Reply to: Judge Orders Woman to Wear "Idiot" Sign

[vetran]

no should have crushed her husbands car and sent her for counselling.

[Old Hack]

My favourites are those halfwits who upon seeing you reversing decide to run into your path and gesture at you in a sign language they've just made up. I can only imagine they think the bloke I ordinarily keep in my boot for reversing duties must have broken his leg and be out of commission. They're always surprised when I stop and tell them the only thing preventing me from reversing like a normal individual is some idiot in my way blocking my view and waving their arms like a broken wind turbine. They usually stand and gawp at you as well once they've belatedly realised they are the idiot I'm referring to. At that point I stop again and gawp back with the same gormless expression as they have until they get the message I don't need an audience either.

You're single aren't you.

[Gentile]

I remember a bloke watching my mother make a cock up of parallel parking.

Bloke: "C'mon love, you could park a bus in there."

Mother, (through gritted teeth): "Yes, but I'm not driving a bus."

My first job was with the MOD in the 80s. We were advised to reverse into our parking space so we could make a quick getaway if the IRA started shooting at us. I always reverse in and have never been shot at, so it must work.

My favourites are those halfwits who upon seeing you reversing decide to run into your path and gesture at you in a sign language they've just made up. I can only imagine they think the bloke I ordinarily keep in my boot for reversing duties must have broken his leg and be out of commission. They're always surprised when I stop and tell them the only thing preventing me from reversing like a normal individual is some idiot in my way blocking my view and waving their arms like a broken wind turbine. They usually stand and gawp at you as well once they've belatedly realised they are the idiot I'm referring to. At that point I stop again and gawp back with the same gormless expression as they have until they get the message I don't need an audience either.

[Sausage Surprise]

Cleveland Woman That Drove on Sidewalk to Get Around School Bus Ordered by Judge to Wear an "Idiot" SIgn as Punishment | Cleveland Leader

Seems reasonable

Law unto themselves in Middlesbrough these days

[mudskipper]

I remember a bloke watching my mother make a cock up of parallel parking.

Bloke: "C'mon love, you could park a bus in there."

Mother, (through gritted teeth): "Yes, but I'm not driving a bus."

My first job was with the MOD in the 80s. We were advised to reverse into our parking space so we could make a quick getaway if the IRA started shooting at us. I always reverse in and have never been shot at, so it must work.

[EternalOptimist]

Same reason top chefs are men.

We can't be f****** bothered.

touche

[SueEllen]

well if women are such good drivers, how come none of them are driving f1 cars every other sunday ?

Same reason top chefs are men.

We can't be f****** bothered.

[EternalOptimist]

I know lots of women who can park properly and lots of bloody men who can't.

Mind you I live in London and it's normally women who drive the car in the week and the men who are Sunday drivers who are just so slow

well if women are such good drivers, how come none of them are driving f1 cars every other sunday ?

[SueEllen]

dont bash the bishop.

look , it's logic. let me explain. if you can park properly, then you must be the exception that proves the rule, therefore i was right all along

I know lots of women who can park properly and lots of bloody men who can't.

Mind you I live in London and it's normally women who drive the car in the week and the men who are Sunday drivers who are just so slow

[EternalOptimist]

Oh, EO. You're a bloke: you'll always be wrong, even if no woman is around to hear you speak!*







* I think it was Bishop Berkeley that said that originally. Or was that trees falling in the forest?

dont bash the bishop.

look , it's logic. let me explain. if you can park properly, then you must be the exception that proves the rule, therefore i was right all along

[Gentile]

Yep, far to lenient. A years driving ban, driver reeducation course and a massive fine would have been more appropriate. She got off pretty lightly.

Now that I would have agreed with.

[Gentile]

well. thats just proves I am right then. doesnt it ?

Oh, EO. You're a bloke: you'll always be wrong, even if no woman is around to hear you speak!*







* I think it was Bishop Berkeley that said that originally. Or was that trees falling in the forest?

[doodab]

We got rid of ducking stools for gossips and dunce's hats for slow pupils some years ago. This 'punishment' comes right out of that same outdated school of thinking.

Yep, far to lenient. A years driving ban, driver reeducation course and a massive fine would have been more appropriate. She got off pretty lightly.

[EternalOptimist]

I'm quite good at parallel parking. My first job (right after I passed my test) was in a busy part of town, and involved squeezing into lots of tight parking spaces, so I got plenty of practice. Reversing around a corner is the one I can't do at all well - there's just no angle for the makeup mirror, see?!

well. thats just proves I am right then. doesnt it ?

[Gentile]

Ha , notice how she steers round the bad parking point.
steers round -geddit ?? steers round


see they are all at it. women drivers

I'm quite good at parallel parking. My first job (right after I passed my test) was in a busy part of town, and involved squeezing into lots of tight parking spaces, so I got plenty of practice. Reversing around a corner is the one I can't do at all well - there's just no angle for the makeup mirror, see?!