Mr G
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 09:52 AM |
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Old People In car's on the Side of the Road
what's the deal with these car's that park up by the side of the road with people sat in them (usually elderly) They are normally on
verges or layby's and have a sign in the window (which i never seem to be able to read) or/and a warning triangle somewhere by them.
From them almost always being elderly I take it that it must involve a bit of money on the side for supplying some sort of traffic volume
statistics?
Is this only in the South West (perfect supply of required age group) or have other people noticed them sat about with a thermos and a warm
blanket?
G
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bigandy
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 10:05 AM |
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You get quite a lot of them round Llandudno/Rhos on Sea too, especially sat on the promenade/seafront 
Can't say I have noticed the warning triangles/signs though!
Dammit! Too many decisions....
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ReMan
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 10:16 AM |
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I thought their job was testing Tupperware?
www.plusnine.co.uk
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DarrenW
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 10:33 AM |
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to be honest understanding the vaguearities of old people is a lot harder than scratchbuilding a locost so probs needs a forum on its own.
My take is that you will most probably find the couple have been married for some time. The old guy will be so severly pecked that he will be almost
in a shellshocked state. Everytime swmbo evens whispers his inner self will shrink away and the response 'Yes dear' will sound out
involuntarilry (ie an auto impulse). The old lady was once a normal lady. As we all know you cannot get into the inner mind of these species so one
simply never knows what goes on. I can however deduce that with age the inner workings get duller. So once over the couple possibly went out for a
drive and frequented a lovely little tea shop that Fred and Elsie told them about, but now they dont get that far and feel the need for a cuppa
en-route (or at least she will and he just says 'Yes dear' . The big question is where do they go to take a leak when they are parked
up????? Is that really lime juice in the bottle???
As an aside note, is it just me or has anyone else noticed the growing number of greys that seem to have rather nice motors. Where i live grey cash
must have a different conversion rate as it seems to go a lot farther.
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Peteff
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 11:40 AM |
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We get them around the local reservoir. One pair, who were there when the wife and I were cycling one day, set up a picnic. They got their hamper out
with sarnies and cake and a box of white wine and glasses  . We left sharpish.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mr G
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 11:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
We get them around the local reservoir. One pair, who were there when the wife and I were cycling one day, set up a picnic. They got their hamper out
with sarnies and cake and a box of white wine and glasses . We left sharpish.
They were'nt driving a Caterham were they?
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 12:54 PM |
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Maybe they are casing the joint to find somewhere nice and secluded to practice a bit of outdoor expose hows your father!!
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 27/9/05 at 02:32 PM |
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Gis a job!
sitting in a car with a thermos and blanket sounds good to me where do I apply?
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Rorty
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 08:03 AM |
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That'll be James with his pipe and slippers in a number of years.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Peteff
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 08:50 AM |
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Careful Rorty....
He's away in France doing a spot of shinkicking at the moment isn't he?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Rorty
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 08:59 AM |
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Where's he high-kicking at, the Moulin Rouge?
As long as he doesn't continue on down here I'll be OK. Top bloke, James 
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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steve_gus
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 06:01 PM |
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doggers
quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
what's the deal with these car's that park up by the side of the road with people sat in them (usually elderly) They are normally on
verges or layby's and have a sign in the window (which i never seem to be able to read) or/and a warning triangle somewhere by them.
From them almost always being elderly I take it that it must involve a bit of money on the side for supplying some sort of traffic volume
statistics?
Is this only in the South West (perfect supply of required age group) or have other people noticed them sat about with a thermos and a warm
blanket?
G
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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