small parking bays, Drivers fined for being outside too small car parking bays in Newbury Options

[On the edge]

I wish I could say I disagree, but I can't. There isn't much point, nothing's going to change...not even after the election. Thinking about it, I can't see much point in that either; so at least I'll save a walk on polling day.

[Andy Capp]

To be honest Biker I think the Tumble Weed has been blowing over this site for some time, I thought the other one had problems but this one just seems to have all the candidates required for a new series of Grumpy Old Men . I check in to see if there is anything of any interest most days but wonder why I bother, I find it utterly depressing most of the time .

Another free-loader! If you don't like it, make the difference. We're not here to entertain anyone, although that is always welcome when it happens.

[The Hatter]

Everyone keeps saying there won't be any difference so I still can't see what good my vote will do - it's pointless. I've seen the adverts telling people to vote, they don't explain why. If you want to see what people think, the Facebook pages are better.

[user23]

[The Hatter]

No extremist parties stand round here so that isn't likely to happen.

[spartacus]

I smell a mischievous fellow trying to get a thread locked that he finds embarrassing!

aah... I think you're confusing this site with ones which have moderators

I check in to see if there is anything of any interest most days but wonder why I bother, I find it utterly depressing most of the time

You are Marvin and I claim my £5 prize

(cheer up you miserable bugger)

[spartacus]

I was surprised at the number of very mature people in the audience who clearly knew all about dogging.

...is it safe to Google that one if you're not sure?


Keeping the thread vaguely on a traffic related theme.....

[spartacus]

As for the tumbleweed comment I don’t think that’s necessarily true as there are a variety of different threads raised each month. It’s just that they all pretty much end up rounding on the same subject. If it’s not Newbury Town Council that’s getting it over allotments it’s the ‘bungling WBC incompetents in their Market Street ivory tower and gold plated pensions’ that are getting it.

Gawd knows (note I didn't use the 'F' word then.... I nearly fucking did though) why the guys and gals working in the highways departments in particular are such regular targets for abuse. I guess it's because everyone who has had their licence for more than ten minutes thinks that automatically qualifies them as SMEs on all matters traffic related (without taking into account the red tape that DfT tie around every aspect of legislation)

It’s one reason why I moved into contract work as you can then be a moving target and can pick and choose the highways projects from different local authorities or the Highways Agency as they become available. The poor sods in permie work in the Market Street ivory tower are pretty much sitting ducks for you lot to throw your pearls of wisdom at.

After a few years of slating by lazy journalists, grandstanding Councillors scoring cheap points and others bashing you with pearls you can feel yourself transforming into our friend HJD there.... the miserable paranoid android....

...ohh I'm so depressed....

[newres]

To be honest Biker I think the Tumble Weed has been blowing over this site for some time, I thought the other one had problems but this one just seems to have all the candidates required for a new series of Grumpy Old Men . I check in to see if there is anything of any interest most days but wonder why I bother, I find it utterly depressing most of the time .

So true. It's filled with a bunch of stereotypical, right wing, provincial, bicycle hating bores. With one or two exceptions.

[spartacus]

As a matter of interest though, just where are these undersized parking bays? I mean, we're taking Stan the Man's word for it so far... Has there been a specific bay or car park mentioned or reported on so this can be verified?

[newres]

Gawd knows (note I didn't use the 'F' word then.... I nearly fucking did though) why the guys and gals working in the highways departments in particular are such regular targets for abuse.

Well it could be because time and time again they don't adhere to the law proving that they are either total incompetents or corrupt.

[The Hatter]

Well it could be because time and time again they don't adhere to the law proving that they are either total incompetents or corrupt.

Does this mean you've decided to become a stereotypical, right winger?

[HJD]

Another free-loader! If you don't like it, make the difference. We're not here to entertain anyone, although that is always welcome when it happens.

Another Free – Loader ! Perhaps so if by that you mean I don’t contribute much. To be honest, unlike some I do have other interests other than political matters which personally I find as dull as ditch water, on which this forum seems to mainly exist on lately. So I just can’t be asked wasting my time by joining in banging on about the same old thing over & over again. As regards to the old cherry ‘If you don’t like it, make the difference’ comment that’s exactly what I think some should be doing Andy, probably not as easy as hiding behind a keyboard though .

Oh, & Spartycuss
...ohh I'm so depressed....

I’m just off out for a pint or 2 to cheer myself up. And as soon as the weather picks up I’ll get the Bike out of the garage & go for a blast through Gt. Shefford. Life may feel better then .

[Biker1]

Another Free – Loader ! Perhaps so if by that you mean I don’t contribute much.

No, he means folk who don't buy the hard copy of the paper then come on this site and read the (belated) news and then use the forum and then complain about it.

And as soon as the weather picks up I’ll get the Bike out of the garage & go for a blast through Gt. Shefford. Life may feel better then .

Don't forget to fit the aftermarket cans first though!
(Mine are Arrows).

[On the edge]

....
It’s one reason why I moved into contract work as you can then be a moving target and can pick and choose the highways projects from different local authorities or the Highways Agency as they become available. The poor sods in permie work in the Market Street ivory tower are pretty much sitting ducks for you lot to throw your pearls of wisdom at.
....

I have some sympathy with this. It must be pretty demotivating and dispiriting working for an organisation where the customers and the management think you are rubbish. This episode is simply a graphic illustration. Customer Green goes to the press with what seems to be a real corker, the Council respond by in effect agreeing and blaming it on staff in attention!

Perhaps then and illustrated by your personal example, we actually need to eliminate or wholly slim down 'local councils' and leave the works and service delivery to specialist agencies.

Sure, any customer facing organisation will have its critics and will get things wrong. Because if that a good many therefore have good leadership and effective management. What happened here yet again shows our local council is deficient in both.

Go back a good few years and I seem to remember a departing CEO saying WBC had a leadership deficiency. Nothing has changed......no wonder you're depressed.

[MontyPython]

An interesting scenario User - but what is the root cause?

Whilst some may be too lazy to vote - a very large number (probably the majority) do so because neither the politicians or public employees represent their views engage with them or deliver results. Our local authorities WBC and NTC highlight this in their attitude and actions. If they recieve a petition against one of their policies or projects they will count it as one objection (despite it being signed by thousands) and then count two letters from individuals separately - hardly democracy. Then if someone highlights the inefficiencies of the council more than once call the vexatious and refuse to supply further information.

So User, you, your colleagues and the politicians are a major part of the problem!

[JeffG]

No extremist parties stand round here so that isn't likely to happen.

How about single-issue parties (which some might be tempted to label as having extreme views)?

[Simon Kirby]

I wish I could say I disagree, but I can't. There isn't much point, nothing's going to change...

Well, interesting you should say that. I'll drop you an e-mail.

[spartacus]

And as soon as the weather picks up I’ll get the Bike out of the garage & go for a blast through Gt. Shefford.

Hope the rozzers catch you, you dirty leather clad demon....

[Andy Capp]

I’m just off out for a pint or 2 to cheer myself up. And as soon as the weather picks up I’ll get the Bike out of the garage & go for a blast through Gt. Shefford. Life may feel better then .

Except for a well known cider maker!