Author Topic: People who park like fuds (Read 288094 times)

Jaded · « **Reply #225 on:** 28 November, 2012, 01:00:45 pm »

Came back from the shops to see this.

must have been parked where the cop car was in this photo

Sadly the cop was saying "handbrake must have failed", so I said "looks like it wasn't on strong enough" he seemed to disagree. But then he probably didn't come out to the last one - a year ago. <edit> which shows how much damage a car without a handbrake on at all will make.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #226 on:** 28 November, 2012, 01:25:23 pm »

Two minutes later the cop car starts rolling...

Arch · « **Reply #227 on:** 28 November, 2012, 10:15:08 pm »

Over on Cyclechat, we have a thread for random bits of dialogue from people's day. One chap posted a note he'd seen tucked under a car wiper. It said:

"Your car rolled down the hill. Two men pushed it back up. There is a marrow under the front wheel."

And, he said, there was.

Cue much hilarity and confusion over how come a marrow was the best or only thing they had to hand to chock the car with!

red marley · « **Reply #228 on:** 28 November, 2012, 10:18:00 pm »

Quote from: Arch on 28 November, 2012, 10:15:08 pm

...how come a marrow was the best or only thing they had to hand to chock the car with!

Courgette was the only thing they could find.

Ham · « **Reply #229 on:** 28 November, 2012, 11:26:58 pm »

Quote from: jo on 28 November, 2012, 10:18:00 pm

Quote from: Arch on 28 November, 2012, 10:15:08 pm
...how come a marrow was the best or only thing they had to hand to chock the car with!

Courgette was the only thing they could find.

What, a little red courgette?

IGMC

Pingu · « **Reply #230 on:** 28 November, 2012, 11:29:08 pm »

A courgette would get squashed.

spesh · « **Reply #231 on:** 28 November, 2012, 11:34:03 pm »

Quote from: jo on 28 November, 2012, 10:18:00 pm

Quote from: Arch on 28 November, 2012, 10:15:08 pm
...how come a marrow was the best or only thing they had to hand to chock the car with!

Courgette was the only thing they could find.

Well, it was gourd enough.

Jaded · « **Reply #232 on:** 29 November, 2012, 12:04:29 am »

Probably better than melon 'n colly.

Rhys W · « **Reply #233 on:** 29 November, 2012, 06:26:59 pm »

Aberdare.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #234 on:** 29 November, 2012, 07:50:08 pm »

That's ramraiding for lunch. Tory Britain, eh?

Paul · « **Reply #235 on:** 29 November, 2012, 08:26:20 pm »

"What d'you mean, there's no drivethrough?"

pcolbeck · « **Reply #236 on:** 30 November, 2012, 11:29:39 am »

I was filling up a hire car at a garage in Northern Ireland last week and whilst I was paying it rolled across the forecourt by itself, oops !

Its too many years of owning Saabs where you have to put them in reverse to get the keys out (a Saab ant theft feature the gearbox locks in reverse when you do this), you just don't use the handbrake unless yo park facing up hill or on hill starts.

Chris S · « **Reply #237 on:** 30 November, 2012, 11:36:33 am »

ISTR, when boab and I were nursing our wounds and pride in the pub in Tarporley, having DNF'd the Venetian Nights 200, someone rushed into the pub and shouted "Is John xxxx* here? His car is creeping down the hill in the car park!"

* Can't remember the surname...

Pingu · « **Reply #238 on:** 01 December, 2012, 12:43:36 pm »

IMG_1018 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Blocking an exit from a shop pick-up point (out of shot on the left), an entrance to a roundabout & parked on double yellows

Paul · « **Reply #239 on:** 01 December, 2012, 05:48:07 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 01 December, 2012, 12:43:36 pm

Blocking an exit from a shop pick-up point (out of shot on the left), an entrance to a roundabout & parked on double yellows

... on the wrong side of the road too.

How did he (my money says it's 'he') even get there?

jogler · « **Reply #240 on:** 01 December, 2012, 06:19:33 pm »

DPD

Dangeroustothe Public Driver

Rhys W · « **Reply #241 on:** 26 December, 2012, 01:20:29 pm »

tweeted photo.

Kim · « **Reply #242 on:** 26 December, 2012, 02:30:50 pm »

Quote from: Rhys W on 26 December, 2012, 01:20:29 pm

tweeted photo.

They're probably going to need a pound to release it...

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #243 on:** 10 January, 2013, 10:10:21 pm »

Someone has started an Edinburgh's Worst Drivers page on facebook. I have just added a lot of photos.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #244 on:** 13 January, 2013, 11:36:09 pm »

I didn't get a photo, but just after six this evening there was a silver Audi TT parked exactly where the 20 sign is painted on the road here. Not just in terms of length along the road, but distance from the kerb too.

Flynn · « **Reply #245 on:** 22 January, 2013, 02:06:07 pm »

Might have to get some of these: http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/yplac-booklet.html

mr magnolia · « **Reply #246 on:** 22 January, 2013, 11:18:34 pm »

Quote from: Flynn on 22 January, 2013, 02:06:07 pm

Might have to get some of these: http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/yplac-booklet.html

Specimin?

I think they spel lyke coots

David Martin · « **Reply #247 on:** 22 January, 2013, 11:32:13 pm »

My thoughts on that leaflet are along the lines of the infant school chant 'It takes one...'

Flynn · « **Reply #248 on:** 29 January, 2013, 03:42:21 pm »

Arch · « **Reply #249 on:** 31 January, 2013, 10:27:06 pm »

Quote from: Flynn on 29 January, 2013, 03:42:21 pm

Wow, and they say politics is all slick and moneyridden these days...

Author Topic: People who park like fuds (Read 288094 times)

red marley

Chris S