Not News Worthy News

[Saleen836]

Is it a slow news week for the following to be broadcast as news?

https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/virgi...

Home owner wants more parking (off road) so dig up their front garden and park illegally managing to navigate the Virgin Media junction box,Virgin replace said box with a new bigger version and the home owner gets upset and runs crying to the papers!

I wonder what her local council will have to say on the matter,,,
She said: "They just kept laughing. I cried. I am going to lose money on the house now. They will have to move it when I get the dropped kerb."

Edited by Saleen836 on Friday 16th July 09:48

[anonymous-user]

I don't see what the problem is, that ranger will easily drive through it

[LaurasOtherHalf]

So what? There was always one there.

[Taita]

[anonymous-user]

The footprint of the new box is about the same , so what’s she moaning about?

Btw how stupid does her tacky pick-up look plonked in her front “driveway “ anyhow.


Expect the mail to pick this story up lol.

[CambsBill]

Must be a slow week when a 'Daily Mail face' story from Grimsby gets reported in a local rag in Devon, although common ownership is probably behind this.

Saw this elsewhere, & one of the comments was to the effect that she doesn't have a dropped kerb at all, never mind in front of the cabinet, so it's likely she'll have even more of a Daily Mail face when the council pay a visit

[b0rk]

Saleen836 said:

She said: "They just kept laughing. I cried. I am going to lose money on the house now. They will have to move it when I get the dropped kerb."

They will indeed have to move it once she gets dropped kerb permission, but they also get to bill her for moving it. A VM relocations team bill will be eye opening for her.

The council will if they grant dropped kerb permission also get her to redo the “drive” and access properly. TBH I wouldn’t be shocked if openreach need to move their pole too.

[A Winner Is You]

They didn't install it in front of her drive, they installed it in front of her house to replace an existing one. But they did show the compo face, so I rate the article 7 Karens out of 10 and would like to speak to the manager.

[Scrump]

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[tangerine_sedge]

A Winner Is You said:

But they did show the compo face, so I rate the article 7 Karens out of 10 and would like to speak to the manager.

[Last Visit]

There's a related conversation to be had around what constitutes news in general. Such is the saturation to it i can't recall the last time that 'breaking news' was a sit up and take notice experience. Breaking news used to be something truly important, whereas now any minor variation in anything at all to do with Covid holds that moniker on plenty of news sites. Before that it was Brexit. Its become so diltued and washed out these days.

Before the internet anyyhing on the TV news would be a proper story involving death, war, big national stuff or global issues. Now its so padded out with utter nonsense, certainly online anyhow.

[InitialDave]

Not putting it a couple of feet to the other side does seem like a massive dose of petulance/jobsworthiness.

I suspect that their previous letter to her about moving it involved an unpalatable number, but when replacing it anyway, there's the opportunity to meet halfway on that.

[speedking31]

InitialDave said:

Not putting it a couple of feet to the other side does seem like a massive dose of petulance/jobsworthiness.

I suspect that their previous letter to her about moving it involved an unpalatable number, but when replacing it anyway, there's the opportunity to meet halfway on that.

Do you think the covers in the pavement between the box and the road are rated for vehicular traffic? Putting the box there is a good way of offering partial protection.

None of the images seems to show the kerb, coincidence or deliberate siding with the complainer?

[A Winner Is You]

speedking31 said:

InitialDave said:

Not putting it a couple of feet to the other side does seem like a massive dose of petulance/jobsworthiness.

I suspect that their previous letter to her about moving it involved an unpalatable number, but when replacing it anyway, there's the opportunity to meet halfway on that.

Do you think the covers in the pavement between the box and the road are rated for vehicular traffic? Putting the box there is a good way of offering partial protection.

None of the images seems to show the kerb, coincidence or deliberate siding with the complainer?

Not sure why Virgin should have to spend extra time and money to placate someone who legally has no right to demand access to the road.

[hyphen]

Saleen836 said:

Is it a slow news week for the following to be broadcast as news?

Tabloids take advantage of the stupid like this woman, the Journo nods along in sympathy, get the quotes, post the story, and then lie back and count the cash as papers get sold/clicks go up as the public fall for the bait.

The kerb is low so she didn't bother to get dropped officially, but very council to have been driving around it for all this time.

Edited by hyphen on Friday 16th July 14:06

[Gareth79]

There's an obligatory sadface pic in this article:
https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/virgin-med...

Also it was reported as damaged, what's the betting that they clipped it when driving on/off one day?

As mentioned the kerb is low, but wasn't dropped. I assume when she applies to drop it the council will require that VM give permission, which they won't until she pays them to move it.

[hyphen]

Probably won't need to move it now.

As the object of ridicule, she will probably move house and change her name and appearance

[98elise]

A Winner Is You said:

speedking31 said:

InitialDave said:

Not putting it a couple of feet to the other side does seem like a massive dose of petulance/jobsworthiness.

I suspect that their previous letter to her about moving it involved an unpalatable number, but when replacing it anyway, there's the opportunity to meet halfway on that.

Do you think the covers in the pavement between the box and the road are rated for vehicular traffic? Putting the box there is a good way of offering partial protection.

None of the images seems to show the kerb, coincidence or deliberate siding with the complainer?

Not sure why Virgin should have to spend extra time and money to placate someone who legally has no right to demand access to the road.

Agreed. Moving the box would be significantly more expensive. The home owner hasn't even gone to the expense of getting permission for a dropped curb.

[Riley Blue]

speedking31 said:

InitialDave said:

Not putting it a couple of feet to the other side does seem like a massive dose of petulance/jobsworthiness.

I suspect that their previous letter to her about moving it involved an unpalatable number, but when replacing it anyway, there's the opportunity to meet halfway on that.

Do you think the covers in the pavement between the box and the road are rated for vehicular traffic? Putting the box there is a good way of offering partial protection.

None of the images seems to show the kerb, coincidence or deliberate siding with the complainer?

The one copied from Google Street View 2020 (scroll down below blue van pic) clearly shows the kerb and also the position of the redundant cabinet, same footprint as the new one, which doesn't obstruct parking to any great degree.

[speedking31]

That picture has only just been added. Anyway the covers in the pavement between the road and the front garden were still there and likely not vehicle rated.