Author Topic: People who park like fuds (Read 288999 times)

Peter · « **Reply #300 on:** 26 February, 2013, 03:00:43 pm »

You don't mess with gritters! I've nearly been wiped out twice this winter. Contrary to expectation, they are not council employees but contract workers (in our case from Balfour Beatty) and they drive really aggressively, as you would expect from people on piece-work. One of them turned his wagon over and crashed it into a house when he was drunk. You'd think he might have noticed the ice!

Kim · « **Reply #301 on:** 26 February, 2013, 03:22:01 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 26 February, 2013, 03:00:43 pm

You don't mess with gritters!

Especially on a low recumbent (DAHIKT).

Vince · « **Reply #302 on:** 26 February, 2013, 03:31:01 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 26 February, 2013, 03:00:43 pm

You don't mess with gritters! I've nearly been wiped out twice this winter. Contrary to expectation, they are not council employees but contract workers (in our case from Balfour Beatty) and they drive really aggressively, as you would expect from people on piece-work. One of them turned his wagon over and crashed it into a house when he was drunk. You'd think he might have noticed the ice!

Must be a sod of a job to go out an *know* that no one has gritted the roads

Peter · « **Reply #303 on:** 27 February, 2013, 12:01:42 am »

Certainly, wunja, though the idea is that they go out before the ice happens. Round here, they certainly don't drive as if they were anxious! It also helps not to drink, I imagine.

The French Tandem · « **Reply #304 on:** 27 February, 2013, 04:14:33 pm »

Someone have found an interesting punishment method for people who park like fuds: putting a nasty sticker on the guilty car.

On the sticker, you can read, in french: "Je me suis vraiment garé comme une merde", or "i really parked like shit".

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #305 on:** 28 February, 2013, 03:21:39 pm »

What happens to people who park like fuds in South Africa

rogerzilla · « **Reply #306 on:** 28 February, 2013, 06:52:15 pm »

http://db.tt/wpFIedvf

S31 TEL. Every Thursday. Fud.

clarion · « **Reply #307 on:** 28 February, 2013, 08:30:25 pm »

Awesome

Feanor · « **Reply #308 on:** 28 February, 2013, 08:45:37 pm »

No photos, sorry. But the front gate of our work is normal road width, followed by a tight R turn into the facility. HGVs need to use the full width of the gate to swing round the turn.

This lunchtime theres a great snarl,- up. An HGV is stalled exiting the gate, blocking everything.

Why.? Coz a Muppet had parked IN THE GATE blocking one lane.

As I cycled past there was talk of resolving the problem with the fork-lift.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #309 on:** 28 February, 2013, 08:54:58 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 28 February, 2013, 08:30:25 pm

Awesome

It would be sooo funny to put it in the same Flickr group as http://www.flickr.com/photos/gezzasgallery/7569995356/

clarion · « **Reply #310 on:** 28 February, 2013, 09:51:34 pm »

Oh yes!

Tim Hall · « **Reply #311 on:** 28 February, 2013, 10:08:20 pm »

Quote from: Feanor on 28 February, 2013, 08:45:37 pm

No photos, sorry. But the front gate of our work is normal road width, followed by a tight R turn into the facility. HGVs need to use the full width of the gate to swing round the turn.

This lunchtime theres a great snarl,- up. An HGV is stalled exiting the gate, blocking everything.

Why.? Coz a Muppet had parked IN THE GATE blocking one lane.

As I cycled past there was talk of resolving the problem with the fork-lift.

A year or so ago the entrance road to the industrial estate where I work was blocked by some numpty who had broken down but couldn't work out how to abandon his motor in a more considerate manner (or within walking distance of the kerb at least). A mighty hooting started up, as a container wagon trying to deliver to my place of work couldn't get in. The forklift was sent down, but commonsense and the possibility of damaging the car prevailed so it wasn't used.

An hour or so later the hapless motorist returned and managed to move his car so the 40 footer could get in. Somehow the motorist was relieved of his keys by one of the directors of my place (I think they were untimely plucked from the steering column). So now matey can't shift his car but the lorries can get in and out. The rozzers turn up and ask nicely for the keys or ~~"you're going dahn,you slag"~~ an arrest will be forthcoming. Keys are returned and we put our noses back to the grindstone.

It passed the time (although it would have passed anyway).

hellymedic · « **Reply #312 on:** 15 March, 2013, 09:03:10 am »

From local paper...

http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10291205.Man_escapes_serious_injury_after__extraordinary__crash/?ref=eb

clarion · « **Reply #313 on:** 15 March, 2013, 09:13:29 am »

There was a similar incident in Westminster with a truck which my b-i-l had to attend.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #314 on:** 15 March, 2013, 04:27:09 pm »

Perfect placing!

Quote from: clarion on 15 March, 2013, 09:13:29 am

There was a similar incident in Westminster with a truck which my b-i-l had to attend.

Your Old BiL?

JonBuoy · « **Reply #315 on:** 15 March, 2013, 05:02:24 pm »

Not that remarkable other than the fact that the fud happens to run a bike business:

They would no doubt claim that they were trying to prevent people cycling into the ridiculously placed bollard

Pingu · « **Reply #316 on:** 15 March, 2013, 06:10:01 pm »

That cycle path looks almost worthy of Cycle Facility of the Month.

JonBuoy · « **Reply #317 on:** 15 March, 2013, 06:30:27 pm »

Agreed.

...and the view from the other side with the obligatory car: http://goo.gl/maps/YC9LP

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #318 on:** 15 March, 2013, 07:38:18 pm »

Somewhere, there must be "Yet Another Pointless Bollards Forum".

RJ · « **Reply #319 on:** 16 March, 2013, 10:39:21 pm »

(Spotted in Metro earlier this week)

Quote

The Aston’s owner – who asked to remain anonymous – said: ‘I was filling up and then I saw the car coming towards me.

‘She drove out of the petrol station onto the roundabout, lost it, and came over the kerb and came straight into the car. My car moved into the pump and bumped the pump off.

‘It will be a write-off. They won’t fix that.’

Pingu · « **Reply #320 on:** 17 March, 2013, 12:09:57 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 15 March, 2013, 07:38:18 pm

Somewhere, there must be "Yet Another Pointless Bollards Forum".

Close, but no banana.

Dibdib · « **Reply #321 on:** 17 March, 2013, 02:38:22 pm »

Quote from: RJ on 16 March, 2013, 10:39:21 pm

(Spotted in Metro earlier this week)

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The Aston’s owner – who asked to remain anonymous – said: ‘I was filling up and then I saw the car coming towards me.

‘She drove out of the petrol station onto the roundabout, lost it, and came over the kerb and came straight into the car. My car moved into the pump and bumped the pump off.

‘It will be a write-off. They won’t fix that.’

Just down the road from me. I'd love to say "Only in Swindon", but the fuds are everywhere...

Andrij · « **Reply #322 on:** 17 March, 2013, 05:50:31 pm »

bumper · « **Reply #323 on:** 24 March, 2013, 11:57:58 am »

This takes the biscuit!
next week hes trying for ten double deckers!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21916129

clarion · « **Reply #324 on:** 24 March, 2013, 12:32:19 pm »

Quote from: Plod

"At this early stage we could not speculate as to what has caused the crash."