sbcmfc Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 My boss was even less impressed when he was tagged in a photo on Facebook of a young lady being fingered on top of my bonnet at said time Very rarely have I "LOL'd" at something I've read on line, but that made me laugh. Think it was the element of surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 In Flora's street there's only room to get through if the cars on the north side of the street park with two wheels up on the pavement. When a lot of the properties on the Southside were built no-one could have envisaged the number of cars that would be on the road in the distant future - you look at old Glasgow photos of residential streets and you just see the odd car dotted here and there. Nowadays maw, paw and at least one of the weans have a car each (and cars are a lot bigger into the bargain - a current Polo is at least the size of a MKI Golf). Showing my age but I remember that there were so few cars that dogs used to chase them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Showing my age but I remember that there were so few cars that dogs used to chase them! Ah yes, the sadly now practically extinct white-jobby dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Ah yes, the sadly now practically extinct white-jobby dogs. I remember that too! Rainbow ones too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Very rarely have I "LOL'd" at something I've read on line, but that made me laugh. Think it was the element of surprise! I'm glad I make you laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 No it obviously is that simple. It's ignorant drivers that are the problem here. If parking somewhere might block a road then away and park somewhere else. If you live somewhere that parking is shite then try public transport. Why the fck should parking on pavements be acceptable? OK come to my street and say every park on the street. No traffic would move. We also have a nursery and school at the bottom where at pick up time one side I'd parked cars on the road and the other is parked cars half on the pavement, if they didn't go half on pavement then again no traffic would move. Come fix that problem and then say don't park on the pavement. When you do it sensibly it works. I get pissed off at the bottom of my street being crazy at school time but at least its done so traffic moves. Because on some roads it is impossible for vehicles to pass without doing so. Correct as I've said above And on those roads there should therefore be no parking. OK I'll just tell anyone who visits my house to park 2 miles away and walk round. You are ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Charlie goes off on, the greatest nationalist / Tory I've seen, but his antics over this gave to be questioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the doomed Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Sad to see as many selfish people around. Roads are for cars. Pavements are for people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Sad to see as many selfish people around. Roads are for cars. Pavements are for people. Surely people give consideration to parking when looking for a home? I'd rule out any place that involved parking on the payment - the main issue is causing inconvenience to pedestrians, but there's also the potential secondary issue of people squeezing past and causing damage to my car. Edited May 23, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Surely people give consideration to parking when looking for a home? I'd rule out any place that involved parking on the payment - the main issue is causing inconvenience to pedestrians, but there's also the potential secondary issue of people squeezing past and causing damage to my car. Curse of the iPhone and poof reading failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zicoladud Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Sad to see as many selfish people around. Roads are for cars. Pavements are for people. tell that to the frikin cyclists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 tell that to the frikin cyclists A lot of pavements now dual pedestrian and bike. Plus driving up road from Cathkin Braes to Kingsgate I much prefer the cyclists to be on pavement, it's a 70mph road and sometimes a bit hairy when you suddenly see a cyclist. Although I know they have as much right to be on the road. Pavement up Carmunnock road is also dual purpose and walk way along Clyde side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Surely people give consideration to parking when looking for a home? I'd rule out any place that involved parking on the payment - the main issue is causing inconvenience to pedestrians, but there's also the potential secondary issue of people squeezing past and causing damage to my car. We are in a street where most people have 1 car driveways, we have lay bys, some people have 2 or 3 car driveways but it is still too busy and people have to park half on the pavement. Cars need to park on the pavement to ensure traffic moves. If dome sensibly it isn't a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) http://m.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14120961.Scots_motorists_to_be_banned_from_parking_on_pavements_after_campaign_by_disability_groups/ Difficult to see anyone actually bothering to enforce it though. It's illegal to drive on the pavement at the moment but not park there - unless people physically lift their cars onto pavements then countless motorists are breaking the law as it stands. Edited December 13, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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