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Overhead obstacles count, but
Overhead obstacles count, but no special bonus.
I think he’s got a screw lose
I think he’s got a screw loose.
I think there’s precedent for including any car hits any substantial permanent roadside object story.
There’s a prize of a table for two at The Farmers Dog (second prize, two tables) for driverless, speed limit, flashy car, clear conditions, no-one seriously hurt.
Nul points for any “should have gone to Specsavers” comments if it’s an opticians.
Pretty much all roads in the
Pretty much all roads in the south lead to Argos, but beware some long lead times.
It does help to talk to them in person with the frame. If it needs anything like Raleigh head badge holes filling in, broken threads fixing, or alignment work, it all adds up.
I mailed one to Mercian a few years ago – the shade was way off what I thought the swatch suggested, but it’s a good job otherwise.
Portsmouth: but I don’t know who does the work, or if it’s just as easy to go to a LBS nearer you. https://gcbikerepairs.com/pages/frame-resprays?
Powder coat Eastleigh – you may well have somewhere nearer. A lot cheaper of course and I got a decent result with a steel lugged frame. http://www.solentpowderfinishers.co.uk/contact/
please post back if you go ahead with anything
Drivers and their bumper
Drivers and their bumper stickers.
That oh so witty phrasing gets old as soon as the glue has cured – but this one lasts forever!
I guess the works to change
I guess the works to change back Clevedon sea front is committed now, guys?
Council tax rise but cut ‘so discriminatory’ it could be illegal axed
North Somerset Council has dropped the plan to save £1.5m through cutting the support – and council tax won’t rise by 15% which had been a possible option either
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/council-tax-rise-cut-so-9902517?int_source=nba
Welcome to Car Crashes into
Welcome to Car Crashes into Building.
It’s a topsey-turvey world
It’s a topsey-turvey world some times:
Morrisons slammed for failing to protect Romsey shop
The store in the town centre was targeted in a series of ram raids last year, after which authorities took steps to help the grocery titan put new bollards in place.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24887209.morrisons-slammed-failing-protect-romsey-shop/
I’m marten you down for that
I’m marten you down for that one.
“Leave it. You don’t know who
“Leave it. You don’t know who they or what they’re capable of”
Van driver rammed Mercedes 3 times after being beaten up in A500 road rage attack
He caused £10k damage to the Mercedes
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/van-driver-rammed-mercedes-3-9887746
“From the evidence he (Mercedes driver) gave you a damn good hiding. He punched and kicked you while on the floor. He went well beyond what was reasonable and left you with injuries which still plague you to this day.
“What you did next beggars belief. You got back in your van and deliberately reversed at speed three times into the vehicle owned by an innocent woman. She has had to repair the car that you damaged. You then drove off.”
Oh great, crash your car,
Oh great, crash your car, abandon it and let the emergency services and local lifeboat spend hours looking for you as well as clearing up the mess you made.
The article is so driverless it’s not even clear what they went out searching for. “Why don’t they use the cycle lane?” for the bonus.
Car left hanging over cliff after crash at Pendennis Point in Falmouth
An extensive search of the area was carried out
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/car-left-hanging-over-cliff-9894078
It mustelid to a lot of frustration though.You all get a badger of honour for so many animalia-literate puns.
There’s video of this
There’s video of this floating around on X – the driver reverses into the shop for his three-point turn, then goes forward, hits the parked Mini and then into the back of the bus.
views on this?
views on this?
Two very different towns Chippenham and Hanley introducing widespread parking restrictions, to improve the flow of motor traffic, and to protect bus and cycle lanes in Hanley. I can’t decide on this – part of me thinks parked and manoeuvring cars act as a kind of traffic calming, and buffering if you’re on the pavement. But they have a habit of obstructing bike lanes – paint only type so of questionable benefit, and delaying buses. I assume a red route means “no stopping and we mean it”?
On the specifics of the car-dependent take away, this always seems to me like a depressingly unhealthy lifestyle. I’m sure he doesn’t mean parking right outside the shop as there’s a pedestrian crossing just behind us here. Peeking up over the rooftops is a multi storey car park – not really relevant to the “I’ve just got to nip in here” hazard flasher parking, I guess.
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/well-lose-everything-hanley-traders-9829002
https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24865580.chippenham-parking-restrictions-planned-towns-roads/
EDIT/ UPDATE
Chippenham parking restrictions plan divides residents
No, Mr Editor, it really doesn’t. Residents want the restrictions, drivers are whining about it.
Traffic calming – so drivers,
Traffic calming – so drivers, let me see if I have this right…
Fears Chippenham road’s chicanes are causing crashes
https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24865886.fears-chippenham-roads-chicanes-causing-crashes/
On a nice cold crisp day, I
On a nice cold crisp day, I know I’ll warm up within 15 minutes and be shedding a layer – but despite my head telling me this, in my heart I still find it hard to leave a warm bed/ house.
Drivers are always a worry. I worry less about injury from taking a spill on ice or leaves because, after years of practice, I rate myself pretty good at falling off.
andystow – just looking at AccuWeather, you’ve had some serious cold, enough to make anyone stay indoors, and your temp forecast isn’t too far off ours this week – but most days, your humidity is in single figures. -14 deg C, 0% humidity today.