7-11 2 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'm often borderline shocked at how in the open some old ojisans do their weeing on the side of the road. One time he was actually pointing towards the road! -- John Pusey and his wife Cherry spent 10 years trying to stop passing motorists using the bottom of their garden as a public convenience. But while the high court agreed it was annoying – the judges ruled the "comfort breaks" did not amount to a "nuisance". They rejected the couple's claim to close down the lay-by by the side of the road, leaving them with a six figure legal bill Mr and Mrs Pusey had become so fed up with motorists using the lay-by as a "urinal" that they set up a camera and caught more than 500 people in the act near their farmhouse in Exmoor National Park, near Minehead, Somerset between 2005 and 2010. In addition, they claim they were threatened with a gun whilst investigating a pickup truck parked in the lay-by and assaulted after remonstrating with a driver urinating within sight of the front gate of their home. The lay-by, on the B3224 had become a focus for petty theft, vandalism, fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour, including blaring music, shouting and swearing, they said. Armed with an edited DVD of the evidence the pair tried to get the lay-by closed by the highway authority and when that failed they went to court. They claimed that the regular pit stops interfered with their "reasonable enjoyment" of their home, making it impossible for them to relax in their own house and garden. However, refusing to order Somerset County Council to shut the lay-by, Appeal Court judges ruled that, despite all that the couple had endured, the motorists' misbehaviour did not amount to a "nuisance" in the eyes of the law. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 can certainly understand how they are not happy about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 The infamous "can't wait 2 minutes to the next conbini" pee on the side of the road oyaji...haha. Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 only to stop at the next conbini for more energy drinks... Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Seen a few obasan doing same actually. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Someday you too will be old (or stuck in a megajam far from any facilities) Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 The old lady round the back of where I live seems to like to "water the plants" every day...... Link to post Share on other sites
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