Lame Excuses
Just overheard a conservation between a bloke and a traffic warden. . He was parked on the zig zags on a zebra crossing . His excuse was ' Sorry , I don't live round here so I didn't know ' .
Started: 12th Jan 2024 at 10:08
Rubbish.. .thats a 4 pointer on your licence...on the approach or exit
Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 11:35
At least they are enforcing the regulation there.
I regularly see vehicles parked in the excluded area adjacent to crossings, and police cars drive by paying no attention to them.
Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 11:44
What do the police do at the best of times now adays
Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 11:46
Ena that is disgusting ignorance by GMP. . It is an endorsable offence and should be treated as a danger to pedestrians. . Get their reg no and dob them in to the GMP website. .all vehicles have a driver's record and the culprit can be identified for their neglect.
Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 12:38
Lame? Are you American MrsC?
Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 14:31
That's a negative Eggbeater . I'm a Limey Broad sure nuff
I do dislike Americanisms in our language . Is lame excuse particularly American do you think?
Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 16:59
Lame excuse is not an Americanism.
Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 17:09
posted by: Tommy Two Stroke (14730)
Lame excuse is not an Americanism.
eggbeater is though
Eggbeater in the sense “small, hand-operated rotary appliance used for beating eggs” has existed in English since the 1830s. Eggbeater in the sense “helicopter” was originally an American slang term used by pilots of fixed-wing aircraft for the newfangled helicopter, the rotary action of whose blades looked to them somewhat like the rotary action of the familiar kitchen appliance. Eggbeater in the aircraft sense dates from the 1930s.
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Replied: 12th Jan 2024 at 17:29