Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

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OK, my take on the parking ticket.
This is how I would have dealt with the situation, if it was as stated.
Although as a Police Officer (retired) we tended to leave parking enforcement to traffic wardens.
I would have waited near to the vehicle for a few minutes and if the person had returned in that time, I would have explained the reason why they were leaving themselves open to a ticket, then depending on their attitude, I would have dealt appropriately.
If I had started to complete the ticket, I would have then listened to any explanation.
If the explanation was as stated, I would have explained that as I had commenced completion, the ticket would have to be issued (this takes away the accusation of bribery). But I would then have explained that as I could now see the ticket was 'very recent issue' that I would attach a note explaining the circumstances with a recommendation that if the disabled badge holder sent in an explanatory letter with proof of issue date, IE a photocopy of 1st issue, it would likely be canceled, which it almost certainly would.

I always found that fair but firm was always the best way to deal with most law breakers, especially of the more minor type such as the one mentioned.
It often surprised me how many receivers of 'tickets' thanked me, far more than those who gave verbal abuse.

I found that more people get annoyed at 'attitude' than the actual penalty.

I must add, I was not a soft touch, but I was known for my no nonsense approach.

To sum up.
Give a prat hat and .......!?

A disabled person that I am due to an horrific assault which the perbitrator got 12 months inside, who had already spent 7 yrs inside for armed robbery. At the time little did I know that. I once parked outside Argos in a no pay car park, I admit I parked in a disabled bay and entered Argos, I realised I had not put my badge in and went back to my car to see a male uniformed jumped up little wazzoc writing a ticket. I said Oh! I am sorry I forgot to put my badge in. His reply was "If one if priviledged to own a disabled badge then one should use it, you have been here for 6 minutes without displaying a badge". Oh! I thought priviledged I put my life on the line at the age of 45yrs old and unfortunately have never worked since (I do appreciate he had a njob to do and told him same) - I appealed and was refused, 60 fine, the moral of this story is:- the bastard who made me disabled probably only did one quarter of 12 months and I am now 63 and still living in pain - where is Justice. I sincerely hope the elderley gentelman gets his appeal.

What the old chap needs is a Leather Holder to keep his Blue Badge and Time Holder readily available. All he has to do with it, is set his his arrival time on the Time Holder and then plonk it on the dashboard the right way up.

Here's one available on eBay at "2.69 delivered" - just click on the picture.

ExacLine

Are you sick, sad or perverse? I am sure most peole know what a holder looks like. I am sure that the gentleman in question does not need reminding anymore which way up it is supposed to go in his window screen. Nobody knows what tomorrow brings so please show a little kindness or don't bother with absurd comments please and could you not refer to the sender of this original mishap as to the persons father instead of The Old Chap? How can we teach respect when obviously you do not have any. Good night.

Chill click on the vid.

Video: How to lose your nerve in a Caterham

http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/08/31/video-how-to-lose-your-nerve-in-a-caterham/?icid=maing-grid7|uk-ws-bb|dl7|sec1_lnk1|76868

3 monkies

Well said , his a pompous twat

Re the Caterham,

No doubt people will call me a spoil sport but having raced at Donington and Silverstone, the place for driving the Caterham at the speed shown should be limited to the race track, not the road.
You would not like to be pulling out of a junction when this driver was approaching.

It is though a cracking experience.

Note......The latest Caterham accelerates at just less than 3 secs to reach 0 to 60.

Colin Chapman was a boyhood hero for me and I think the original lotus 7 was a fantastic machine. However, due to the state of our roads these days, I would only want to drive one on a track.

The Lotus 7 is one of my favorite cars of all time.
Can you get better lines than the series 2 built in 1965.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14977155


Here we go again , let's send a few thousand to the Uk


British government's response.
"In our view humanitarian and refugee issues are best dealt with in the region of origin, or by asylum seekers claiming protection in the first safe country they reach."

So why are there asylum seekers from all over the World living in Britain ?

Aldwickk,

Where is your compassion?

Remember that it is always better to give than to receive (thats why the church is so rich).
I will never send money to any foreign country, until it can be shown that most of it does not end in the pockets of the few who rule these countries.

We are all equal. Its just that some are more equal than others.

Charity begins at home.
I am sending any spare cash to those poor travelers who are being unfairly evicted from their homes at Dale Farm.
After all where is the justification in evicting these hard working, tax paying people who have for 10 years been allowed to contravene the planning laws that we none travelers have to obey.
Its pure harassment.
Poor lambs!

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Greek :-)

lol

How come most Gypsies insist that they are not Gypsies but travelers, and yet they never travel anywhere.
Most Gypsies (sorry travelers) move less frequently than most of us move house.

Who are the mugs.

About 35 years ago a large static site was built for Gypsies in Nottingham. This site had all the amenities that an all inclusive holiday resort could wish for. OK a bit of exaggeration there, but they did have shower and wash blocks with their own laundrette.
All the facilities had hot water and central heating.
During the first winter the council received complaints that the central heating and hot water systems did not work. On inspection it was found that all the copper piping had been removed. The Gypsies said they were not to blame and it must have been outsiders. Of course it was, with a wall surround and access by a gate it was obviously some passerby just wandered in, stole the copper piping without being noticed and wandered out again.
What followed.
The copper piping was replaced and within a couple of months the same disappearing act occurred.
And yet, guess what.
Thats right, the copper piping was replaced yet again.
From memory the replacement piping was reported at costing 20,000 a time,the camp itself cost something like 200,000 all at 1976 prices.
I don't know what happened after that as this farcical but true story was reported in the local Nottingham Evening Mail, just before I moved to Yorkshire.

You couldn't make it up.

3,

Are you polishing your own chip?

I agree with exec and think he trying to be helpful with his suggestion and was being helpful.

As an old "chap", I don't mind being call such.


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I am trying to agree with Greek and Aids.

I know I will feel much safer in the "them and us society".

Bring back the Empire, we know how to rule the .

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Probably the klingon empire :-)