The Nazis want some extra tax from me

[mouseymousey]

scenario8 said:

You've gotta love PH, haven't you?

I live in a small cul de sac, which is a private road, marked with signs as "private" and "residents parking only" and the like. This is Greater London, however, and regularly cars are parked within the road that have nowt to do with the residents, and equally regularly residents who each have a share of the freehold of the private land are unable to park on that land due to said non-resident vehicles. Some are regulars, most are chancers.

I live in a live and let live world, but every so often I am irked. Many of the PH massif, of course, see it as their God given right to drive how they like and park as they like, and f*^k everyone else. Pepipoo is their salvation. And even better than that, they will chase all potential legal clauses to prove they can act as they like, all despite what most would see as "natural" justice.

Like I say, you've gotta love PH or you'd stress yourself to an early grave due to the arrogance of some of its members. Thatcher's children abound.

But most of the people on this thread are disagreeing with the OP and do believe that you shouldn't park on private roads.

[oldsoak]

Quinny said:

oldsoak said:

streaky said:

Quinny said:

Funny enough..... What with me being such a thicky an all, I had to look up that word (bifurcation)

Being unfamiliar with it, and having such a low IQ, I had no idea what it meant.... So I put it into a Theosaurus

It still didn't make sense

Well it wouldn't make sense after being consumed by the dinosaur god 'Theosaurus' - Streaky

I wondered how long it would be before someone pulled Quinny up on that bit of wayward spelling...Streaky wins the coconut!

Did you really???

Yes I did, because you can almost set you watch by the spelling police putting in an appearance hereabouts...they're nearly as reliable as the troll posts that follow.

Quinny said:

What a rivetting life you must lead

Been a Butcher/slaughterman/Plod/Stores manager/Transport Admin bod but none of them involved rivetting.

[F i F]

oldsoak said:

Quinny said:

oldsoak said:

streaky said:

Quinny said:

Funny enough..... What with me being such a thicky an all, I had to look up that word (bifurcation)

Being unfamiliar with it, and having such a low IQ, I had no idea what it meant.... So I put it into a Theosaurus

It still didn't make sense

Well it wouldn't make sense after being consumed by the dinosaur god 'Theosaurus' - Streaky

I wondered how long it would be before someone pulled Quinny up on that bit of wayward spelling...Streaky wins the coconut!

Did you really???

Yes I did, because you can almost set you watch by the spelling police putting in an appearance hereabouts...they're nearly as reliable as the troll posts that follow.

Quinny said:

What a rivetting life you must lead

Been a Butcher/slaughterman/Plod/Stores manager/Transport Admin bod but none of them involved rivetting.

riveting perhaps?

.. ..

[F i F]

An alternative view could be that some people have no clue when their leg is being pulled.

Or is it just that they haven't a clue. Full Stop. Rule Off.

[Marf]

mouseymousey said:

scenario8 said:

You've gotta love PH, haven't you?

I live in a small cul de sac, which is a private road, marked with signs as "private" and "residents parking only" and the like. This is Greater London, however, and regularly cars are parked within the road that have nowt to do with the residents, and equally regularly residents who each have a share of the freehold of the private land are unable to park on that land due to said non-resident vehicles. Some are regulars, most are chancers.

I live in a live and let live world, but every so often I am irked. Many of the PH massif, of course, see it as their God given right to drive how they like and park as they like, and f*^k everyone else. Pepipoo is their salvation. And even better than that, they will chase all potential legal clauses to prove they can act as they like, all despite what most would see as "natural" justice.

Like I say, you've gotta love PH or you'd stress yourself to an early grave due to the arrogance of some of its members. Thatcher's children abound.

But most of the people on this thread are disagreeing with the OP and do believe that you shouldn't park on private roads.

Shhh!! Never ever ever let the facts get the way of a rant!

[oldsoak]

F i F said:

An alternative view could be that some people have no clue when their leg is being pulled.

Or is it just that they haven't a clue. Full Stop. Rule Off.

+1
But just to set the record straight...I noticed and said nothing until I pointed out someone else had noticed, at which point Quinny jumped on MY case when in fact it was Streaky with the spelling cop helmet on this time...

[F i F]

oldsoak said:

F i F said:

An alternative view could be that some people have no clue when their leg is being pulled.

Or is it just that they haven't a clue. Full Stop. Rule Off.

+1
But just to set the record straight...I noticed and said nothing until I pointed out someone else had noticed, at which point Quinny jumped on MY case when in fact it was Streaky with the spelling cop helmet on this time...

Agreed, I noticed it too and ignored it. We all have fat finger troubles, me especially.

I get my leg pulled by Streaky and others all the time but it's just a bit of fun and banter, toys are still safely stored in my pram.

[streaky]

oldsoak said:

streaky said:

Quinny said:

Funny enough..... What with me being such a thicky an all, I had to look up that word (bifurcation)

Being unfamiliar with it, and having such a low IQ, I had no idea what it meant.... So I put it into a Theosaurus

It still didn't make sense

Well it wouldn't make sense after being consumed by the dinosaur god 'Theosaurus' - Streaky

I wondered how long it would be before someone pulled Quinny up on that bit of wayward spelling...Streaky wins the coconut!

That's the nicest thing you've said to me ... all day - Streaky

[oldsoak]

streaky said:

oldsoak said:

streaky said:

Quinny said:

Funny enough..... What with me being such a thicky an all, I had to look up that word (bifurcation)

Being unfamiliar with it, and having such a low IQ, I had no idea what it meant.... So I put it into a Theosaurus

It still didn't make sense

Well it wouldn't make sense after being consumed by the dinosaur god 'Theosaurus' - Streaky

I wondered how long it would be before someone pulled Quinny up on that bit of wayward spelling...Streaky wins the coconut!

That's the nicest thing you've said to me ... all day - Streaky

I know, I must be ill.. I'll just have to get on with reinstating the status quo before the day is out

[Monkeylegend]

All I would like to know is this: Is the OP still going to park there when he next goes to work or has he been abducted by an alien?

[F i F]

Monkeylegend said:

All I would like to know is this: Is the OP still going to park there when he next goes to work or has he been abducted by an alien?

Well yesterday he was away getting abuse on this thread

Not by me but one of the less charitable responses to one of his posts was:

some poster said:

Well stop driving like a :very bad word beginning with c: then!

Does seem as if he does have an attitude, plus sits on his brake pedal in traffic, wonder if he's also a fog light wonker?. I might have spelt that last word a bit wrong.

[Monkeylegend]

F i F said:

Monkeylegend said:

All I would like to know is this: Is the OP still going to park there when he next goes to work or has he been abducted by an alien?

Well yesterday he was away getting abuse on this thread

Not by me but one of the less charitable responses to one of his posts was:

some poster said:

Well stop driving like a :very bad word beginning with c: then!

Does seem as if he does have an attitude, plus sits on his brake pedal in traffic, wonder if he's also a fog light wonker?. I might have spelt that last word a bit wrong.

Plonker? No maybe not

[109 Bob]

Quinny said:

Is it me, or are the spelling & grammar police, just a little bit sad??

Trolling around the internet, trying to make themselves look smart, by pulling folk up over a few letters, that may be the wrong way around

No, It's not just you.

[PintOfKittens]

Citizen09 said:

FWIW, I always carry mine on duty, but lack of it off duty doesn't strip me of the powers of a constable - except one or two, like searching people who haven't been arrested (because, not being in uniform, I would be required to show my warrant card.)

Iv heard about (2nd hand from servicing police officer) about a skipper who pulled up in fully marked police car + uniform, police officer at the gate asked him for his warrant card, which he didnt have, then arrested him for impersonating a police officer. Not sure when/where though.

[Marf]

Quinny said:

Is it me, or are the spelling & grammar police, just a little bit sad??

Trolling around the internet, trying to make themselves look smart, by pulling folk up over a few letters, that may be the wrong way around

Quinny, a rolleyes smiley is not a suitable substitute for a full stop.

[oldsoak]

PintOfKittens said:

Citizen09 said:

FWIW, I always carry mine on duty, but lack of it off duty doesn't strip me of the powers of a constable - except one or two, like searching people who haven't been arrested (because, not being in uniform, I would be required to show my warrant card.)

Iv heard about (2nd hand from servicing police officer) about a skipper who pulled up in fully marked police car + uniform, police officer at the gate asked him for his warrant card, which he didnt have, then arrested him for impersonating a police officer. Not sure when/where though.

I dare say that there is one version or other of this story in every station up and down the country.
IIRC it was used as a reminder for officers to ensure they always carried their warrant card whilst on duty at least.
Looking like, sounding like and walking like a duck doesn't always mean you are a duck in police circles, further proof of ID is sometimes required.

[0191mark]

FishFace said:

It wasn't me who wrote that.

0191mark said:

FishFace said:

Needs some more pages yet but I can feel a nomination for classic thread status in the offing.

Really? A thread about an FPN and a bunch of the usual 'popcorn', 'not going well' PH clichés because the OP 'failed the attitude test' after someone superglued something to his car = classic thread status?

Sorry (in an honest, non sarcastic way).

[fatjon]

seems to
me that by blowing your stack you ended up £55 down when the person who did criminal damage to your car got off with it. Lot to be said for keeping cool but it can be hard to do when some nob in a silly hat is trying to empty your wallet just because they can.

[streaky]

Quinny said:

Is it me, or are the spelling & grammar police, just a little bit sad??

Trolling around the internet, trying to make themselves look smart, by pulling folk up over a few letters, that may be the wrong way around

Shame you failed to appreciate the irony of your error - Streaky

[FishFace]

fatjon said:

seems to
me that by blowing your stack you ended up £55 down when the person who did criminal damage to your car got off with it. Lot to be said for keeping cool but it can be hard to do when some nob in a silly hat is trying to empty your wallet just because they can.

If you believe in not littering it stands to reason you believe in enforcement.