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(Source: chillicheeseflies, via welcome-to-condale)
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Mr McAldowe Homemade 147cc 1950
Tired of waiting for a new car Mr McAldowe from Cheltenham, GB, built his own car at the cost of £20. It had a 147cc motorcycle engine, and did 120 miles on a gallon of fuel. The chassis, constructed of tubes clamped together, could be dismantled in 20 minutes.
Black & white photo - by Getty Images - colorized.(by mrscharroo)
I would totally drive this.
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If you get a Hot Doug’s logo tattoo, you eat free at the restaurant for the rest of your life. One day, a young woman came into the restaurant and said, “I’ve got a tattoo.” I asked her to show me. She said, “Well, how about I just hand you my iPhone.” (It was in her lower pelvic region.) It took me a moment, then I said, “Well, I’ll need to see it at some point.” She said, “Whenever you’re ready,” and I replied, “I’ll never be ready.” But it was truly the first time I felt like a rock star.
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What would you do if you were having problems getting served at McDonalds or you had forgotten your laptop password?
For some West Midlands residents the answer was to dial the emergency only 999 number and ask for police assistance.
And the bizarre calls to the police don’t end there. Residents have called the three 9s for emergencies including lost property, asking for directions and when they’ve been denied entry to a nightclub.
But there is a serious side to these calls – the people ringing 999 for inappropriate reasons are potentially putting lives by taking call handlers’ time away from genuine emergency calls. Chief Inspector Sally Holmes from Force Contact at West Midlands Police, said: “These calls are ridiculous. Its astonishing listening to them but they hide a serious truth. Each call often takes minutes to deal with as our staff have to clarify the situation – it might not sound like much but if someone is trying to get through to report a genuine life or death emergency, then a minute is a very long time to wait.”
“I cannot stress enough that the 999 number is for emergencies only, for guidance this is defined as: a crime is in progress, someone suspected of a crime is nearby, when there is a danger to life or when violence is being used or threatened. To contact police for any other reason, call 101.” -
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(Source: thievingbird87, via fuckyeahdementia)
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The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.), 6/2/13
