Discussion
raharley said:
Does the time 14.30pm exist? Surely the actual correct time is 14:30am, since its 14 hours after the am, 00:00. But 14:30am looks weird.
Discuss.
Are you Petrol Penelope?Discuss.
'Kin 'Tard.
ETA: just checked your profile......'Parking attendant'......
Edited by Cara Van Man on Friday 13th February 16:03
Parking attendant? Can't tell the time? Are you this prick?
daily wail said:
A traffic warden was caught ticketing innocent motorists - because he couldn't tell the time.
He used a calculator to work out the expiry time of Dave Alsop's ticket, without realising the device worked in decimals and not minutes and hours.
Mr Alsop, 29, parked near Torquay harbour, Devon, at 2.49pm and paid £1.20 for 75 minutes, covering him until 4.04pm.
But when he returned at 3.41pm, he discovered a £50 fine on his car. He found the warden and showed him the parking ticket, which clearly had time left on it.
The warden disagreed and tried to prove his point with a calculator.
He tapped in 14.49 and added 0.75 to produce a total of 15.24, claiming this meant Mr Alsop's ticket had expired at 3.24pm, some 17 minutes before he returned to his car.
Mr Alsop, of Torquay, said: 'I tried to explain but he didn't have a clue. He just carried on doing other cars parked there.'
Happily for Mr Alsop, Torbay council waived the fee and apologised. It said: 'The civil enforcement officer is new.
'We have provided additional training to prevent this happening again.'
He used a calculator to work out the expiry time of Dave Alsop's ticket, without realising the device worked in decimals and not minutes and hours.
Mr Alsop, 29, parked near Torquay harbour, Devon, at 2.49pm and paid £1.20 for 75 minutes, covering him until 4.04pm.
But when he returned at 3.41pm, he discovered a £50 fine on his car. He found the warden and showed him the parking ticket, which clearly had time left on it.
The warden disagreed and tried to prove his point with a calculator.
He tapped in 14.49 and added 0.75 to produce a total of 15.24, claiming this meant Mr Alsop's ticket had expired at 3.24pm, some 17 minutes before he returned to his car.
Mr Alsop, of Torquay, said: 'I tried to explain but he didn't have a clue. He just carried on doing other cars parked there.'
Happily for Mr Alsop, Torbay council waived the fee and apologised. It said: 'The civil enforcement officer is new.
'We have provided additional training to prevent this happening again.'
raharley said:
Before the haters starts, I can't sleep because this is bugging me.
You need either of the below, possbily all of them.A life
A girlfriend /boyfriend
Several beers
Real problems
MRSA
A season ticket to Jeremy Kyle/Tottenham (both are depressing enough)
Edited by Mattygooner on Friday 13th February 16:11
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