Does parking on a closed road count as a live parking thread? 😁

I’ve taught Functional Maths to construction apprentices and they are indeed often very resistant to standard units, particularly metric units, apart from carpenters, who love millimetres. “About this big” <with indication> is a favourite, especially when describing diameter/circumference (looking at you, plumbing apprentices).
Interestingly, many people seem to think that a mile is a metric unit because it begins with m. (Of course, its original derivation is from the Latin mille, so the mistake is perhaps forgivable).

Ah but they're only really builders' measurements if accompanied by a sharp intake of breath, sucking on teeth.

<shamelessly here for the towed away update>

Thank you OP for this very entertaining thread that I only found this morning.
Mumsnet: why on Earth didn’t this thread show up in ‘trending’ last night.

Other builders' measurements are a Smidge, yay much and a gnat's bollock

@MayMorris - yup, and then several weeks later they are standing round scratching heads about fact it doesn't quite fit, or they've bought two boxes too few tiles / planks / whatever....

This is one of 2 “standard builder measuring units”. The other is the “stride”. 2 sets of builders both measured in my house using the “stride” units last week.
they must spend a lot of time on their apprentices calibrating their shoes or strides to adhere to the British standards

Not that I've ever been towed, but it was an occupational hazard in my old street - so there was much wailing, gnashing of teeth and regular discussion about it in the local WhatsApp threads.

Plus an early alert WhatsApp system like a load of meerkats chirping if either the tow truck or garbage truck made an appearance.... so many bin men strikes there, it was worth moving just to get away from that. And when one did make an appearance it was a moment of joy and wonder.

I do wonder that if your car gets towed away for works like this, whether the council contact the DVLA to find out who the registered owner is and contact them to let them know that the car has been towed or whether they leave it up to the owner to contact the police reporting their car is missing/stolen?

I think if your car is towed under normal circumstances you are left to track it down - if you report it as stolen the police might tell you it's been towed though. A friend was towed for parking in the wrong bay and I'm sure they just came out to find the car gone.

I haven't read the whole thread, but when this happened near me they moved the cars to surrounding roads, rather than impounding them (I'm guessing becasue it was faster than driving all the way back and forth?) so there was a big old car "hide and seek" going on on the local Facebook!

Oh dear I am supposed to be going away today... Need to keep checking in though!!

@PlantingTrees
The bones you unearthed could be from a dog?
People did/do bury dogs in gardens.
That could explain a long, fine bone , but a doctor was probably winding you up by saying it was a ''Child's femur''...Human bones are pretty idiosyncratic.

The lung tonic bottle probably harks back to the days of TB, bottle diggers often find a lot of quack medicine bottles, some related to lungs &c.

Sandeford's Laudanum, Tiny blue Collis Browne bottles, 'Soothing syrup' bottles to give to fractious babies..

I live in the county town but spent my youth in this town. I remember drinking wine and cider at the top of that hill. I actually lived in the town next door but we didn’t have any pubs there so this place was our destination of choice on a Friday and Saturday night.
I love the town and have recommended my young adult son buys a house there when he steps on property ladder. Lovely place.

Ooh I know where you are. My brother used to live at the top of that fecking hill and insist on walking into town which was fine on the way in but not so much on the way home.

But do try to find it and take a photo.

Oh, I missed out the NOT in your last post!

Christ!! Were they in the same place? Sounds like someone buried their kid who died of TB in your garden.

Wonder if “Fuck Off” woman will come ranting at OP’s door and blame her for calling the tow truck…?

Brilliant thread. Marking place for tonight's action!

I didn't realise there was a typical 'look' of a MNetter... I must find out more about that.

In the meantime, @DailyMaui I'd imagine that if the Fuck Off Woman was only intending to return to her car this morning having been on a night out, the fun and excitement is only going to get started this morning.

I do wonder that if your car gets towed away for works like this, whether the council contact the DVLA to find out who the registered owner is and contact them to let them know that the car has been towed or whether they leave it up to the owner to contact the police reporting their car is missing/stolen?
Does anyone know the intricacies of this??

Loving your work, OP

@RozHuntleysLeftHand <waves at fellow Poet>

Ooh, @RozHuntleysLeftHand , can you or anyone else tell me what a typical MNer looks like as I've no idea?

Magnificent thread OP, seriously top quality!

But also pleased to see how many of us live in the same town!
I live on the other side in the corner of poets!

HELLO EVERYONE!! <waves enthusiastically>

I too shall be in town this weekend eyeing up people for MNers!
You'll never catch me though, I don't look like a typical MNer at all, but have been on here for well over a decade!

I did however find what some doctor friend drunkenly said “may” have been a child’s femur, a China doll’s leg, lots of rotted fabric and an intact bottle with the words “lung tonic” down the side. Is this not a joke??