Free parking anywhere!

nilagin said:
All I buy on our local high street is petrol
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I don't even need to go that far for fuel :D
nilagin said:
other than that it's just full of charity shops, takeaways, cafes and Costa Coffees and the like, none of which are of any interest to me.
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Yep pretty much the same here for both
 
ianp5a said:
My local petrol station is so close to home, I can walk there.
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Gosh you're lucky. I'd have to take a bus to my nearest petrol station as it's 12 miles away. The bus only goes that route in the afternoon so I'd need an overnight stay and return home the next day. :)
 
daugirdas said:
How about driving an ambulance, army vehicle, even a tank? Fightback is badly needed for this very sore problem.
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Have you just gone back on topic or are you complaining about the lack of fuel stations?
 
Derek_W said:
Have you just gone back on topic or are you complaining about the lack of fuel stations?
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I don't think the tank would solve the presumed problem of too little stations, would it? However I'd like to see them clamping wheels on one :) or trying to tow it away.
 
daugirdas said:
I don't think the tank would solve the presumed problem of too little stations, would it? However I'd like to see them clamping wheels on one :) or trying to tow it away.
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You say that but the sight of a tank rolling down the street to Highland Council HQ might have other fringe benefits than some councillors soiling their underpants.
 
Not really suitable for keeping fish in either :(
 
I used to park free without getting done on yellow lines, this was in a town near Wigan. A traffic warden who was an eccentric older lady, did get a lot of abuse from people. I always took the time to say good morning , and chat to her. I would always ask, I am not allowed to park here am I. She would always reply, you've got five minutes, she never gave me a ticket. When I went into town, I always parked on the streets that she covered, she always shouted you have got five minutes, smiled and waived. Just a case of knowing how to work things :rolleyes:
 
jonbeeza said:
I used to park free without getting done on yellow lines, this was in a town near Wigan. A traffic warden who was an eccentric older lady, did get a lot of abuse from people. I always took the time to say good morning , and chat to her. I would always ask, I am not allowed to park here am I. She would always reply, you've got five minutes, she never gave me a ticket. When I went into town, I always parked on the streets that she covered, she always shouted you have got five minutes, smiled and waived. Just a case of knowing how to work things :rolleyes:
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What a silver-tongued old devil you are ;)
 
Sometimes all they want is someone to love them :D
 
A fixed penalty has been issued for being a Traffic Warden
I used to be a traffic warden...:exit:
 
Of course, in most places, the answer for free parking is something like this!

RE 003 by gpn63, on Flickr
 
Either that or the rather less pedestrian bike parked behind the Mazda. Both free to park anywhere in town here, although there are a couple of places that charge bikes to park in the area.
 
Tigger.ufo said:
Fixed penalty for being a Traffic Warden ...it was a long time ago!
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Ah I guess as it was a long time ago, I guess you had one of those hats with the yellow band?
You know why they were there don't you?
to stop motorists parking on their heads :D
 
Cobra said:
Ah I guess as it was a long time ago, I guess you had one of those hats with the yellow band?
You know why they were there don't you?
to stop motorists parking on their heads :D
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:rolleyes:
 
Keith W said:
Nice bike
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Not as pretty after 4 1/2 years of British weather and living outdoors a lot of the time! Indian chrome plating is worse than '70s British ever was and the lacquer on the tank has suffered too. Hopefully I've got the reliability up a bit now it's getting used more - old fuel didn't do the injector or high pressure pump any favours but now they're all cleaned up, hopefully it'll keep plodding along! Ideal for nipping down to town or out for a pint of milk but the Triumph's more comfortable for anything over 10 miles or so! (Speedmaster)

And yes, Chris, it IS kind of addictive!
 
Cobra said:
Ah I guess as it was a long time ago, I guess you had one of those hats with the yellow band?
You know why they were there don't you?
to stop motorists parking on their heads :D
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Only between the hours posted on the signs though!!! ;) :P :D
 
Nod said:
Only between the hours posted on the signs though!!! ;) :p :D
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I've never seen signs posted on the hats so I guess it means never :(
 
IIRC you're allowed to stop and even wait (on single yellows), just not to park!
 
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