Speed camera saboteurs could have destroyed our bungalow (From Echo)
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Speed camera saboteurs could have destroyed our bungalow
7:50am Wednesday 21st January 2009 in News By John Geoghegan
The speed camera in Eastwood
A COUPLE have hit out at yobs who burnt down a speed camera next to their bungalow.
Doris and Trevor Lewis, who are both retired, were shocked to discover on Monday night the speed camera in Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, was ablaze just metres from their home.
The suspects had placed a tyre around the device and doused it with petrol, before setting it alight just before 10pm.
Luckily, Mrs Lewis spotted the flames and called emergency services before the fire spread.
FULL STORY IN TUESDAY'S ECHO
Comments(33)
One Star
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8:21am Wed 21 Jan 09
Bit over the top, but at lease Mrs Lewis has now had her 15 mintues of fame.
Partyboy2
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8:29am Wed 21 Jan 09
ShipShape
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8:32am Wed 21 Jan 09
But imagine poor Doris, walking around the house in the nip... boy racer going past on the road...FLASH!
Along with Dwayne the racer's car...Poor Doris has her backside photographed.
foxymain
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8:47am Wed 21 Jan 09
ShipShape wrote:Quality mate !!!
It might be because it's really super close... But imagine poor Doris, walking around the house in the nip... boy racer going past on the road...FLASH! Along with Dwayne the racer's car...Poor Doris has her backside photographed.
thelonewhinger
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10:29am Wed 21 Jan 09
ShipShape
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10:56am Wed 21 Jan 09
thelonewhinger wrote:I don't get it, our resident speed campaigner tries his best.. but why do people always think of Techno when they see these erections?
The secret is out - This must be Tecno's house!
perini12
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11:01am Wed 21 Jan 09
thelonewhinger
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11:09am Wed 21 Jan 09
perini12 wrote:Nowhere near anyone's house now eh?
Nowhere near your house - stop whinging!
Cause for celebration methinks.
Partyboy2
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11:17am Wed 21 Jan 09
Ivanna Goodhump
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11:24am Wed 21 Jan 09
andyh
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11:39am Wed 21 Jan 09
Partyboy2 wrote:Hmm, incitement to criminal damage - you can get your wrist slapped for that :-)
These Gatso's are such an easy target for attacks like these, Nice of the council to give the vigilante's a challenge on the A127! I reckon a chainsaw will do the trick! I would pay good money to see that lol...
Partyboy2
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11:50am Wed 21 Jan 09
andyh wrote:They will never take me alive... ;)
Partyboy2 wrote: These Gatso's are such an easy target for attacks like these, Nice of the council to give the vigilante's a challenge on the A127! I reckon a chainsaw will do the trick! I would pay good money to see that lol...Hmm, incitement to criminal damage - you can get your wrist slapped for that :-)
VANGE LES
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2:00pm Wed 21 Jan 09
As it doesn't, we can only assume that they are not very close at all, making this yet another meaningless Echo story.
J ESSEX
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2:50pm Wed 21 Jan 09
Soozie
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2:56pm Wed 21 Jan 09
J ESSEX wrote:You better not let Techno hear you say that! You'lllllllllll be sorry
Well at least that's another speed camera out of action for a while, it can't be that easy throwing a car tyre on it and then setting it on fire the women in the bungalow should really appreciate the effort gone in to it.
J ESSEX
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4:04pm Wed 21 Jan 09
Marshwalker
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4:10pm Wed 21 Jan 09
WatchDog 2344
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4:18pm Wed 21 Jan 09
Partyboy2
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4:33pm Wed 21 Jan 09
Marshwalker wrote:To be honest I think it's gone way past these things being burnt to avoid a fine. It's more like a sport these days as more and more people realise they are purely there to collect revenue rather than save lives. If the govt / council / police wanted to save lives they would have more trafffic cops on the road.
It's about time you all realised that burning these catso cameras will not stop you getting a speeding fine. They are now Digital, and the details & pictures go strait back whoever issues the fines and the points on your licences. I found this out to my cost last year on the A41, comeing from Ross on Wye at 6am in the morning, the paper work was at the company offices in 5 days. So please do-not think you can get away with it by burning the camraras, as will allready be too LATE.
thelonewhinger
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5:04pm Wed 21 Jan 09
Marshwalker wrote:Bet you felt like wrecking it though. How much were you over the limit?
It's about time you all realised that burning these catso cameras will not stop you getting a speeding fine. They are now Digital, and the details & pictures go strait back whoever issues the fines and the points on your licences. I found this out to my cost last year on the A41, comeing from Ross on Wye at 6am in the morning, the paper work was at the company offices in 5 days. So please do-not think you can get away with it by burning the camraras, as will allready be too LATE.
Get the point but a dead camera can't take pictures.....or can it ???
arsenal66
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5:11pm Wed 21 Jan 09
ShipShape
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5:19pm Wed 21 Jan 09
WatchDog 2344 wrote:NEE NAW NEE NAW!!
Trying to talk logical sense to someone who has none, is illogical. Lets celebrate the rise of the average speed cameras (literally) the oafs will have trouble burning those down.
lOOK OUT, CHAPS..IT'S THE FUN FUZZ!
Si1
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5:37pm Wed 21 Jan 09
Soozie
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5:38pm Wed 21 Jan 09
lOOK OUT, CHAPS..IT'S THE FUN FUZZ!
hahahahaha oh god thats funny
bumper
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5:55pm Wed 21 Jan 09
bungalow was wired up to it and now you got a suden power cut .
dlewis6771
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7:31pm Wed 21 Jan 09
bumper
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8:20pm Wed 21 Jan 09
dlewis6771 wrote:mopre fool them for letting them put it that close then .
In response to all those of you who are so sure that the bungalow is well away from the camera, the actual distance from the camera column to the front wall is 4.72m (less from the actual camera to the bow window) and, when the wind is blowing flames of that intensity around, that distance is nothing!!
dlewis6771
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8:44pm Wed 21 Jan 09
bumper wrote:have you tried stopping anyone from the council from doing what they have decided needs doing?
dlewis6771 wrote: In response to all those of you who are so sure that the bungalow is well away from the camera, the actual distance from the camera column to the front wall is 4.72m (less from the actual camera to the bow window) and, when the wind is blowing flames of that intensity around, that distance is nothing!!mopre fool them for letting them put it that close then .
P.J
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8:55pm Wed 21 Jan 09
Ironshirt
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9:19pm Wed 21 Jan 09
And WRT the discrimination machines (motorbikes are exempt), sorry - average speed cameras: It's only a matter of time before someone gets to them.
One Star
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10:56am Thu 22 Jan 09
dlewis6771 wrote:Did you get your tape measure out and measure it sad sack?
In response to all those of you who are so sure that the bungalow is well away from the camera, the actual distance from the camera column to the front wall is 4.72m (less from the actual camera to the bow window) and, when the wind is blowing flames of that intensity around, that distance is nothing!!
andywg
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9:07pm Sat 24 Jan 09
dlewis6771 wrote:To veer into the sort of posts on 4chan:
In response to all those of you who are so sure that the bungalow is well away from the camera, the actual distance from the camera column to the front wall is 4.72m (less from the actual camera to the bow window) and, when the wind is blowing flames of that intensity around, that distance is nothing!!
Evidence or you are making it up!
The cynic in me says that if it was really that close then the picture would have the camera and the house
Keane
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7:32pm Mon 26 Jan 09
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