Today in pictures

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

I was aware of a punnet of birds whooshing past, I thought they had passed and only noticed two had made it into the picture when it was uploaded.

Hah hah - I really had to look for the second one

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Yes, it is a slippery slope, even over here. Most hospitals have exorbitant parking costs, so we are in effect paying to visit the sick. It's part of their funding formulae. I avoid parking there whenever possible, as we pay enough tax to support them, I think.

Its not easy parking off site, especially if there is a need to use the disabled parking, and at peak times queuing on the main road is possible, and getting onto the car park can involve waiting at the barrier until someone exits the site, and for this stress and strain you are charged almost £2, this was almost what I earned per week as an apprentice.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

Its not easy parking off site, especially if there is a need to use the disabled parking, and at peak times queuing on the main road is possible, and getting onto the car park can involve waiting at the barrier until someone exits the site, and for this stress and strain you are charged almost £2, this was almost what I earned per week as an apprentice.

Wow. That's just not good enough for folk already in distress with sick and poorly relatives, or going in themselves for their own issues. I can see that I'm fortunate in where I live, there is usually a shopping mall with a huge parking lot fairly near to the hospital. A bit of a hike is ok, and so far the mall in question has turned a blind eye. It isn't always the case.

[Turtle]

I thought I'd better get us back on thread before we get our wrists slapped
So I just stepped out onto my patio and snapped a few with my ipad. Don't know how these will come out, but here goes! We've just had a thunder storm complete with hail, so everything is dripping wet. Little Miss Pris is growing as you can see.

[gpick24]

I`ve only been to spring wood (whalley) once, about 6-8 weeks ago, and I must admit I didn`t pay. I did look for a pay&display, and even asked someone and was told the parking was free, didn`t see a voluntary payment.

[Turtle]

Hmmmmm... Don't know what happened to the other photos! I'll try again

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by Turtle

I thought I'd better get us back on thread before we get our wrists slapped
So I just stepped out onto my patio and snapped a few with my ipad. Don't know how these will come out, but here goes! We've just had a thunder storm complete with hail, so everything is dripping wet. Little Miss Pris is growing as you can see.

The thunder storm seems to have turned your world upside down.

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by davemac

Its not easy parking off site, especially if there is a need to use the disabled parking, and at peak times queuing on the main road is possible, and getting onto the car park can involve waiting at the barrier until someone exits the site, and for this stress and strain you are charged almost £2, this was almost what I earned per week as an apprentice.

Unfortunately, the car park isn`t owned by the NHS (not 100%, but I don`t think the hospital building is either), even hospital staff get charged, and that amount is about to increase by approx 130%

[Turtle]

I don't know why they're coming upside down
I've rotated it, let's see if I can fool this thing!

[Turtle]

A rather frustrated Turtle here! I'll try again tomorrow on my desktop computer after these storms have passed. My ipad has done this before - don't know why!

[gpick24]

The internet gremlins are up to no good Turlte.

[Gremlin]

not this gremlin

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by Turtle

A rather frustrated Turtle here! I'll try again tomorrow on my desktop computer after these storms have passed. My ipad has done this before - don't know why!

Is your ipad upside down with rotate screen lock on?

[Turtle]

Could be! Just a sec...

[Turtle]

Ok here goes - screen right side up and rotate lock off...