[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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[mdavidford]

Never mind the bonnet:

Never mind the bonnet:

his sentencing hearing was told he could not see his steering wheel clearly.

[David9694]

Gosh, who knew? Thank-you for

Gosh, who knew? Thank-you for confirming that Physics is a thing. 

Yet it needs to be said, put in a chart and posted and re-posted. Drivers prefer to deny the daily  road deaths and serious injuries, made worse still by vehicle weight, air pollution and all the rest. 

[chrisonabike]

pockstone wrote:

pockstone wrote:

Drivers and their (eyesight) problems.

Is it (from some driver’s responses in the media) that not only are they not able to see the specified distance, but in fact they’re unable to see beyond their own bonnet?

“Frankly – I couldn’t make out the hood ornament to tell whether I was in the vintage Bentley or the Mercedes,” said Colonel Blimp.  “Fortunately, the presence of the chauffeur reminded me it was my Rolls”.

[pockstone]

Drivers and their (eyesight)
Drivers and their (eyesight) problems.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/17/visual-legal-standards-for-uk-motorists-ineffective-and-unsafe-inquest-finds

[David9694]

hawkinspeter wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Mary, who’s been at this a long time, has a couple of good squirrel recipes for you. 

First, catch your squirrel…

 

one she prepared earlier?

[hawkinspeter]

David9694 wrote:

Mary, who’s been at this a long time, has a couple of good squirrel recipes for you. 

First, catch your squirrel…

[David9694]

Mary, who’s been at this a

Mary, who’s been at this a long time, has a couple of good squirrel recipes for you. 

First, catch your squirrel…

[chrisonabike]

mdavidford wrote:

I suspect that may have been deliberate. I’m pretty sure no-one would suspect Tom_77 of being a snail either.

Could have been a typo, though – maybe it was meant to be ‘gravy’?

The thought of deep-fried squirrel in a snail gravy is making me bilious.  Mary Berry reduction or no.

Although if it takes eating the little tree rats to reduce their numbers I will do my duty.

[Hirsute]

New analysis of relationship

New analysis of relationship between car weight and fatal collision rates in the UK finds “ppl driving heavier cars are disproportionately involved in more fatal collisions”. Particularly the case for those involving other cars or pedestrians.

New analysis of relationship between car weight and fatal collision rates in the UK finds “ppl driving heavier cars are disproportionately involved in more fatal collisions”.Particularly the case for those involving other cars or pedestrians.Available here: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/…

— Stephen Frost (@sfrost.bsky.social) 2025-04-01T18:05:55.978Z

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390366836_An_investigation_into_the_relationship_between_car_weight_and_fatal_collision_rates_in_the_UK

[mdavidford]

I suspect that may have been

I suspect that may have been deliberate. I’m pretty sure no-one would suspect Tom_77 of being a snail either.

Could have been a typo, though – maybe it was meant to be ‘gravy’?

[Spangly Shiny]

Tom_77 wrote:

I’m no gastropod, but I don’t think you’re supposed to serve squirrel deep-fried with the skin still on. Mary Berry must be turning in her grave.

I’m pretty sure the dear lady is still very much alive and kicking. Reports of her demise are at least, a tad premature.

[David9694]

The 6 is an S in PNP-speak, I

The 6 is an S in PNP-speak, I think. 

The N14 effort is now barely worth the plastic it is printed on. 

“Ah but look over there” is standard distraction stuff. 

 

[quiff]

hawkinspeter wrote:

Rendel Harris wrote:

Well they, Jackie and John Cooke, were offered by the DVLA for no extra charge the numberplate JJ64GAS which seems a better and more personalised plate than the one they had originally to me.

I don’t know – that seems a bit lame. What’s the “6” doing there?

“John and Jackie are giddy for the gas”?! I suspect N14GAS was already a post hoc rationalisation based on what ‘GAS’ suffix plates were actually available to buy.  

I also love the unsupported claim in the article that “many people are now worried that postcodes could also be considered offensive”. 

[hawkinspeter]

Rendel Harris wrote:

Well they, Jackie and John Cooke, were offered by the DVLA for no extra charge the numberplate JJ64GAS which seems a better and more personalised plate than the one they had originally to me.

I don’t know – that seems a bit lame. What’s the “6” doing there?

I’m mainly just playing devil’s advocate here, but the DVLA did seem to be taking the piss by only offering their original purchase price back to them without any accounting for inflation. However, personalised plates are often somewhat tacky, so I don’t have much sympathy for the Cookes either.

[David9694]

Rendel Harris wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

If you were a gas-head, what number plate would you choose to advertise the fact?

Well they, Jackie and John Cooke, were offered by the DVLA for no extra charge the numberplate JJ64GAS which seems a better and more personalised plate than the one they had originally to me.

well that sounds like a clincher to me. Other acceptable evidence would be that the Cookes are long standing season ticket holders. 

I was put in mind of the Corfe Castle Enid Blyton shop from a few years ago and found that she’s still out there on the inter web with her “I’m not a racist, but here’s my rules on who is OK and who isn’t” schtick. 

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