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A man found asleep in his car in a Camden, Arkansas, McDonald's drive-through lane has been charged with drunk driving. AP reports that restaurant employees called police early on Saturday morning after waiting 15 minutes for Terrance Forte, 32, to drive from the first window to the second window of the drive-through. Officer William Mahon's report said he found Forte asleep with the engine running and his right foot on the brake. Forte offered Mahon US$10 ($13.95) for his food order when Mahon tried to wake him, the report said. Forte's blood alcohol level registered at more than twice the legal limit. He was cited for his third drunk-driving charge and was later released.
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A reader complains that she left her gym in Auckland at 7am yesterday to find a ticket on her car. She said she had parked her car before 6am. "I had no idea I had to pay and display at that time in the morning and why would ACC parking wardens make a point of being in the area anyway, at sparrows? It is a bit like duck shooting at Western Springs. Must be the easiest money of the day."
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A naked American tourist raised eyebrows when he went for a walk through a German city and told police he thought this was acceptable behaviour in Germany, Reuters reports. "We have been having unusually hot weather here lately but, all the same, we can't have this," a spokesman for police in the southern city of Nuremberg said. "The man said he thought walking around naked was tolerated in Germany." Many Germans enjoy nude sunbathing, which is allowed in public parks. The 41-year-old was carrying his clothes in a bag when police stopped him after complaints from pedestrians. The tourist was not under the influence of drugs, said police. They made him get dressed and pay a ¬200 ($375) bond pending his investigation for indecent behaviour.
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Bob from Christchurch wants to know where he can buy large-sized industrial gloves, either leather ones or PVC-coated cotton ones. He has large hands and while everyone else in his place of work has been assessed for suitable gloves for the tasks they do, the best his supervisor could come up with was a pair of latex medical gloves. "These would be fine if I was a brain surgeon" he says, "but I'm a sheet metal fabricator, handling sharp pieces of metal, and heavy press tools, all day long - and thin rubber gloves are no protection at all. Looks like I'll have to buy my own safety gloves, but I don't know how gloves are sized so I'd appreciate some pointers to local manufacturers with a large range" (pun intended).
