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the shizzle => shootin' the shit => Topic started by: john horscroft on February 15, 2011, 11:44:21 am
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I've been hit with a £100 parking fine for leaving the car in the wrong place in The Works car park. OK, my own stupid fault for parking on yellow lines up against the wall, but it was gone 5.30 and you'd think they'd let things slide after work hours. So, take care where you park. Fuck me, £100!!! :jaw: :wall:
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first think you should check is, if it is from sheffield council if not you might not have to pay (by which I mean they can't force you to pay).
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Are these things not probably unenforceable (unless it was on the public highway)?
I seem to recall several threads where the sage advice appeared to be tell 'em to get fucked.
Don't take my word for it though, if only Sloper was still here for a definitive answer in Latin wrapped up in Tory propaganda....
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Are these things not probably unenforceable (unless it was on the public highway)?
I seem to recall several threads where the sage advice appeared to be tell 'em to get fucked.
Don't take my word for it though, if only Sloper was still here for a definitive answer in Latin wrapped up in Tory propaganda....
Thanks for the encouragement chaps. I shall take it all the way to the European Court of Human Rights, trust me.... :-[
....and I miss him too Nik. :'(
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You mean you didn't cycle to the Works? :shrug:
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http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=30 (http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=30)
Particularly....
http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=46975 (http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=46975)
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I've been hit with a £100 parking fine for leaving the car in the wrong place in The Works car park. OK, my own stupid fault for parking on yellow lines up against the wall, but it was gone 5.30 and you'd think they'd let things slide after work hours. So, take care where you park. Fuck me, £100!!! :jaw: :wall:
The double yellows and cross hatched areas are nothing to do with the others businesses so the after 5.30pm is a red herring.
They are about emergency vehicle access and leaving the correct distance behind a parking space to allow people to get in and out. I think the length of a space including turning space is 6m hence the double yellows up against the wall. Now whether people should be able to get in and out of aspace that is less than 6m long is irrelevant but the emergency vehicle access is a no brainer.
Whether or not the tickets are enforceable ignoring the parking restrictions will make our life and your life harder so please don't ignore them. They are in force 24/7 (BTW the ticketing guy turned up at 10.10pm last night which was quite amusing)
We have a tenants meeting soon and will let people know if there are any changes
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You mean you didn't cycle to the Works? :shrug:
Are you having a laugh?! I was going to the Sheaf afterwards and there's no way I'm riding a push-bike pissed :whistle:
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You mean you didn't cycle to the Works? :shrug:
Are you having a laugh?! I was going to the Sheaf afterwards and there's no way I'm riding a push-bike pissed :whistle:
Presumably you were going to return for your car the following day then?
Sensible to be cautious cycling pissed though, phone boxes jump out at you from nowhere (I hit one after nine or ten pints went over the handlebars and cracked my head on the pavement, knocking myself out, kind people who found me called an ambulance and I had five stitches in my eyebrow :oops:).
Much more cautious these days, and will push my bike home if I've had too much to ride it.
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The double yellows and cross hatched areas are nothing to do with the others businesses so the after 5.30pm is a red herring.
They are about emergency vehicle access and leaving the correct distance behind a parking space to allow people to get in and out. I think the length of a space including turning space is 6m hence the double yellows up against the wall. Now whether people should be able to get in and out of aspace that is less than 6m long is irrelevant but the emergency vehicle access is a no brainer.
Whether or not the tickets are enforceable ignoring the parking restrictions will make our life and your life harder so please don't ignore them. They are in force 24/7 (BTW the ticketing guy turned up at 10.10pm last night which was quite amusing)
We have a tenants meeting soon and will let people know if there are any changes
All duly noted Graeme and I’m quite prepared to admit I fucked up. However, £100! That is just taking the piss and much more likely to encourage people to tell them to shove it! As for the emergency services red herring, as an ex-firefighter and professional tea drinker, I can assure you you could’ve got a feckin’ BUS behind my car! However, you’re dead right about the parking restrictions, we should obey them. However, and again I admit the fault is mine, I haven’t been aware of any of the notices warning me of the fines. Couldn’t you make it a bit more obvious, ie, hit punters like me on the head as they walk in and say, “OY, stupid, don’t park on the double yellows!” Only asking.......
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You mean you didn't cycle to the Works? :shrug:
Are you having a laugh?! I was going to the Sheaf afterwards and there's no way I'm riding a push-bike pissed :whistle:
Presumably you were going to return for your car the following day then?
No, it was all a big fat lie and I'm just an eco-vandal.....
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All duly noted Graeme and I’m quite prepared to admit I fucked up. However, £100! That is just taking the piss and much more likely to encourage people to tell them to shove it! As for the emergency services red herring, as an ex-firefighter and professional tea drinker, I can assure you you could’ve got a feckin’ BUS behind my car! However, you’re dead right about the parking restrictions, we should obey them. However, and again I admit the fault is mine, I haven’t been aware of any of the notices warning me of the fines. Couldn’t you make it a bit more obvious, ie, hit punters like me on the head as they walk in and say, “OY, stupid, don’t park on the double yellows!” Only asking.......
Don't worry John I am quite happy to call some of my customers 'stoopid' and tell them to shift their cars but I feel a bit uncomfortable saying that to customers I don't know.
Yesterday I told 3 people to move their cars and was only rude to one of them.
There are plenty of notices up - the blue & white signs all around the car park, a notice on the door and a couple more dotted around the place. PLus it was mentioned on our blog, on Facebook and it's on our website. Problem is people don't read stuff and think stuff doesn't apply to them eg lots of people have said to me they thought it only applies before 5pm despite the fact that the notices say 24/7
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So how many parking spots do you have (minus the ones taken up by your staff and the ones with yellow lines) if restrictions are in effect 24/7?
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With all the money that you're making, cant you buy out the other businesses in the courtyard, then bulldose them to make more car parking spaces? and possibly a giant ball pool?
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Don't worry John I am quite happy to call some of my customers 'stoopid' and tell them to shift their cars but I feel a bit uncomfortable saying that to customers I don't know.
Yesterday I told 3 people to move their cars and was only rude to one of them.
There are plenty of notices up - the blue & white signs all around the car park, a notice on the door and a couple more dotted around the place. PLus it was mentioned on our blog, on Facebook and it's on our website. Problem is people don't read stuff and think stuff doesn't apply to them eg lots of people have said to me they thought it only applies before 5pm despite the fact that the notices say 24/7
I must be REALLY privileged then, because you're always rude to me..... :whistle:
.......Erm, sorry, but.....BIGGER SIGNS for the old and infirm...... :alky:
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With all the money that you're making, cant you buy out the other businesses in the courtyard, then bulldose them to make more car parking spaces? and possibly a giant ball pool?
make a suggestions box from all that old ply
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Yo G, can you clarify if we can park in that little triangular bit outside out of office hours? The parking info page on the works website is contradictory on this point.
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.......Erm, sorry, but.....BIGGER SIGNS for the old and infirm...... :alky:
Perhaps you need glasses like Fatdoc?
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It turned out that fatdoc's eyesight is fine and he's actually just an idiot.
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Yo G, can you clarify if we can park in that little triangular bit outside out of office hours? The parking info page on the works website is contradictory on this point.
maybe confusing but not contradictory.
The little triangular car park is out of bounds 24/7, it always has been.
The car parking belonging to Robert Sorby's on Little London Rd ie not on Little London Rd/Athol Rd is ok out of office hours.
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It turned out that fatdoc's eyesight is fine and he's actually just an idiot.
....and, therefore, logically, I'm.......? :-\
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From the signs up around the Works
There is a new parking regime for Centenary Business Park, with tickets being issued if you park in certain spaces. If you park in bays 29-42 or bay 55 you will be issued with a ticket – please read the warning signs that are around the car park.
Also do not park on the double yellow lines or in the cross hatched area or you will be ticketed.
Please, please park considerately and do not obstruct marked doorways. During very busy periods it may be difficult (if not impossible!) to find a space in the car park. However, alternative car parking is available in the following places…
The car park next to the bridge.
Robert Sorby Tools opposite Centenary Business Park are happy for our customers to use their car parking spaces out of work hours (weekends & weekday evenings) - this does not apply to the small triangular car park.
Considerate road-side parking is available on Little London Road and the surrounding area.
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Don't worry John I am quite happy to call some of my customers 'stoopid' and tell them to shift their cars but I feel a bit uncomfortable saying that to customers I don't know.
Yesterday I told 3 people to move their cars and was only rude to one of them.
There are plenty of notices up - the blue & white signs all around the car park, a notice on the door and a couple more dotted around the place. PLus it was mentioned on our blog, on Facebook and it's on our website. Problem is people don't read stuff and think stuff doesn't apply to them eg lots of people have said to me they thought it only applies before 5pm despite the fact that the notices say 24/7
I must be REALLY privileged then, because you're always rude to me..... :whistle:
.......Erm, sorry, but.....BIGGER SIGNS for the old and infirm...... :alky:
So just for you John
Bigger signs for soft shandy drinking southerners who have bad eyesight
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a louder PA for aged deaf gets - Lucinda read out your number plate twice to move your car. Get some new batteries for your hearing aid.
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a louder PA for aged deaf gets - Lucinda read out your number plate twice to move your car. Get some new batteries for your hearing aid.
Ah, so you'll be the owner of the Berlingo then?
You could cycle and avoid all this hassle. In fact if more people cycled.....there would be nowhere to lock your bikes up as there's not masses of rack space :devangel:
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a louder PA for aged deaf gets - Lucinda read out your number plate twice to move your car. Get some new batteries for your hearing aid.
Ah, so you'll be the owner of the Berlingo then?
You could cycle and avoid all this hassle. In fact if more people cycled.....there would be nowhere to lock your bikes up as there's not masses of rack space :devangel:
Oh, stop fuckin' preaching Slacker's! I admitted my guilt several posts back and yes, i'm evill through and through. However, let he who is without sin etc etc........ :wave:
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a louder PA for aged deaf gets - Lucinda read out your number plate twice to move your car. Get some new batteries for your hearing aid.
Ah, so you'll be the owner of the Berlingo then?
....and it's a Doblo I'll have you know............
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You could cycle and avoid all this hassle. In fact if more people cycled.....there would be nowhere to lock your bikes up as there's not masses of rack space :devangel:
Oh, stop fuckin' preaching Slacker's! I admitted my guilt several posts back and yes, i'm evill through and through. However, let he who is without sin etc etc........ :wave:
Apologies I wasn't trying to preach. Ignoring the first sentence I'm suggesting that in addition to parking cars being problematic it is a similar situation with places to lock your bike up.
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In fact if more people cycled.....there would be nowhere to lock your bikes up as there's not masses of rack space :devangel:
It's bad enough at the mo, but I can't see anywhere obvious where they could put another rack.
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Yo G, can you clarify if we can park in that little triangular bit outside out of office hours? The parking info page on the works website is contradictory on this point.
maybe confusing but not contradictory.
The little triangular car park is out of bounds 24/7, it always has been.
It's only not contradictory because you've changed the parking info page since I posted. ::)
NOW its clear that you can't park there, but before it said in one paragraph that you could't park there at all, but further down the page it said that its was OK out of normal hours. Glad that its been chanced to its clear.
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I maintain it wasn't contradictory. Maybe confusing :)
So we changed the wording to avoid confusion.
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What kind of jobsworth turns up at 10.10 pm to issue parking tickets? Are they on commission or something? :shrug:
As a community service the Works should provide a screwdriver so you can remove your plates if you have to park in its car park? Or your bike proficiency test sticker or whatever smart-arses like Slackers have.
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What kind of jobsworth turns up at 10.10 pm to issue parking tickets? Are they on commission or something? :shrug:
Who actually issues the tickets? Is it the council or a private company?
I'd be surprised if it was the council firstly because of the £100 charge and secondly because someone was issuing tickets at 10pm.
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It should be noted that it is only the driver, and not the owner, who will be liable for the
privately issued parking ticket. The reason being that, under contract law, the contract is
formed between the driver (not the owner) and the private company concerned. Further, in
such a situation, there is no legal obligation on the owner to name or identify the driver.
From: http://www.clmlaw.co.uk/pdf/Private_Parking_Tickets_and_Clamping.pdf (http://www.clmlaw.co.uk/pdf/Private_Parking_Tickets_and_Clamping.pdf)
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What kind of jobsworth turns up at 10.10 pm to issue parking tickets? Are they on commission or something? :shrug:
Who actually issues the tickets? Is it the council or a private company?
I'd be surprised if it was the council firstly because of the £100 charge and secondly because someone was issuing tickets at 10pm.
Private company. :furious:
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It should be noted that it is only the driver, and not the owner, who will be liable for the
privately issued parking ticket. The reason being that, under contract law, the contract is
formed between the driver (not the owner) and the private company concerned. Further, in
such a situation, there is no legal obligation on the owner to name or identify the driver.
From: http://www.clmlaw.co.uk/pdf/Private_Parking_Tickets_and_Clamping.pdf (http://www.clmlaw.co.uk/pdf/Private_Parking_Tickets_and_Clamping.pdf)
Thanks for that Dylan :thumbsup:
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Read the second link I posted on the last page then. Not that I'd encourage bad (or thick ;) ) parking but I very much doubt it will be enforceable. Sloper would tell you to tell them to fuck off I reckon.
EDIT - Yeah what Dylan said. You didn't read the links I posted did you? :spank:
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Read the second link I posted on the last page then. Not that I'd encourage bad (or thick ;) ) parking but I very much doubt it will be enforceable. Sloper would tell you to tell them to fuck off I reckon.
EDIT - Yeah what Dylan said. You didn't read the links I posted did you? :spank:
Yeah, I did actually :P Bloody pages of it! All telling me the same thing - tell 'em to poke it...... :-\
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It should be noted that it is only the driver, and not the owner, who will be liable for the
privately issued parking ticket. The reason being that, under contract law, the contract is
formed between the driver (not the owner) and the private company concerned. Further, in
such a situation, there is no legal obligation on the owner to name or identify the driver.
From: http://www.clmlaw.co.uk/pdf/Private_Parking_Tickets_and_Clamping.pdf (http://www.clmlaw.co.uk/pdf/Private_Parking_Tickets_and_Clamping.pdf)
There are a number of CCTV cameras in the car park
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Read the second link I posted on the last page then. Not that I'd encourage bad (or thick ;) ) parking but I very much doubt it will be enforceable. Sloper would tell you to tell them to fuck off I reckon.
EDIT - Yeah what Dylan said. You didn't read the links I posted did you? :spank:
Yeah, I did actually :P Bloody pages of it! All telling me the same thing - tell 'em to poke it...... :-\
:lol: The second link was one page with one post (which is probably why Jasper hinted at it being useful with the "Particularly....", maybe he should have put it in really big words)
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I think actually the advice from pepipoo (the forums for this kind of thing) is to just completely ignore it and not enter into any correspondence with them.
The only time you need to worry is when the term "parking charge notice" is changed into "alleged debt" as thats what they have to call it to take matters further. They're still at our complex and are actively ticketing people who are parked in spaces that they own. Its not VCS at the works is it?
Having said the above; it would be nice if people would park with a little more forethought at the Works rather than the "its raining so I'll tag my car onto the others and everyone else can just deal with it" mentality :shrug:.
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There are a number of CCTV cameras in the car park
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Best wear a balaclava then. Going to be fun when the CWIF is on G.
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There are a number of CCTV cameras in the car park
Yours or the parking companies? And are they plugged in?
Thanks for the tip off though, not only will I take the plates off I'll wear a balaclava too. And bring my box of finest profanities.
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They are the landlords. And yes they are plugged in.
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Parking does seem to becoming a bit of a nightmare down there.
GraemeA, whilst you're on here you might appreciate a little feedback. On Friday the amount of kiddies running around was pretty scary. It must be very difficult to keep them in check, but the last thing you guys need is a serious incident (and i don't want the guilt on my shoulders either by falling off, which we all do at times, and injuring me/a kid).
Anyhow - on a positive note the comp wall is coming on great ;D
Andy B
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Easy solution - I walk there!
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Oh, stop fuckin' preaching Slacker's! I admitted my guilt several posts back and yes, i'm evill through and through. However, let he who is without sin etc etc........ :wave:
Right John, how far away do you live from the Works, I make it 1.8 miles.
My mate Chris has just arrived, he lives in Manchester (46.4 miles away to be precise), and he came on his road bike - you have no excuse. So MTFU and get on yer bike yer southern wuss :-)
Chris not only gets a free brew but he gets a free choccy bar for his efforts.
(Ps the ruder we are the more we like you)
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Parking does seem to becoming a bit of a nightmare down there.
GraemeA, whilst you're on here you might appreciate a little feedback. On Friday the amount of kiddies running around was pretty scary. It must be very difficult to keep them in check, but the last thing you guys need is a serious incident (and i don't want the guilt on my shoulders either by falling off, which we all do at times, and injuring me/a kid).
Anyhow - on a positive note the comp wall is coming on great ;D
Andy B
I tell my kids that if someone falls off and lands on them then it's their ( grumpy's major and minor's ) fault for not paying attention to what's going on around them ......
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Right John, how far away do you live from the Works, I make it 1.8 miles.
My mate Chris has just arrived, he lives in Manchester (46.4 miles away to be precise), and he came on his road bike - you have no excuse. So MTFU and get on yer bike yer southern wuss :-)
Chris not only gets a free brew but he gets a free choccy bar for his efforts.
(Ps the ruder we are the more we like you)
Fuck off! It must 1.9......... :whistle: and, Graeme...... :hug:
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GraemeA, whilst you're on here you might appreciate a little feedback. On Friday the amount of kiddies running around was pretty scary. It must be very difficult to keep them in check, but the last thing you guys need is a serious incident (and i don't want the guilt on my shoulders either by falling off, which we all do at times, and injuring me/a kid).
Andy B
Indeed - I'm now a much more occasional visitor and have really noticed this every time I go back now. Aware there's a limit to what can be done but more than once I've been just about to slap / dyno for a hold and a kid has wandered straight underneath me, no obvious adult supervising them...
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How far do you have to cycle to qualify for the free choccy as well as coffee?
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At your age, not very far :whistle:
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The people I know/climb with seem to be of the same mind.
No one can say the works don't do a great job, we are really very lucky to have a facility like this in Sheff. Add in the quality and regularity of setting it must come accross as extremely selfish to post negative comments. However, the nature of the problem, or rather my problem, is that it spoils the experience and puts me off going, especially of an evening.
I'd like to offer some sort of solution, maybe stricter supervision by parents (probably tried already), permanent staff member in the kiddies area or do what every other kiddies play area has and put a fence round it - major structural/financial implications aside of course!
Anyhow, keep up the good work!
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When it's really busy it's not just kids wandering about underneath people, I've had more problems with teenagers / adults not paying attention to what's going on above them. Presumably this is a problem at any wall with that type of design / areas. I don't go when it's really busy.
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How about some warning signs featuring a pictogram of a Dunnesque figure falling onto a smaller figure and some amusing wording like "risk of crushing" ?
I've found that taking my shirt off prevents anyone from coming anywhere near me.
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I've found that taking my shirt off prevents anyone from coming anywhere near me.
;D Do you think thats a visual or chemical effect?
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visual
the stench of stale beer and urine actually reduces when I take my clothes off
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The wheezing and farting also help.
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Sod the free tea, can I have a free bike to ride to the Works?
On a more serious note, the kids running around playing hide and seek were a fuckin pain last night to the point where John from the Clinic had to tell one of them to come out from hiding under his fold out table.......
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An anecdote along the lines of 'Cycling long distances to the works to get a free cuppa and chocolate bar...' and ways to cheat...
When I was a stoodent in Leeds, I'd quite often have a pre/post Almscliff/Caley fry up at the Otley cafe (Bridge St Cafe I believe it is really called- who's breakfast has only gone up from £1.95 to £2.95 in 18 years...) and its also a famous cyclists cafe.. 2 or three times when I was there, you could hear the distant jangling of jewelry and Jimmy Saville, sorry, Sir Jimmy would roll up on his road bike, fully lycra/ron hilled up, go and get a cuppa and a bacon roll and sit out in the sun being friendly to all and sundry. Good on him I used to think - still out on the bike at his age (he was high 60's then..).
Three years later, the then MrsT's house mates boyfriend was from Otley, and over a few beers I was relaying this tale to him. He used to live around the corner from the cafe, and scoffed at me - "pah, he used to park up a transit around the corner, get his bike out the back and cycle the 200m to the cafe"... :-\
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I've heard that before. Good on him even more for blagging it!
And any excuse for.........
JIMMY SAVILLE, JINGLE JANGLE JEWELLERY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFE7HEgX3g#)
;D
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:thumbsup: I fucking love that :lol:
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Whenever I am having a difficult moment I will watch this clip.
I can not even explain why I find this so funny.
Its truly has an X factor.
:thumbsup: I fucking love that :lol:
Me too. ;D
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I've heard that before. Good on him even more for blagging it!
And any excuse for.........
JIMMY SAVILLE, JINGLE JANGLE JEWELLERY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFE7HEgX3g#)
;D
Naughty, naughty :spank: The talentless twat is a national treasure you know :bow:
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Didn't he literally invent DJing?
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Yes.
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Oh, stop fuckin' preaching Slacker's! I admitted my guilt several posts back and yes, i'm evill through and through. However, let he who is without sin etc etc........ :wave:
Slackers does his bit - when he drives out to the Plantation he eases parking problems by rolling his car off the road and parking it in a ditch :)
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Oh, stop fuckin' preaching Slacker's! I admitted my guilt several posts back and yes, i'm evill through and through. However, let he who is without sin etc etc........ :wave:
Slackers does his bit - when he drives out to the Plantation he eases parking problems by rolling his car off the road and parking it in a ditch :)
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :P
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Didn't he literally invent DJing?
That "When Louis Met Jimmy" episode was great
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Didn't he literally invent DJing?
That "When Louis Met Jimmy" episode was great
Indeed. When he was telling him about dishing out beatings to unruly cunts in the club and Louis was getting quite uncomfortable. Quality.
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Did you ever see that photo of Jimmy with Peter Sutcliffe and Frank Bruno?
Disturbing
That team would sort out the parking at The Works - and form the basis of a good crime fighting team series
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The people I know/climb with seem to be of the same mind.
No one can say the works don't do a great job, we are really very lucky to have a facility like this in Sheff. Add in the quality and regularity of setting it must come accross as extremely selfish to post negative comments. However, the nature of the problem, or rather my problem, is that it spoils the experience and puts me off going, especially of an evening.
I'd like to offer some sort of solution, maybe stricter supervision by parents (probably tried already), permanent staff member in the kiddies area or do what every other kiddies play area has and put a fence round it - major structural/financial implications aside of course!
Anyhow, keep up the good work!
If kids are causing problems just bob over to the desk and tell the members of staff on the desk and we'll be happy to sort it, just if it's busy its hard for us to pick up on it. Help us and we can help you :)
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Did you ever see that photo of Jimmy with Peter Sutcliffe and Frank Bruno?
Disturbing
That team would sort out the parking at The Works - and form the basis of a good crime fighting team series
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece)
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Did you ever see that photo of Jimmy with Peter Sutcliffe and Frank Bruno?
Disturbing
That team would sort out the parking at The Works - and form the basis of a good crime fighting team series
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, my eyes!!!!!!!!! I've just looked at The Sun! :wall:
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I've heard that before. Good on him even more for blagging it!
And any excuse for.........
JIMMY SAVILLE, JINGLE JANGLE JEWELLERY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFE7HEgX3g#)
;D
Chris Tarrant must be shitting himself as he knows exactly what he will look like in a few years
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Did you ever see that photo of Jimmy with Peter Sutcliffe and Frank Bruno?
Disturbing
That team would sort out the parking at The Works - and form the basis of a good crime fighting team series
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece)
Scroll down for a picture of Fiend!
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;D ;D ;D
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Whenever I am having a difficult moment I will watch this clip.
I can not even explain why I find this so funny.
Its truly has an X factor.
:thumbsup: I fucking love that :lol:
Me too. ;D
I once showed it to my inlaws at Christmas when I was pissed saying 'This is really funny' :oops:
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An anecdote along the lines of 'Cycling long distances to the works to get a free cuppa and chocolate bar...' and ways to cheat...
When I was a stoodent in Leeds, I'd quite often have a pre/post Almscliff/Caley fry up at the Otley cafe (Bridge St Cafe I believe it is really called- who's breakfast has only gone up from £1.95 to £2.95 in 18 years...) and its also a famous cyclists cafe.. 2 or three times when I was there, you could hear the distant jangling of jewelry and Jimmy Saville, sorry, Sir Jimmy would roll up on his road bike, fully lycra/ron hilled up, go and get a cuppa and a bacon roll and sit out in the sun being friendly to all and sundry. Good on him I used to think - still out on the bike at his age (he was high 60's then..).
Three years later, the then MrsT's house mates boyfriend was from Otley, and over a few beers I was relaying this tale to him. He used to live around the corner from the cafe, and scoffed at me - "pah, he used to park up a transit around the corner, get his bike out the back and cycle the 200m to the cafe"... :-\
Do you recon he used to pull the same trick with the marathons? park up a transit 200mm from the Mall......
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Basically it's getting very busy down The Works, seriously guys can you expand next door, depressingly packed last night, what we need is some good weather and let the crags take the strain.
Quite put out that Graeme doesn't wear a uniform when directing traffic in the car park.
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Don'y worry jon we are expanding, in a couple of weeks there will be something like an extra 150sqm compared with what was available last night :whistle:
I was wearing a uniform last night: Cypher pants, Rab duvet and beanie ;)
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An anecdote along the lines of 'Cycling long distances to the works to get a free cuppa and chocolate bar...' and ways to cheat...
When I was a stoodent in Leeds, I'd quite often have a pre/post Almscliff/Caley fry up at the Otley cafe (Bridge St Cafe I believe it is really called- who's breakfast has only gone up from £1.95 to £2.95 in 18 years...) and its also a famous cyclists cafe.. 2 or three times when I was there, you could hear the distant jangling of jewelry and Jimmy Saville, sorry, Sir Jimmy would roll up on his road bike, fully lycra/ron hilled up, go and get a cuppa and a bacon roll and sit out in the sun being friendly to all and sundry. Good on him I used to think - still out on the bike at his age (he was high 60's then..).
Three years later, the then MrsT's house mates boyfriend was from Otley, and over a few beers I was relaying this tale to him. He used to live around the corner from the cafe, and scoffed at me - "pah, he used to park up a transit around the corner, get his bike out the back and cycle the 200m to the cafe"... :-\
Do you recon he used to pull the same trick with the marathons? park up a transit 200mm from the Mall......
According to a marathon runner that used to go out with my sister , yes that's exactly what he did ...... Not quite as close as 200 mm though :P
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Don'y worry jon we are expanding, in a couple of weeks there will be something like an extra 150sqm compared with what was available last night :whistle:
I was wearing a uniform last night: Cypher pants, Rab duvet and beanie ;)
And the patagucci fleece G. Don't forget that.
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On a slightly more serious note some twats tried to break into my mates car parked in Sorby's tools (or whatever it's called) on friday night. Absolute amateurs though, they had tried to kick the windscreen in. No vandalism on any other cars and his wing-mirrors etc. were intact so as far as we can tell was just a shitty attempted robbery.
There was a satnav mount on the windscreen so watch your stuff...
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There was a satnav mount on the windscreen so watch your stuff...
:wall: Or don't leave expensive things in your car in full view? :shrug:
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.......Erm, sorry, but.....BIGGER SIGNS for the old and infirm...... :alky:
Perhaps you need glasses like Fatdoc?
ahem,
20:20 vision actuuuallly.
just a bit worried that I need a CT of my brain :'(
or just stop working 60 hours a week ::)
as for parking, after hrs you can use that layby opposite or on the side street, which is all of 20m further to walk :shrug:
I have to drive past there about 5 times a week in the evening ( kids activities etc.. ) and might I say that the twats that park in the apex of the bend 3 m from the works entrance
deserve
- their lack of wing mirrors
- at least £100 fine.
The road than becomes one vehicle only, on a blind bend & no one in the works can see to get out!!
::)
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:agree:
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Back to the op..
MrsTT had an unwanted parking 'notice' from Excel parking at the weekend. Wrongly booked for being in a pay and display out of chargeable hours. Thanks to he posts earlier she's now going to just ignore it. Apparently it's all a front from these companies, you should never pay or respond. Even if they decide to take you to court, it's a small claims CIVIL court where at worst case (ie it's never even got this far) you may have to pay the orig charge and a £30 court fee. That's it. No solicitors or bailiffs charges etc. Bunch of wankers... Don't pay. Loads of posts on moneysavingexpert forum about this.
T
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It's like most of these things. They rely on fear and ignorance. It's amazing how many people will panic and pay up when in receipt of an official looking letter instead of looking into it first.
The ACS Law (http://www.itproportal.com/2011/02/15/acs-law-targetted-innocent-users-for-illegal-downloading/) cases being a prime example.
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Did you ever see that photo of Jimmy with Peter Sutcliffe and Frank Bruno?
Disturbing
That team would sort out the parking at The Works - and form the basis of a good crime fighting team series
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2270180.ece)
What a truly utterly repellent piece of tosh masquerading as "journalism"
Bruno, then 47, later had to battle his own mental health problems,