The "And in other news..." thread

[najaB]

The Loch Ness Monster has been declared to be anti Scottish because it reinforces negative stereotypes of a primitive country and English domination

Given the source (The Daily Mail/Fail/Heil) I'd like to see the actual lesson plan before passing comment.

 

[High Dyke]

Apparently officers on scene were "trying to digest the issue. "

BBC News - Crumbs! Lorry sheds biscuit load over Derbyshire road

Crumbs! Lorry sheds biscuit load over Derbyshire road

The road in Derbyshire is closed as police try to "digest" the issue.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Calthrop]

Well, if this story doesn't take the...

 

[High Dyke]

BBC News - Cleethorpes: Seaside bus shelter mocked for blocking seating

Cleethorpes: Seaside bus shelter mocked for blocking seating

The Cleethorpes shelter was built in front of a series of benches with sea views.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[edwin_m]

Well, if this story doesn't take the...

That's the way the cookie crumbles. Can't have been very Nice to see though.

 

[Cowley]

That's the way the cookie crumbles. Can't have been very Nice to see though.

Hope the driver wasn’t illegally Hobnobbing on the phone while driving.

 

[gnolife]

I assume that if he's to blame, the driver can expect a tea and no biscuits chat with his boss.

 

[birchesgreen]

Lets not bourbon about it

 

[brad465]

I remember in 2015 when the McVities' factory in Carlisle flooded, someone on the news accidentally said "lots of soggy biscuits in there I imagine"

 

[GusB]

It could have been much worse if the truck had veered off the road and hit a Triiiiiiio, Tri-i-i-o

I'll get my coat

 

[edwin_m]

I remember in 2015 when the McVities' factory in Carlisle flooded, someone on the news accidentally said "lots of soggy biscuits in there I imagine"

I think it was actually the factory where they made water biscuits.

The accident might have been caused by a wagon wheel falling off, after the (ginger) nuts worked loose. But I don't want to point the finger, or someone might end up being unfairly detailed in custardcream. There is no truth to the rumours that the driver's name was Gary Baldi.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

Absolutely crackers, the lot of you.

 

[High Dyke]

I assume that if he's to blame, the driver can expect a tea and no biscuits chat with his boss.

Well, he could supply plenty of biscuits if that is the case.

 

[yorksrob]

According to the Guardian, mushrooms chat to eachother:

Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 ‘words’, scientist claims

Professor theorises electrical impulses sent by mycological organisms could be similar to human language

www.theguardian.com

"Professor theorises that electrical impulses sent by mycological organisms could be similar to human language."

No doubt they're busily complaining about being kept in the dark and covered in ........

 

[brad465]

According to the Guardian, mushrooms chat to eachother:

Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 ‘words’, scientist claims

Professor theorises electrical impulses sent by mycological organisms could be similar to human language

www.theguardian.com

"Professor theorises that electrical impulses sent by mycological organisms could be similar to human language."

No doubt they're busily complaining about being kept in the dark and covered in ........

Well there isn't mushroom in there to do anything else (sorry).

 

[yorksrob]

Well there isn't mushroom in there to do anything else (sorry).

B - boom tsh

 

[brad465]

Looks like some electric car users on the Isle of Wight got more than they bargained for:

Isle of Wight: Council's electric vehicle chargers hacked to show porn site

Isle of Wight Council says staff are covering up the "inappropriate" website showing on the screen.

www.bbc.co.uk

Electric vehicle charging points in a council's car parks have been hacked to show a porn website on their screens.
Isle of Wight Council has three charge points in Quay Road, Ryde, Cross Street, Cowes and Moa Place, Freshwater.
In a statement the council apologised "to anyone that may have found the inappropriate web content".
The authority said staff were due to visit the charge points "to ensure the third party web address is covered up".
It is understood the chargers were meant to display the network's own website, but the web address had been redirected and was instead taking visitors to a pornographic site.
The council said: "We are saddened to learn that a third-party web address displayed on our electric vehicle (EV) signage appears to have been hacked."
It added the charge points were originally part of the Chargepoint Genie network but have recently been transferred to the GeniePoint network.
The authority said it was also aware some charge points in council car parks were unreliable.
It said these were due to be replaced with "new charge points over the next few months".

 

[najaB]

Looks like some electric car users on the Isle of Wight got more than they bargained for:

Isle of Wight: Council's electric vehicle chargers hacked to show porn site

Isle of Wight Council says staff are covering up the "inappropriate" website showing on the screen.

www.bbc.co.uk

Shocking!

 

[High Dyke]

So that's why the car didn't charge properly? The plug was in the wrong socket.

 

[najaB]

So that's why the car didn't charge properly? The plug was in the wrong socket.

Oh, they don't like it when you do that!

(Sorry)

 

[brad465]

So that's why the car didn't charge properly? The plug was in the wrong socket.

Or the plug discharged by mistake

 

[Ediswan]

Lorry stuck on narrow country lane near Wellington in Somerset​

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-61179935
'Lorry stuck on narrow lane' is not uncommon, but this one is particularly impressive. For once, no attempt to obscure the identity, a genuine 'Plank'.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Can see this particular rescue featuring in an upcoming episode of the "Trucking H*ll" real life documentary TV series, which regularly shows stranded or broken down heavy goods vehicles having to be recovered from the most inappropriate of locations.

Trucking Hell | Crackit Productions

Access driven observational documentary series following the rescue drivers working for two of the country’s leading heavy rescue specialist, Crouch Recovery. We follow the work of the drivers as they endeavour to solve the problems caused by large and heavy vehicles when they roll, crash or...

crackitproductions.co.uk

 

[pdeaves]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-61179935
'Lorry stuck on narrow lane' is not uncommon, but this one is particularly impressive. For once, no attempt to obscure the identity, a genuine 'Plank'.

I wonder if it's a victim of "GPS, he say...".

 

[Ediswan]

Can see this particular rescue featuring in an upcoming episode of the "Trucking H*ll" real life documentary TV series, which regularly shows stranded or broken down heavy goods vehicles having to be recovered from the most inappropriate of locations.

Unlikely. They are based in the East Midlands (Crouch) and North London (Lantern). This is in Somerset.

 

[Strathclyder]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-61179935
'Lorry stuck on narrow lane' is not uncommon, but this one is particularly impressive. For once, no attempt to obscure the identity, a genuine 'Plank'.

Have seen plenty of news stories of lorries stuck in narrow lanes, but that one is rather remarkable. Also remarkable is the fact he managed to get that far before getting wedged. Indeed, the definition of a 'plank'.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

Have seen plenty of news stories of lorries stuck in narrow lanes, but that one is rather remarkable. Also remarkable is the fact he managed to get that far before getting wedged. Indeed, the definition of a 'plank'.

The grass strip down the middle of the 'road' is generally a good indication of unsuitability. Does the lane start wider and at some point the driver had no other choice than to continue and hope for the best?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Unlikely. They are based in the East Midlands (Crouch) and North London (Lantern). This is in Somerset.

Thanks for clarifying. Wasn't quite sure how big an area the featured heavy vehicle recovery companies did usually cover.

 

[Cowley]

The grass strip down the middle of the 'road' is generally a good indication of unsuitability. Does the lane start wider and at some point the driver had no other choice than to continue and hope for the best?

A grass strip down the middle of a lane only means one thing…

Bandit country.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

Fortunately, the Somerset Gazette provides a more detailed location.

Put these co-ordinates into the search box on your online mapping service of choice: 50.979555, -3.282310

A CAR transporter carrying nine vehicles got stuck in a narrow country lane near Wellington.
Angela Boyd was astonished to see the huge lorry wedged between two hedgerows as she drove her dog for a walk between Holywell Lake and Thorne St Margaret yesterday morning (Thursday, April 21).
"I just couldn't believe it," said Angela, who was forced to turn back and take another route.
"Why would such a huge vehicle try and get down such a tiny space?"
She said the front of the vehicle was jammed into the side of the lane, while one of the cars on the transporter hit a branch of an oak tree.

"Apparently it had come from Scotland," added Angela.
"It knocked into the banks.
"Someone had told the driver he couldn't go that way because he'd get stuck, but he said his boss had told him to go that way."
Angela said the transporter was moved later in the day, with a pile of earth left at the entrance to a nearby field.

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