address that.

[Rendel Harris]

Mr Blackbird wrote:

Mr Blackbird wrote:

Great White sharks are common in the North Sea as a result ofglobal warming.

They quite likely will become so in decades to come but there has never been a confirmed Great White sighting in any UK waters nor the wider North Sea, certainly not common!

[Rendel Harris]

Right on cue for an article

Right on cue for an article in The Guardian: 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/22/chinese-robotaxis-due-in-london-next-year-as-lyft-and-uber-reveal-tie-ups

 

[wtjs]

I suppose the good thing

I suppose the good thing about this is that, when greeted by something they can’t understand, they stop whereas a lot of drivers just carry on regardless…

…killing any cyclist who happens to be in the way when ‘the sun is in my eyes’. Give me a Waymo over a BMW or Audi driver any time! This is Audi A4 KX66 UFN, so full of Christmas Spirit that he wanted to grant me some luxury hospital days over Christmas

 

[wtjs]

She has a daughter in Derby

She has a daughter in Derby who has just had a baby. She may not be able to help with care if she is banned from driving for a prolonged period

The defence lawyer seems to be the person for whom the term ‘Shyster Lawyer’ was invented, but it’s difficult to blame him when magistrates are so terminally gullible and the giving of ridiculous excuses clearly works. We need to get rid of magistrates and replace them with Kickass Judge Dredd characters who dare to say ‘Away with your nonsense, Poltroon!’ or ‘Cut the crap, sonny boy- penalty doubled’

[Jogle]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Gran with ‘messy driving history’ claimed she didn’t know about roads ban

The court heard Jayde Anscomb has ‘so many’ points and disqualifications on her record that it was ‘hard to keep track’

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/gran-messy-driving-history-claimed-10710898

The Article wrote:

In their sentencing remarks, magistrates told Anscomb that her “driving record is very unpleasant and very troubling”. The defendant replied, “Yeah but it’s been good since then”.

The Magistrate should have pointed out that it should have been impeccable as she shouldn’t have been bloody driving. Four months extra for driving whilst disqualified? Wouldn’t it be better to double the sentence each time it’s broken? I’m assuming she’ll break it again, for some reason….

[Jogle]

Waymo suspends service in San
[b]Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackout[/b]

Ok, technically “non-drivers and their problems” but an interesting problem with self-driving cars not being able to cope when conditions aren’t what they expect. I suppose the good thing about this is that, when greeted by something they can’t understand, they stop whereas a lot of drivers just carry on regardless.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/waymo-suspended-san-francisco-traffic-jams-blackout-b2888562.html

[David9694]

Gran with ‘messy driving

Gran with ‘messy driving history’ claimed she didn’t know about roads ban

The court heard Jayde Anscomb has ‘so many’ points and disqualifications on her record that it was ‘hard to keep track’

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/gran-messy-driving-history-claimed-10710898

[David9694]

Mr Blackbird wrote:

Mr Blackbird wrote:

Sadly. You are correct. Obesity seems to be worse in countries that are more market force driven and have less social regulation. Maybe Jaws 2026 could be set in Skegness? Great White sharks are common in the North Sea as a result ofglobal warming.

Clacton as you’ve then got a ready made-Mayor.  What’s that? “if you can find him” – don’t worry, he appears if you point a camera.

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