.Saturday, April 4, 2009
Bus shelter built on a road with no buses
Council officials are baffled after discovering that their contractors have built a bus shelter on a road that has never been a bus route.The spotlessly clean shelter, complete with advertising boards and seating, was erected 10 years ago but residents cannot explain why it was put on a stretch of road in Eastboro Way, Nuneaton, Warwicks, where there are no buses.
Ron Bryant, 72, a pensioner, said: "It suddenly appeared overnight like something out the X-Files. I have lived near the road for 20 years and never seen a bus go down there in my life.
"People living around here have always joked about it being a bus stop to a parallel universe."
The shelter was erected by a French firm JC Decaux, which was granted planning permission for a number of shelters in the town.
The company designs and installs bus shelters free of charge in exchange for the right to display commercial advertising on them. One theory is that there may have been a proposed bus route at the time the shelter was put up.
"The shelter was put up at the expense of JC Decaux who continue to clean and maintain it at no cost to the local authority," said a spokesman for Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council
"The shelter is not causing a hazard but if it was to do so, or if JC Decaux stopped maintaining it, then we would request that they take it down.
"As it stands, the bus shelter provides information, seats, comfort and shelter to pedestrians, at no cost to the council."
A spokesman for Stagecoach, which runs buses for the council in Nuneaton, said: "I don't know why this stretch of road should have a bus shelter. We have certainly never requested one. Perhaps it just serves as a nice resting point for pedestrians."
JC Decaux said: "All I can say is that we are in contact with the council to see what plans they have for this shelter and await their instructions."
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The 19 worst drive-thru foods in America
Fast food is easy on the wallet, but it's no bargain in terms of your health
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Dog Takes Blanket From Cat
One chilly evening, the dog decided to steal the blanket from the cat perched on the back of the futon. (Notice the sigh of contentment upon mission completion.)
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In the News
Woman divorces husband for cleaning too much
A German woman has divorced her husband because she was fed up with him cleaning all the time.
German media reported the wife got through 15 years of marriage putting up with the man's penchant for doing household chores, tidying up and rearranging the furniture.
But she ran out of patience when he knocked down and rebuilt a wall at their home when it got dirty, Christian Kropp, court judge in the central town of Sondershausen, said Thursday.
"I'd never had anyone seek a divorce for this," he said.
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Man Buys Old House, Socked With $43,000 Water Bill
A Highland Park man who got a $43,000 water bill from the city insists it's impossible for him to have used that much water.
"First of all, I thought it was a joke. It seems like it's an outrageous amount," Wayne Chang told Call 4 Action reporter Aaron Saykin.
Two years ago, Chang bought a boarded-up home from the city and began restoring it, until he got a bill last April claiming he had used more than 4 million gallons of water.
"Basically, the water has not been turned on. There's no fixtures, no plumbing," Chang said.
Although he immediately disputed the bill, Chang couldn't get anyone from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to explain what happened.
What he did get was a new bill two weeks ago for nearly $51,000 with interest and penalties.
The water authority told Call 4 Action that for at least five years, it only took estimates and never an actual meter reading from the boarded-up home.
When Chang bought the house, the authority took a real meter reading. So it's possible the authority was billing him for usage from years ago.
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A German woman has divorced her husband because she was fed up with him cleaning all the time.
German media reported the wife got through 15 years of marriage putting up with the man's penchant for doing household chores, tidying up and rearranging the furniture.
But she ran out of patience when he knocked down and rebuilt a wall at their home when it got dirty, Christian Kropp, court judge in the central town of Sondershausen, said Thursday.
"I'd never had anyone seek a divorce for this," he said.
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Man Buys Old House, Socked With $43,000 Water Bill
A Highland Park man who got a $43,000 water bill from the city insists it's impossible for him to have used that much water.
"First of all, I thought it was a joke. It seems like it's an outrageous amount," Wayne Chang told Call 4 Action reporter Aaron Saykin.
Two years ago, Chang bought a boarded-up home from the city and began restoring it, until he got a bill last April claiming he had used more than 4 million gallons of water.
"Basically, the water has not been turned on. There's no fixtures, no plumbing," Chang said.
Although he immediately disputed the bill, Chang couldn't get anyone from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to explain what happened.
What he did get was a new bill two weeks ago for nearly $51,000 with interest and penalties.
The water authority told Call 4 Action that for at least five years, it only took estimates and never an actual meter reading from the boarded-up home.
When Chang bought the house, the authority took a real meter reading. So it's possible the authority was billing him for usage from years ago.
VIDEO
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
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