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Jul 31 2018, 05:45 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Jul 31 2018, 05:27 PM) Just suppose the wall that fell hadn't been constructed properly, rest of the brick work would need removing - quite costly job. So a detailled examination, the determination of liability and for repairs may become extended. I’m told it wasn’t “tied in” when it was refaced. That being the case out unsafe so I reckon months.
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Jul 31 2018, 06:19 PM
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QUOTE (newres @ Jul 31 2018, 06:45 PM) I’m told it wasn’t “tied in” when it was refaced. That being the case out unsafe so I reckon months. I admire your optimism. . Bit like Sainsbury's car park, they could have pulled the old one down completely and rebuilt it in the time it has taken. And that started out as a bit of a leak off the top floor. Little wonder we are so behind schedule with our house building programme.
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Aug 1 2018, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Jul 31 2018, 07:19 PM) I admire your optimism. . Bit like Sainsbury's car park, they could have pulled the old one down completely and rebuilt it in the time it has taken. And that started out as a bit of a leak off the top floor. Little wonder we are so behind schedule with our house building programme. Sainsbury's have signs up all round the store entrances about how they are improving "your car park". Well, if it is my car park, I object to the ridiculous 2 hour time limit and any enforcement contract with a private parking company - I guess as I was not party to either the planning permission or the parking contract, I can simply ignore these irritations on 'my' car park
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Aug 2 2018, 12:28 PM
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QUOTE (Berkshirelad @ Aug 1 2018, 10:57 PM) Sainsbury's have signs up all round the store entrances about how they are improving "your car park".
Well, if it is my car park, I object to the ridiculous 2 hour time limit and any enforcement contract with a private parking company - I guess as I was not party to either the planning permission or the parking contract, I can simply ignore these irritations on 'my' car park By the same token you could invest in a couple of hundred wheel clamps and charge everyone who had the audacity to park in "your" car park. Nice little earner.
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Aug 2 2018, 03:39 PM
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Aug 2 2018, 01:28 PM) By the same token you could invest in a couple of hundred wheel clamps and charge everyone who had the audacity to park in "your" car park. Nice little earner. With you on that! Suspect the 'your car park' is simply a clever legal device to avoid any liability for things that might happen in what most would reasonably assume is 'their car park'.
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Aug 2 2018, 03:51 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Aug 2 2018, 04:39 PM) With you on that!
Suspect the 'your car park' is simply a clever legal device to avoid any liability for things that might happen in what most would reasonably assume is 'their car park'. Anyway it's of academic interest only as no one can get in there anyway. Next they will build 50 flats on the site on the grounds that it wasn't being used for it's intended purpose.
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Aug 2 2018, 06:42 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Aug 2 2018, 05:44 PM) Only the DVLA can wheel clamp nowadays. Well their agents. So does that mean that those cowboys who used to operate on a piece of waste ground are no more?
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Aug 3 2018, 08:13 AM
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Aug 2 2018, 07:42 PM) So does that mean that those cowboys who used to operate on a piece of waste ground are no more? Exactly - they still issue tickets though but at least they can't hold people to ransom.
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Aug 3 2018, 02:12 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Aug 3 2018, 09:13 AM) Exactly - they still issue tickets though but at least they can't hold people to ransom. Refreshing to know.........Thank you
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Aug 3 2018, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Aug 2 2018, 04:39 PM) With you on that!
Suspect the 'your car park' is simply a clever legal device to avoid any liability for things that might happen in what most would reasonably assume is 'their car park'. Interestingly, Sainsbury's have staff directing traffic - thus assuming liability in the case of a collision...
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Aug 3 2018, 09:08 PM
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QUOTE (Berkshirelad @ Aug 3 2018, 08:46 PM) Interestingly, Sainsbury's have staff directing traffic - thus assuming liability in the case of a collision... Must admit, have only seen sub contractors directing traffic. Of course, civil law remedy if they did cause a collision....provided you could find them and provided the judge accepted your version of events. Right now, if you have any worries on that score, Tesco is probably a better alternative. The London Road one is actually quite pleasant and the auto tills actually work; or at least the staff watching are attentive.
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Aug 6 2018, 07:56 AM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Aug 3 2018, 10:08 PM) Must admit, have only seen sub contractors directing traffic. Of course, civil law remedy if they did cause a collision....provided you could find them and provided the judge accepted your version of events. Right now, if you have any worries on that score, Tesco is probably a better alternative. The London Road one is actually quite pleasant and the auto tills actually work; or at least the staff watching are attentive. To venture off tangent for a moment. If I purchase a Sainsbury's own brand gooseberry fool it states on the pot that it is not currently recyclable. The same product from Tesco states it is widely recyclable. The only discernible difference appears to be the name of the supermarket stamped on the carton. Funny old world.
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Aug 6 2018, 08:07 AM
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Aug 6 2018, 08:56 AM) To venture off tangent for a moment. If I purchase a Sainsbury's own brand gooseberry fool it states on the pot that it is not currently recyclable. The same product from Tesco states it is widely recyclable. The only discernible difference appears to be the name of the supermarket stamped on the carton. Funny old world. Interesting. Did you check the 'best before date' could be down to that? The bin men only collect recycling waste people every two weeks.....
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Aug 6 2018, 09:17 AM
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QUOTE (Berkshirelad @ Aug 3 2018, 08:46 PM) Interestingly, Sainsbury's have staff directing traffic - thus assuming liability in the case of a collision... I think if you are driving any vehicle you are responsible for your own actions regardless of any other influences surely?
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Aug 6 2018, 09:41 AM
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QUOTE (Berkshirelad @ Aug 3 2018, 08:46 PM) Interestingly, Sainsbury's have staff directing traffic - thus assuming liability in the case of a collision... I think that if you are driving any vehicle you are responsible for your own actions regardless of any other influences surely?
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Aug 6 2018, 10:02 AM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Aug 6 2018, 10:41 AM) I think that if you are driving any vehicle you are responsible for your own actions regardless of any other influences surely? Absolutely! Unless you are a shroud waving Solicitor who has just had a call from Mr Always-Right. Then, quick call to Sainsburys legal people who might just settle simply to stop the hassle of a day in Court. Everyone's entitled to compo; that's the modern way!
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