True story..honestly

During a car rally here some years ago some people parked in a field while they went to watch the rally. The farmer lived nearby, saw them and told them they could not park in his field. They were in a hurry and not very polite to the farmer, to put it mildly. The farmer phoned the local agricultural contractor and got him to dig a ditch across the entrance to the field with a JCB. When the rally fans returned the farmer was waiting for them. As you can imagine tempers were high but they had no option but to pay what the farmer wanted before he had the ditch filled in and they could get their cars out.

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Originally Posted by 3toes

Does this come under diversifying farm incomes ?

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Probably would have been frowned upon pre-Brexit.

https://youtu.be/ezUmZGKhrUA

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Originally Posted by spudfan

As you can imagine tempers were high but they had no option but to pay what the farmer wanted before he had the ditch filled in and they could get their cars out.

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My dad had prime park under his office building years ago (80's). Had the sign up on the bay "Reserved bay, offenders will be fined". People used to park in it frequently, so he'd come back from a meeting and park them in. Lots of agro and frustration, but he used to respond with "That'll be a $500 donation to the red cross. Bring me the receipt and I'll move my car". The red cross office was only just down the road. They made a few bucks from that over the years.

Around 30 years ago I worked for a well know Liquor outlet. The first Xmas I was there was insanely busy and someone parked in front of our loading bay. My manager went out and told him to move as a beer truck was about to arrive shortly, but was told in no uncertain terms what he could do with himself, and then walked off. My manager Bert got onto the forklift, picked up the offending car and placed it on the median strip across from us. Beer duly arrived, got unloaded and then angry customer arrived and unloaded on Bert. Bert got onto his toes (all 5'4" of him) into the customers face and told him if he left his car there again, he wouldn't just charge him for a missed beer delivery, but move his car again, this time with the forks straight through the side of his car. Was a funny bugger old Bert, especially with his hackles up. It would be interesting to see someone do that in this day and age!

Currently dealing with council, without much success, regarding illegal parking, partially and on one occassion completely blocking access to my driveway and three other neighbours - we're all on battle axe blocks. Very annoying and inconvenient especially when the street is narrow and I'm oftem towing a 4 wheel trailer behind the 110.

So I really appreciate the suggestions offered in the foregoing posts involving successful examples of dealing with similar problems.

PS - I might add that there's a bit of Irish in my 'Riley' surname. :whistling:

Back when I was a little younger used to carry a tyre valve release tool in the car ash tray

Was used for those people who were deliberately causing me parking problems. Requires only seconds to release the tyre valve after which the tyres loses its round shape and becomes straight edged on the lower side. Repeat process for tyre on diagonal opposite side of vehicle

Hope was they would change one before realising the other was also flat. Designed so I could share with them my inconvenience and time wasted as most cars do not carry a second spare. Some people are slow learners as had to administer repeat lessons to some cars

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Originally Posted by 3toes

Back when I was a little younger used to carry a tyre valve release tool in the car ash tray

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I used to do that too, whereas an older mate of mine just used to plunge a knife into the sidewall. I made sure never to upset him.

Take valve cap off,put piece of twig under cap and screw on until hissing is heard.
Easy as.

Many years back I was a cab owner driver in my old home towns and we had a bloke who constantly parked his car right in the middle of one of our ranks while he got on a train to do his bit for 8 hours in London. He was quite abisuve when asked not too so we watched and waited then when he'd got on the train one morning we got together and lifted his car just on to the edge of the kerb and let his tyres down on that side.
I wasn't there when he came swaggering out of the station in the evening but those that were loved seeing him get in start up and rev it up while grinning at the watchers and BANG the grin left his face pretty quick when the car left the kerb and the rims hit the ground. :)
I arrived at bit later to find several coppers there questioning drivers as to who "dun it" and asked me if I knew anything. "No mate, I'm a night shift driver" I said and they left me alone.
They never charged anyone and he never parked there again. :)
AlanH.