Author Topic: People who park like fuds  (Read 286455 times)

Pingu

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1150 on: 13 September, 2019, 10:00:25 pm »

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yorkie

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1151 on: 13 September, 2019, 10:47:13 pm »
That's not parked, *that's* abandoned!!
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1152 on: 18 September, 2019, 08:47:06 pm »
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1153 on: 18 September, 2019, 09:06:45 pm »
“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.” –Charles Dickens

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1154 on: 19 September, 2019, 01:47:54 pm »

Does that belong to the bloke selling trinkets in front of the closed-down shop?
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1155 on: 19 September, 2019, 08:00:10 pm »
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Does that belong to the bloke selling trinkets in front of the closed-down shop?

Neither of the couple sitting in it looked like they were engaged in active trinketing. Gone a couple of minutes later.
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1156 on: 19 September, 2019, 09:07:04 pm »
To be fair, the art started when somebody wheel-clamped a burnt-out car.
Word.

Also, it intrigues me that someone should tea-leaf the doors from the auto-flambe.
A) They're unlikely to fit a bodyshell that hasn't been tempered at similar temperatures.
B) I cannot see paint adhering to toasted metalwork.
C) The rest of the trim/glass/rubber you'll need to make them work will probably cost more than that of a half decent second hand BMW 3 series (I'm guessing that's what has been cremated)
To the right person, all metal has scrap value

Point taken.

Pingu

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1157 on: 20 September, 2019, 07:49:10 pm »
FFS neighbours  :demon:


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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1158 on: 29 September, 2019, 07:02:18 pm »
I suppose it's not that common, the front garden's too small but they park it there anyway.


Cudzoziemiec

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1159 on: 06 November, 2019, 10:59:01 am »
This is some of the worst parking in
Bristol
screams the headline. Starting with this:

Well, no, it's not. In fact it's a pathetic attempt at being the worst parking in Bristol. The competition is tough, as soon becomes evident. But not to worry, the owner of the car above can take instruction in the art of bad parking from someone called Ann:
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1160 on: 06 November, 2019, 12:08:38 pm »
Well, no, it's not. In fact it's a pathetic attempt at being the worst parking in Bristol. The competition is tough, as soon becomes evident. But not to worry, the owner of the car above can take instruction in the art of bad parking from someone called Ann:

Did someone call Ann to give her a word about her parking habits? After all, she's not ashamed of her behaviour in spite of her phone number being clearly printed on the car!

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1161 on: 06 November, 2019, 07:04:44 pm »
I think Ann shoukd be getting whatever instructing accreditation she has taken off her for that.
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ian

Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1162 on: 06 November, 2019, 10:48:25 pm »
Sadly, like most people, I expect she thinks that's OK 'because she's not blocking the road.'

meddyg

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1163 on: 14 December, 2019, 11:02:57 pm »
Quote
Did someone call Ann to give her a word about her parking habits? After all, she's not ashamed of her behaviour in spite of her phone number being clearly printed on the car!

maybe someone can text her with the photographic evidence or link to YACF page to show she's famous !

ian

Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1164 on: 23 December, 2019, 11:36:01 am »
While I obviously don't agree with criminal damage beyond a boot print on their bonnet, I didn't feel entirely awful inside to note that the shiny Jag that's started to be habitually parked with about a 50 cm gap between rear-end and lamp post is now dissociated from its wing mirror and has a scratch right down the side from the application of a pointy metal object. I guess someone took offence at squeezing through the gap.

Karma for making people with buggies etc. walk in a dangerous road.

Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1165 on: 29 December, 2019, 02:28:05 pm »
I cannot condone criminal damage either, but the urge to apply the Yale key pinstripe was unusually strong with this one:



That's all four wheels off the road BTW

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1166 on: 29 December, 2019, 02:31:20 pm »
In that case it's not actually damage if you let all the air out of all four tyres, is it?
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1167 on: 29 December, 2019, 02:33:35 pm »
In that case it's not actually damage if you let all the air out of all four tyres, is it?
If I was going to resort to that, likely as not, I'd remove the valve cores and leave them lying within sight of the car. The chances of the driver knowing what they are are negligible....

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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1168 on: 29 December, 2019, 02:35:34 pm »
Just walk over it with your crampons on.

Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1169 on: 29 December, 2019, 02:39:23 pm »
Just walk over it with your crampons on.
Of course!
That's why I have been sliding about so much recently.
It's been ferociously icy around here of late, and I forgot to don my crampons....

ian

Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1170 on: 31 December, 2019, 05:54:15 pm »
I usually bend their wing mirrors in the direction they're least keen to go in and then pull up all the wipers. I doubt it gets through their thick skulls, but the minor inconvenience might at least reflect the more significant inconvenience they're inflicting on anyone trying to get by their thoughtlessly parked car. If there's any litter, I may take the opportunity to construct a little shrine to their stupidity on their bonnet.

Of course, as mentioned, they leave their car there long enough some passing drunk will be a bit more belligerent with their displeasure. Never mind.

Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1171 on: 01 January, 2020, 09:57:36 am »
https://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/drivers-slammed-for-parking-on-paths-in-warwick-1-9187207

That's a footpath and a cyclepath. In some ways, I hold the nearby gastropub responsible. Those cars are probably all their customers. If I'd been along there, my pedal might have accidentally made contact with the door as I squeezed past in the busy A road.
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1172 on: 01 January, 2020, 10:17:14 am »
Do kids still put potatoes up exhaust pipes?

EDIT: It looks really unimpressive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf6ekwS1xYg

The urban legend is that it causes a massive backfire.
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1173 on: 01 January, 2020, 10:55:00 am »
The other urban legend is that it blows the cylinder head off.
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Re: People who park like fuds
« Reply #1174 on: 01 January, 2020, 11:11:49 am »
Polyurethane foam might be interesting.
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