The BAD PARKING Thread [Vol 2]

[PHmember]

[Vipers]

Cliftonite said:

Bloody Volvo drivers

[Cliftonite]

No fewer than 4 spaces effectively blocked.

[Hooli]

It's french, it probably broke down there.

[Cliftonite]

High Wycombe

[backwoodsman]

croggers said:

In terms of the BMW, the car was actually bumped further away to get that kink out of the hose by the rear door. Not sure how much this contributed to the fire, but it was a car fire on the drive between 2 houses. The fire department suffered massive water problems, which ended up with total loss of one house and severe damage to 2 others.

I really wish they could claim for the houses to be rebuilt, from the BMW drivers insurance co, as long as they could prove the idiot contributed to the delayed response via negligence.

Shouldn't be too hard to prove.

[zed4]

av185 said:

Vipers said:

ambuletz said:

Something I found online today.

Bet those three little buggers started the fire just to see what would happen.............

But honestly, the driver got what they deserved, seem to recall a few of those pictures, windows smashed by the firemen, serves them right.

Same should happen to those who park by fire exits, like red Volvos etc..........

If the Beemer owner is annoyed at the smashed window, they will be absolutely devasted by the extensive damage to the rear nearside (or is it offside as LHD car) panel adjoining the hydrant.....assuming its been damaged simultaneously..........

Looks like it's a T connector to me, with a valve which can divert the flow of water to either of the three outlets. I think the firemen were being petty and decided to dent the BMW in the crease on the rear wing and smash the windows to seal it's fate. It's a very difficult repair now.

To me it looks like they could have used the connector facing rearwards and run the hose behind the car and put a gentle and gradual bend on the hose in the road.

[croggers]

zed4 said:

Looks like it's a T connector to me, with a valve which can divert the flow of water to either of the three outlets. I think the firemen were being petty and decided to dent the BMW in the crease on the rear wing and smash the windows to seal it's fate. It's a very difficult repair now.

To me it looks like they could have used the connector facing rearwards and run the hose behind the car and put a gentle and gradual bend on the hose in the road.

When you have 3 houses burning down and struggling for water supply, it's far quicker to do what they did than mess around trying not damage a car that shouldn't be parked anywhere near there.

[Vipers]

croggers said:

zed4 said:

Looks like it's a T connector to me, with a valve which can divert the flow of water to either of the three outlets. I think the firemen were being petty and decided to dent the BMW in the crease on the rear wing and smash the windows to seal it's fate. It's a very difficult repair now.

To me it looks like they could have used the connector facing rearwards and run the hose behind the car and put a gentle and gradual bend on the hose in the road.

When you have 3 houses burning down and struggling for water supply, it's far quicker to do what they did than mess around trying not damage a car that shouldn't be parked anywhere near there.

Either way, it's an offence to park next to a fire hydrant, why chance it. He did and lost. Tough stty.

[Vipers]

Usual bunch at Sainsburys, over the line, taking two spaces etc, so didn't bother, then I saw this.

This really boils my piss, is it too hard to take a trolly a few feet to the trolly park, lazy ignorant barstewards. At least it's in the lines . Which is probably better than they park.

[yellowjack]

Cliftonite said:

High Wycombe

Parking like that is what these...

...are for. Sling the fking lot of them in there, squash 'em right down, and cube them immediately they get to the yard. Ignorant twunts

[Hasbeen]

Vipers said:

Usual bunch at Sainsburys, over the line, taking two spaces etc, so didn't bother, then I saw this.

This really boils my piss, is it too hard to take a trolly a few feet to the trolly park, lazy ignorant barstewards. At least it's in the lines . Which is probably better than they park.



Vipers one of my complaints, but the other way. As a bloke waiting for a knee replacement, I cant work much, without something to lean on. A shopping trolley is fine actually.

In your photo the return is right there, but in many car parks, designed by idiots, the trolley return is so far from the disabled parking spaces, that it gives me a serious problem walking that far, particularly after a shopping expedition.

So, if you visit Oz you may find a trolley I have abandoned where it stands. If so blame the center, not me.

I have mentioned this problem to 4 different supermarket complexes. The first, if any of them ever have enough sense to fix the problem, will gain many loyal, if not that mobile customers.

[BertieWooster]

Taken at Durness when I was in the highlands last week:

[HTP99]

Ignoring the Focus on the right it looks as though there are 6 spaces taken up by four cars, what utter cretins.

[Blib]

[Vipers]

Hasbeen said:

Vipers said:

Usual bunch at Sainsburys, over the line, taking two spaces etc, so didn't bother, then I saw this.

This really boils my piss, is it too hard to take a trolly a few feet to the trolly park, lazy ignorant barstewards. At least it's in the lines . Which is probably better than they park.

Vipers one of my complaints, but the other way. As a bloke waiting for a knee replacement, I cant work much, without something to lean on. A shopping trolley is fine actually.

In your photo the return is right there, but in many car parks, designed by idiots, the trolley return is so far from the disabled parking spaces, that it gives me a serious problem walking that far, particularly after a shopping expedition.

So, if you visit Oz you may find a trolley I have abandoned where it stands. If so blame the center, not me.

I have mentioned this problem to 4 different supermarket complexes. The first, if any of them ever have enough sense to fix the problem, will gain many loyal, if not that mobile customers.

Well not as far as you, but will be back in Freshwater next year and will watch out for trollies and think of you. The Warringhar shopping precinct there has spaces for about 4000 cars, and the first 3 hours is free, bloody UK charge as soon as you enter the car park.

Hope you get the knee sorted soon, meanwhile

Edited by Vipers on Sunday 13th April 11:44

[Cliftonite]

High Wycombe




There are three notable facts about High Wycombe that visiting motorists should know:

1. Pavement parking, whether alongside double yellow lines, +/or when causing total obstruction of the pavement does not seem to be enforced.
2. This is the only town in England where I have seen the vast majority of motorists actually using a bus lane (London Road) fully outwith the hours of operation. (Thereby opening up frequent overtaking opportunities).
3. There are several parking spaces in Church Street (ringed in pic) that look like parking spaces, are used as parking places, smell like parking spaces and probably taste like parking spaces but are actually not parking spaces. Now parking here is rigorously enforced. (Or was, on my last visit to the spot). A nice little earner, I guess, for Wycombe DC.

Hope this helps!

[Vipers]

Cliftonite said:

High Wycombe

1. This is the only town in England where I have seen the vast majority of motorists actually using a bus lane (London Road) fully outwith the hours of operation. (Thereby opening up frequent overtaking opportunities).

Don't tell the Aberdonians, I enjoy the lane to myself, which usually is the case he he.

[kowalski655]

Hasbeen said:

Vipers one of my complaints, but the other way. As a bloke waiting for a knee replacement, I cant work much, without something to lean on. A shopping trolley is fine actually.

In your photo the return is right there, but in many car parks, designed by idiots, the trolley return is so far from the disabled parking spaces, that it gives me a serious problem walking that far, particularly after a shopping expedition.

So, if you visit Oz you may find a trolley I have abandoned where it stands. If so blame the center, not me.

I have mentioned this problem to 4 different supermarket complexes. The first, if any of them ever have enough sense to fix the problem, will gain many loyal, if not that mobile customers.

My local Tesco DOES have a trolley bay right by the disabled spaces, but the usual tts that go there(not me,obviously) NEVER put the trolleys back properly,so it is filled up by about 10 trolleys just dumped there,even spilling out to block the road,when taking a few seconds to stack them right would mean loads more could go there.

[405dogvan]

SmoothCriminal said:

Steff1965 said:

ka90 said:

Why did you only show the police car and not the other two?

Probably because he's parked on the tactile paving used to help visually impaired people identify crossing points

Clearly the person who asked the question is in need of more of that stuff ;0