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bumpkin bus…. because of the snow and ice I had to get on one of these to get to work....
I hadn't been on a "country" bus for years, as normally I would cycle to anywhere withing 16-20 miles of where I am....
Everyone at the bus stand seemed to know and talk to one another (including the driver) (I'm not used to this, coming from London/SE England! where everyone just has minimal social interaction), is this normal for round here?
The vehicle itself was probably older than many people on this forum; it wouldn't start (diesel waxing up?) and some grumpy looking "blakey" type character with a peaked hat was called out from a shed and had to poke about in the engine compartment..
it was like being a young teenager again.... :laugh_at:(don't worry, I didn't spit out the window or tag the vehicle though, I have matured a bit)
I reckon one of these vehicles would make a good party bus :groucho:
UK : East : Colchester : Bus driver puts swear word on destination display unlucky - whoever did it drove the bus just at the time a Tory councillor was in town...
Colchester: You'll be 'bus'ted!
A probe has been launched after a bus had a swear word where its destination should have been.
The First Eastern bus was in Mersea Road, Colchester, when it was spotted by keen-eyed Colchester councillor Kevin Bentley and his wife, Karen.
Mr Bentley, portfolio holder for culture and public relations, said: "Karen spotted it first because she was driving and told me to look at the bus. We were both totally incredulous about what we had seen and checked with each other we had seen it."
Bob Dorr, operations manager for First, said: "We understood the destinations were set electronically and couldn't be overridden but it would appear there is a technical glitch with the programming.
"Some drivers are able to programme the electronic destination blinds with other words - this is a loophole we weren't aware existed.
"This concerns us greatly and we are taking immediate steps with the manufacturers to get this loophole closed.
"We consider this to be a very serious disciplinary offence for any driver to display words like this in the destination display."
8:58am today
Exclusive By Lynne Milford
UK : LDN : Could Ken’s pollution control run ravers out of the city? Red Ken's trying to turn Green - he's already had the balls to introduce the Congestion Charge (which I fully support) but another one of his proposals is a large fine/tax on large diesel vans/lorries which do not meet emmission controls standards.
This proposal is at consultation stage at the moment (so any Londoners can give their views)
Although the overall initiative to reduce pollution is good, I have concerns over the these plans.. (and I am someone who cycles everywhere, tries to be eco-friendly and doesn't even own a motor vehicle!)
The scheme would potentially involve the registration of all large vehicles entering London and their movements being monitored on CCTV by both TfL staff and Scotland Yard's Road Policing Units to ensure the rules are being complied with.
I would expect that particular attention will be paid to older vehicles or those which do not show a recogniseable "corporate branding"
I don't think Ken's intention is evil - but theres a danger of "function creep" should this scheme be implemented - pollution control aside, this regime would clearly be a good excuse for cops and other authorities to control the movements of "large vehicles".
The implications for the drivers/owners of rig vans are obvious...
Alert : KDW’s truck stolen for those of you who know KDW he's one of the "rave veterans" of the Thames Valley and doesn't deserve this...
I'm also going to make a very un-PC statement (for me) on this board- in that area where the van disappeared, there have been a number of gypsies... I can't help but put 2 and 2 togehter
KDW himself is a good example of a someone with a positive traveller lifestyle - he's always worked to get what he owns and never done major crime etc
but if todays gypsy travellers steal off other travelling people like that then quite frankly they deserve all the ASBOs and evictions and I'm not surprised their lifestyle is being deemed unacceptable..
not like me to sound like a Tory but KDW is a good friend of mine over the years - things were just starting to go right for him after some hassles in life as well :(
Had my truck stolen in Tilehurst area of Reading somepoint wednesday afternoon!
Its a G reg Leyand Road Runner registration G86 GOF
Council don't have it, police don't have it and the DVLA dont have it!
vehicle Trace hotline don't have it on their register! which is sopposed to be linked to all pounds in the country!
It isa nicotene cream colour with a 20ft box on the back. It has two unusual ramps on it from it's days as a hard sided car transporter. I expect these have been wheighed in by now as they where alumininium. You may recgonise it cos it wasthe old ToM truck.
It looks like this!
Outside
http://gallery.squatjuice.com/gallery/album409/Picture_052
Unfortunatly I dont have a better photo!
It has an unusual window just below the windscreen likethe Roadrunner in this photo
http://www.fairground-circus.com/fairground/2004/images/f0210.jpg
It's the one on the right with the back drop.
Inside
http://gallery.squatjuice.com/gallery/Pip-CamFrenchTek2005/DSCF0061
http://gallery.squatjuice.com/gallery/Pip-CamFrenchTek2005/DSCF0034
If you see it then please get in contact either via PM or emailing ghost23@graffiti.net
all my worldy possesions were in it. clothes, cooking stuff, sentimental things and my record collection
Cheers!
For those who can read SJ there's also a thread here
http://www.squatjuice.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=714
I've attached some of the photos as well for the benefit of anyone behind websense or other filters that block SJ
Off-road vehicles ‘danger to lives’ Apr 20 2003
By Monica Hawley
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OFF-ROAD vehicles and motorbikes are putting residents' lives in danger and ruining the countryside by speeding along a normally quiet lane in Coldharbour.
Over the last year, Capel Parish Council has received regular calls about bikes and 4x4 vehicles driving dangerously along Crockers Lane, which leads from the village to Wotton.
They are allowed to use the lane because it is a public byway, but villagers have complained that many do not stick to the path and are churning up the countryside.
Concerned residents, Forestry Commission wardens, the National Trust area manager and district councillor Neil Maltby (Con, Leith Hill), met last week to discuss the problem.
They drove down the lane, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, to see the damage that has been caused by motorbikes and 4x4s.
As the meeting took place just three days after an illegal rave just off the lane, it was also full of rubbish that had been left behind.
Rory Cobb, of the Forestry Commission, said barriers and fencing have been put in to deter people from using the lanes for driving.
But one barrier had been rammed and some sections of railing taken out.
Wildlife conservation officer Glen Boxall said: "The other day I stopped 38 motorcycles off the green lane within two hours. Wednesday evenings are lethal. There are about 50 bikes outside the pub and they run from there to the Wotton Hatch pub."
He added that small footpaths are being turned into large tracks because drivers are not sticking to the road and that a number of raves over the past year have not helped the situation.
"On Sunday morning, when fire and police were here, you would not have thought you were in a peaceful countryside village in Surrey," he said. "It completely goes against the grain of the use of the countryside."
Pat Tate, of Abinger Parish Council, said: "These actions are changing the whole nature of the countryside. It's becoming a huge playground and the two things are not compatible."
Last March, Capel Parish Council set up an answerphone service that residents can ring to report any misuse of green lanes.
It has led to 38 messages about speeding motor-bikes, wrecked cars and 4x4s in near-misses with walkers.
After the meeting, chairman Jenny Richards said the situation will be monitored for another year.
"The Forestry Commission is going to put wooden stakes as a deterrent in the bit of the lane that has been badly eroded by 4x4s.
"But the worry is that there is very little we can do to stop the motorbikes because they can get over or round them if they really want to.
"We are going to advertise the helpline number in the hope that people will report any misuse," she said.
Signs have also gone up asking people to keep to the track and advising that if damage continues, it could result in a Traffic Regulation Order removing all public vehicular rights from the lane.
But Mrs Richards warned: "To get the lane downgraded would be difficult because it is a very emotive situation."
need space for bus a in london my girlfreind and kids have just exchanged for a flat in west london .
i need a nice family site or place to park up my bus nearby. ive been parked up by a cannal in the midlands for a few yearsIf and have lost contact with most of the traveller community (trying to stay clear of you know what!).If anyone can help
please mail me. bizz
bizzcuit@jedimasters.co.uk
