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

[DailyMaui]

So they have closed the road I live on to resurface it. It will be closed for the next two nights. We’ve had multiple letters from the council, there have been signs up for at least a month and yesterday they painted NO PARKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY all over the road.

8 cars are still parked there with 15 minutes to go until resurfacing begins. One of the cars is right outside my house and when I saw them out the window, I tried to explain to the two women (looking like they were off for an evening in town) that they were probably not going to be able to get their car until morning but they told me to fuck off!

The road is lorry central, a guy is taking pictures of the remaining cars… it’s all go here.

Anyone know what they do? Do they just resurface round the cars? Tow them away? Do they get brutal? There’s a fair few annoyed looking men in hi-vis walking up and down! Should I get wine and a comfy viewing position?

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Paper towel wrapped around my non alcoholic prosecco and settling in for episode two.

You were born in Waitrose?!

I believe the old maternity hospital was on the site now occupied by Waitrose (and Safeway before that)

According to Google maps the town station is 'busier than usual'. I wonder if a load of MNers have decided to visit in person for this evening's instalment...

Is this the thread that accidentally got deleted that everyone was upset about?

It’s not a human femur. There is no femoral head / trochanters.

I'm loving this thread!

Also, have to add that two of my DCs were born in Waitrose 😂 I think the NHS must have a habit of selling off unused hospital buildings to supermarkets.

I am stuck in the house with the lurgy tonight sadly otherwise I would have had to walk up and enjoy the entertainment myself. I’d love to see all the pissed people turning up at 12 to find their car has been towed..

Yes.

I’d say more about it, but it’s still very raw.

Placemaking for tonight's shenanigans 🤪
Even though I've no idea where any of this is happening, and I don't even live in the UK.

Loving your diagram, it makes it so much more real! Can't wait for updates ...

I'm 'reading on replay' as I missed this (HOW??? 😢) yesterday...and for once I'm not 'cheating' by going to the end!

I've just gone and poured myself a big (HUGE ☺️) glass of wine and opened a family sized bag of Kettle Chips...I'm so invested 🤣

My Friday Night In is sorted 🥰

OP I LOVE your diagram and photos 🤣 You're an absolute legend!! 🙌🏼

This made me chuckle 😅

There was video footage on the local fb group earlier as a PP mentioned so I think tonight @DailyMaui may need to take the bedroom dog for a walk to see the action as ppl will have seen the consequences.
I was hoping that someone would have outed themself on the footage as FUck off woman but I think they are too scared/ashamed as most comments are they deserved it.

Can I just say I love this thread and am far more invested than I should be about the state of strangers cars?! 😂

It's 7.20, OP. Time for an update!

Will all the local MNers be getting together tonight in the dog’s bedroom?

Karma does indeed exist and seen in action for Fuck Off car then.

Freaking love that I’ve just found this thread right now and caught up just in time for the next instalment. It’s like finishing season one and being sad for a split second then realising season 2 just got dropped today.

Well played Mumsnet, well played 👏👏👏

Like the bone, for a better critique ask the dog about it, he can have it as compensation for using his room.

less than twenty minutes to go and eleven cars (that I can see) are parked on the side of the road that HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET.

Also my brother is here. Which is like an echo of another parking thread. Except he's not single and looks like he'd mug you.

Anyone on the local FB group moaning about their car getting towed?

Ha! Following because I used to live there and am feeling nostalgic!

Looking forward to tonight's instalment, completely missed this last night and only just caught up in time.