Severn Trent Water, and parking

Okay that was spookily quick, one handwritten note and a shiny (well matt actually) leaflet later.

Severn Trent are starting work on 1st October in Bridge Street and High Street for about 2 weeks; and a set of three way lights will be put up. Presumably at Bridge Street, York Street and New Street; that'll be interesting. After that they'll be shutting down a lane in York Street for about three weeks, which will make sod all difference because one lane is permanently blocked by parked cars anyway.

Sadly the happy new leaflet isn't about resurfacing in Bridge Street, but about changes to parking enforcement, yup it's being decriminalised and WFDC are taken it over; hopefully they aren't thinking about making it self-funding (the goal of parking enforcement is to stop people, the goal of self-funding is to hope it still continues).

Anyhoo apparently this momentous change occurred on 17th September (only a week late in telling us; improving) so we should all keep an eye out for the Parking Attendants "Dressed in distinctive uniforms". Hopefully they'll deal with the Lloyds Pharmacy van this morning parked half on the road and half on the pavement across the double yellow lines and single yellow stripes, next to the No Loading between 8am and 9am sign; oh and the two cars parked just now in the same situation next to the No Loading between 11am and 3pm sign.

Hell if they do the job York Street might actually have two lanes clear (when STW have finished) and somebody might feel it worth while to <gasp> re-paint a lane divider down it... nah!