The BAD PARKING thread

[Vipers]

Quinny said:

Vipers said:

There is usually a 4 x 4 parked where the citroen was, and they definately wouldn't get out.

(Pictures in ARI car park)

I can safely say, that if this 4 x 4 was my 1999 4.7 V8 Jeep, that I really don't give a toss about. And is loaded with recovery straps and other 4 x 4 crap One way or another it would get out

OMG Quinny, I really wanted you to be there somewhere, show these dorks some sense.

[Getragdogleg]

This picture was taken about 10 mins ago from my window, there is nothing in front of the car for about 2 car lengths and the driver just landed it where it is and minced off.

Corner, Yes.
Junction, Yes.
Double yellow lines, Yes.
clueless as to why this might be a problem, Yes.

[va1o]

Getragdogleg said:

This picture was taken about 10 mins ago from my window, there is nothing in front of the car for about 2 car lengths and the driver just landed it where it is and minced off.

Corner, Yes.
Junction, Yes.
Double yellow lines, Yes.
clueless as to why this might be a problem, Yes.

It genuinely scares me that there are people out there on the road that stupid they think its appropriate to park like that...

[bigandclever]

That one is just insane.

[Getragdogleg]

I could single handedly keep this thread at the top of the forum if I were to photograph and post all the poor parking I see around my house.

This one really did impress me though so I got the camera out.

[h4muf]

I love this thread

[vit4]

Never thought I'd end up posting on this. But a friend posted this on facebook, from my old sixth form. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=rm8+1jt&... to get a better idea of this.




WTF?!?!

[Frimley111R]

Another epic fail there. I'm off to buy a series 1 Land Rover and find a car park..

[anonymous-user]

Since I've been working at home a bit lately I've noticed all sorts of horrendous parking (I live next to a primary school). Currently it's home time and someone in a silver Picasso (what else?) has managed to park not only on the "SCHOOL - KEEP CLEAR" markings but is also blocking the gap in the railings where the kids will be crossing the road

Silly fking cow.

[anonymous-user]

And now somebody has parked ON the mini roundabout

[Pork]

Symbolica said:

Since I've been working at home a bit lately I've noticed all sorts of horrendous parking (I live next to a primary school). Currently it's home time and someone in a silver Picasso (what else?) has managed to park not only on the "SCHOOL - KEEP CLEAR" markings but is also blocking the gap in the railings where the kids will be crossing the road

Silly fking cow.

Does it matter? So long as little Timmy doesnt have to walk 20 metres more, screw everyone else!

[omgus]

Symbolica said:

And now somebody has parked ON the mini roundabout

You can't put something like that on this thread and then not give us photographic evidence.

[Alf Alfa]

All from one day, all barr the last from one, is from one run of a car park. Sorry for the poor quality, phone camera is shocking.

[craig2003]

Quinny said:

Here's a turfer in use for those who don't know what one is.... They'll shift anything in the right hands

You mean Tirfor, and that video shows how not to do it, they are not using the correct handle supplied with the machine, which in turn may overload the equipment as they have a lot more leverage, best case they burst the shear pins, worst case the internal jaws or wire leaving the load to free run back the way it came

[Vipers]

Quinny said:

craig2003 said:

You mean Tirfor, and that video shows how not to do it, they are not using the correct handle supplied with the machine, which in turn may overload the equipment as they have a lot more leverage, best case they burst the shear pins, worst case the internal jaws or wire leaving the load to free run back the way it came

Thanks for that...... The idea was to show a piece of recovery equipment in use....... Not provide a full instructional guide of the do's and dont's.....

Of course it's the correct handle, it's called a "Cheeter bar", Tifor's (Or as known 'come alongs', are used extensively in pipe line work at the bottom of the North Sea by commercial divers.

[craig2003]

Quinny said:

Thanks for that...... The idea was to show a piece of recovery equipment in use....... Not provide a full instructional guide of the do's and dont's.....

Lifting equipment is it not

[craig2003]

Vipers said:

Of course it's the correct handle, it's called a "Cheeter bar", Tifor's (Or as known 'come alongs', are used extensively in pipe line work at the bottom of the North Sea by commercial divers.

The handle is too long for it to be correct

[craig2003]

Quinny said:

Not necessarily......

Oh and it's TURFER


The HTS cable pullers / turfers have a wide performance spectrum. They can be used to lift, pull or tighten many applications. The set includes calbe puller, handle, and wire rope.

http://www.hts-direct.co.uk/?page=97

You sure lol

http://www.google.tt/search?q=tirfor&ie=utf-8&...fficial&client=firefox-a

[craig2003]

Quinny said:

Yes..... All the folk I know who work in forestry, call themTURFERS...all the off road guys I know call them turfers...

I have a turfer in my jeep

Well they must be right then

Edited by craig2003 on Friday 11th February 23:26

[Angelus]

I think it is in the accent, when I used to move steam boilers we called them " tuffters ". I just continued to call them that, because that's what I though they were called. It appears to be all the same thing.