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From: Dave Plowman on 9 Jun 2010 09:23 In article <e_ednd77SLroDZLRnZ2dnUVZ8iKdnZ2d(a)bt.com>, Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> So now it's wrong for someone to be "caught short"? > > > > Of course not. And if you got a parking ticket while using a loo under > > these conditions it would likely be waved, if you wrote in and > > explained. > > > > But that's a very different matter from giving one type of road user > > carte blanch to park anywhere they like. > Why would cab drivers park anywhere they didn't need to? If they're > stationary they're not earning money. So there's no need for them to use the loo, then? After all they're not earning then. Unless you know something I don't. > > Which in practice is what would > > happen with many cab drivers. Who already consider themselves above the > > law. Rather like cyclists ignoring red lights. Etc. > > > I've never seen a cab driver acting outside the law, have you? You either never drive round London or shouldn't be allowed to drive with such poor powers of observation. > -- *Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? * Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Brimstone on 9 Jun 2010 09:39 "Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message news:5124affb0bdave(a)davenoise.co.uk... > In article <e_ednd77SLroDZLRnZ2dnUVZ8iKdnZ2d(a)bt.com>, > Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> So now it's wrong for someone to be "caught short"? >> > >> > Of course not. And if you got a parking ticket while using a loo under >> > these conditions it would likely be waved, if you wrote in and >> > explained. >> > >> > But that's a very different matter from giving one type of road user >> > carte blanch to park anywhere they like. > >> Why would cab drivers park anywhere they didn't need to? If they're >> stationary they're not earning money. > > So there's no need for them to use the loo, then? After all they're not > earning then. Unless you know something I don't. It's quite obvious that you're not human if you don't need to dispose of your bodily waste from time to time. >> > Which in practice is what would >> > happen with many cab drivers. Who already consider themselves above the >> > law. Rather like cyclists ignoring red lights. Etc. >> > >> I've never seen a cab driver acting outside the law, have you? > > You either never drive round London or shouldn't be allowed to drive with > such poor powers of observation. >> Just because another driver does something that your not expecting doesn't make his action illegal. Are these really the best responses you can manage?
From: JNugent on 9 Jun 2010 10:11 Dave Plowman wrote: > In article <8782mgF56iU2(a)mid.individual.net>, > JNugent <JN(a)nonexistentaddress.com> wrote: >>> However, the more I think about it, I'd have no real trouble parking >>> up legally to go to the loo anywhere I can think of. Would likely >>> cost, though. What cab drivers appear to want is to park free outside >>> any loo regardless of any congestion it might cause. > >> Would the payment of a couple of quid reduce the congestion? > > Would you care to explain that comment? > If the couple of quid involves paying for a car park or other parking > area, yes. Would you care to explain that comment? What difference can the payment of two pounds possibly make to how much congestion a parked car or cab causes? If you insist that the congestion would be reduced (or increased) by the payment, please show your working-out. Assuming you have some to show.
From: Dave Plowman on 9 Jun 2010 11:05 In article <CNednQCZW-blBJLRnZ2dnUVZ8iidnZ2d(a)bt.com>, Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > So there's no need for them to use the loo, then? After all they're not > > earning then. Unless you know something I don't. > It's quite obvious that you're not human if you don't need to dispose of > your bodily waste from time to time. Strange the way I manage that when on a journey without asking for special privileges over parking. As do pretty well everyone else. > >> > Which in practice is what would happen with many cab drivers. Who > >> > already consider themselves above the law. Rather like cyclists > >> > ignoring red lights. Etc. > >> > > >> I've never seen a cab driver acting outside the law, have you? > > > > You either never drive round London or shouldn't be allowed to drive > > with such poor powers of observation. > >> > Just because another driver does something that your not expecting > doesn't make his action illegal. I could take you to one junction where you'll see black cabs turning right regularly - despite a no right turn sign. Just one example of many. > Are these really the best responses you can manage? If you've never seen a black cab break the law and you drive in London you shouldn't be driving. -- *Why is the word abbreviation so long? Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Dave Plowman on 9 Jun 2010 11:07
In article <879lovFpkrU1(a)mid.individual.net>, JNugent <JN(a)nonexistentaddress.com> wrote: > Dave Plowman wrote: > > In article <8782mgF56iU2(a)mid.individual.net>, > > JNugent <JN(a)nonexistentaddress.com> wrote: > >>> However, the more I think about it, I'd have no real trouble parking > >>> up legally to go to the loo anywhere I can think of. Would likely > >>> cost, though. What cab drivers appear to want is to park free outside > >>> any loo regardless of any congestion it might cause. > > > >> Would the payment of a couple of quid reduce the congestion? > > > > Would you care to explain that comment? > > If the couple of quid involves paying for a car park or other parking > > area, yes. > Would you care to explain that comment? > What difference can the payment of two pounds possibly make to how much > congestion a parked car or cab causes? If it is for use of a car park or other parking area, yes. > If you insist that the congestion would be reduced (or increased) by the > payment, please show your working-out. Assuming you have some to show. Sigh. You apparently think parking just anywhere can't cause congestion. Yet another who shouldn't be driving. -- *You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive * Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12 |