Thursday, July 05, 2007

In which THE Collective apologises for not writing anything for ages and has a small rant about parking

As per the title really.

Not much going on at the moment so 'sorry for not writing anything for ages'.

(Don't you just love the fact that I write this as if millions are hanging on my every word and yet am totally aware that not a single sole - other than my girlfriend when I ask her to - will ever see this)

I'm sort of between homes at the moment - week days one place, weekends another sort of thing. Apparently that means, according to the latest TLA (three letter acronym) that me and my girlfriend are LAT - Living Apart Together - WTF!

Anyhoo, during the weekends I stay with my girlfriend.

All well and good. We both have cars. We take it in turns to use the garage (despite the door falling off - nice one council fixing monkeys, ever intend to come back and sort it?). Outside the flat is a parking area. Easily room for four cars.

So what's the problem you may well ask if you were a) reading this and b) cared?

Well there's a bloke across the road who seems to think that he owns the parking area.

He's got a driveway which will fit three vehicles including, let's say just for example, a VW camper, a range rover size 4x4 and a flat bed truck.

He just happens to own all 3 of these.

And where does he park? And how many places does he take up?

A bit ago he went on holiday and left his flat bed truck in the parking bay. So for 2 weeks there were only two spaces left. For about 6 cars. You do the maths. Whatever fancy equation you use, it don't compute.

He can park where he likes. It's not my parking bay. It's not my girlfriend's or the bloke next door's or, despite the way they treat it, the 'strange couple down the road who have a garage so use it thank you very much's' parking bay.

It's just inconsiderate.

And bloody annoying.

I'm thinking of using his drive. After all he doesn't. He's parked in the parking area outside the flats.

Oh and Master Bates - your website doesn't exist!!!!

Have a good time all the time.

Boz