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Popular Warnings or Dangers | Miscellaneous Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (685) I have already explained about clamping as a deterrent against parking in the wrong place. It is a pretty strong one. The next step is to tow your car away! If you don't claim your car quickly once it has been clamped, the tow truck will pay your car a visit, and of course the fines go up accordingly to get your car back. This causes more problems as often your car just 'disappears' and you have to work out what might have happened to it (including worrying about whether it has been stolen or you have just forgotten where it is). Britain is not a good place for the motorist, there are a lot of traffic enforcement cameras (both speed, red light and bus lane) and harsh penalties for parking. Petrol is also more expensive than almost any other place in the world. Leave a Comment
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Actually, anywhere in England, not just London, you may come across these wicked plants. DO NOT TOUCH!!! You will find them in parks, beside the roads, and in rural countrysides, especially. I brushed up against one on the side of the road as I was taking advantage of a photo opportunity ... OUCH! It felt like 100 bees stinging constantly in an area nearly the size of my thumb. It did subside after about 15 minutes. I won't let that happen accidentally again! (Never mind I am allergic to bees!) Only days before the incident, I had heard a young boy screaming as if he was terrified, because his bike had landed in some Nettles. Lucky for him, he landed on concrete. I would hate to imagine landing in a bed of stinging nettles. It is really something you must remain aware of, and definitely keep a safe distance, always. I heard that they do actually have medicinal properties, and some people put on gloves, cut them down and make nettle soup! That must be their way of getting even with the vicious creature. (plant) I found out on my return, after my neice (the herbalist) explained, they do actually grow in some areas of the United States, but not near where I live, so I was unaware there was such a monster,(plant) until, of course I experienced it's terror. Please look at the photo carefully. They have heart shaped leaves with teeth-like structures, usually fully upright, and ready to attack! (PIC shows them after being wounded with an ax!) They blend in with any flower garden, easily, and don't look harmful. For a better photo, please see the website listed below. I didn't know of any cure to relieve the painful sensation other than time, but luckily, it didn't leave a scar. (well, not permanently) After some research on the Internet, I found out a paste of baking soda,or human spit may alleviate some of the pain. Also,(from VT'ers) by rubbing dock leaves that grow nearby on the injured area. IF only I knew at the time! Leave a Comment Website: www.uksafari.com/stingingnettles.htm Other Contact: www.naturepark.com/snettle.htm
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Parking is a problem in London for a few reasons. Firstly it is hard to find, secondly it is expensive, and thirdly there are some nasty punishments for parking in the wrong place, or for parking somewhere too long. As fines are frequently unpaid, ways of enforcing payment have been devised. Clamping a car is a popular method. This obviously disabled your car and you are unable to drive it until the clamp has been removed - and a fine is payable first! Frequently clamping will be performed by the County Council, although in some private places, contractors are brought in to do the job. You do hear accusations of gung-ho contractors who almost trick people into getting clamped. Be very careful where you park however as even if you have foreign plates on your car [my picture here shows a Spanish car with a WCC (Westminster County Council) Clamp on], you will still be clamped and still expected to pay. Leave a Comment
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Spending British money is as easy as it is anywhere else, however you may get a little confused by some of the terminology you hear in certain parts of the country. The Currency is Pounds Sterling (normally just called Pounds, but it is commonly also called Quid or Nicker, so 10 Quid would be 10 pounds. Pounds are further sub-divided into Pence (abbreviated to "p" more often than not, or sometimes dropped altogether - so "10 pounds 30" would be £10.30). Sometimes the amount replaces the currency too, so a "tenner" is 10 pounds, and likewise a "fiver" is five pounds. Large amounts also have their own terms. A thousand pounds is often called "a grand", so 10 grand is 10 thousand pounds. A hundred pounds is "a ton". Foreigners often call 50p "half a pound". Whilst everybody will understand this, no-one British ever uses "half a pound", unless they are referring to weight (Britain also uses pounds and ounces as well as kilos and grammes). To further complicate matters, in London you may hear extra terms for money too. "A Pony" is £25, and "a monkey" is £500, but these are much less common. and not all British people know exactly what they are. Leave a Comment
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