Rose Chap
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You must be bursting for the toilet by now.
You must be bursting for the toilet by now.
NW_Merc
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MBManInKen
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Some people are beyond belief.
A few years ago, I was driving back home from dropping my partner off in Notting Hill. Central London speeds aren't exactly high and in Kensington Church Street it was about 10-15mph and really stop and go traffic. I had noticed that the Chelsea tractor behind me was really close to my rear everytime I had to stop for a traffic light or a pedestrian crossing.
Eventually, what I feared happened. When I stopped for as pedestrian crossing with belusha beacons, the chelsea tractor ran into me. I hadn't stopped abruptly or anything, visibility was great, etc.
I got out to take a look at it and immediately got a lot of abuse from the stupid woman in her tractor! She hit me and then I got the ear full for suggesting that I at least wanted to check if there was any damage. She said she would drive on, but when I told her I had already noted her registration and would straight away report her to the police, she, reluctantly, agreed to park the cars and check it out.
As it happened, there were some scuff marks on the rear bumper. I told her that I definitely wanted to at least get the parking sensors checked to make sure they were alright. I would have been quite happy to come to a friendly arrangement at that point.
But she just continued giving me all kinds of abuse all the way through to the stage that I got very fed up with her - she didn't want to talk reason? Fine. I reported the accident, her insurance had no other option to accept the full blame and to pay out for inspection + completely new bumper + all costs. I bet that taught her a lesson or two about good manners and how to keep proper distance while driving.
television
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Silestanix
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Nice one...women in London with Chelsea tractors drive me mad...been nudged a couple of times, just the rear step though luckily, and also had one roll into the side of me, whilst I was stuck in traffic...! Literally rolled into the side of the van from a side road whilst I was at a standstill! Although I don't understand why they're always so abusive...!
Hanzz
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MB are fairly resilient on the bumpers, I reversed into a brick wall once when I first had the car because I was stressed (Oh dear)... I took out the whole wall, but only a crack in the bumper..Now if that was a mondeo... 
glojo
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
But how do you know like the right time to stop unless you actually hit something? Give it a gentle tap, say oops then like move back a few millimetres (thinking mertric) then of course deny touching the vehicle that got in your way. Nothing wrong with that, nothing wrong with that.
John the Chuck Berry fan
John the Chuck Berry fan
Slightly OT Pammy but as it's your birthday today (Friday)... Each birthday gets you closer to the time when you find yourself one of them (or whatever the equivalent term is for a more mature woman).
BTW, this year I'll be 62 and it frightens the hell out of me that the day could be approaching.
pammy
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Slightly OT Pammy but as it's your birthday today (Friday)... Each birthday gets you closer to the time when you find yourself one of them (or whatever the equivalent term is for a more mature woman).
BTW, this year I'll be 62 and it frightens the hell out of me that the day could be approaching.
Tell me about it!!! It's scary when you see Grumpy Old Men and Grumpy Old Women and think - aaargh - I agree with them!!
Hopefully I'll be shacked up with my millionaire by that time and have a chauffer so won't care anyway
Mmm - never gonna happen methinks
glojo
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
You never know??Hopefully I'll be shacked up with my millionaire by that time and have a chauffer so won't care anyway
I'll have a word with my chauffer Giggle, giggleJohn the zillioinaire
Hanzz
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Tell me about it!!! It's scary when you see Grumpy Old Men and Grumpy Old Women and think - aaargh - I agree with them!!
Bugger, I'm 20 and I agree with what's said on there
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gina2201
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Hanzz
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Merc_Angel
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We can all make mistakes and misjudge sometimes but when someone prangs your car through stupidity or rudeness that is when I get really mad. Mind you, it is all too often a wasted emotion as the culprit has long gone and left you with a dented car which costs you money
We will NEVER go anywhere in our beloved 1967 S Type Jaguar unless we can see her at all times whilst she is parked. It's just not worth the risk.
I would love to invent a system whereby anyone or anything that gets to within a few inches of your car, a load mega-phone blasts out words to the effect of 'get away from my car you silly person [or words to that effect]. You could have a choice of words to insert or 'smacka my car - I smacka your face
We will NEVER go anywhere in our beloved 1967 S Type Jaguar unless we can see her at all times whilst she is parked. It's just not worth the risk.
I would love to invent a system whereby anyone or anything that gets to within a few inches of your car, a load mega-phone blasts out words to the effect of 'get away from my car you silly person [or words to that effect]. You could have a choice of words to insert
or 'smacka my car - I smacka your face
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gina2201
MB Enthusiast
I would love to invent a system whereby anyone or anything that gets to within a few inches of your car, a load mega-phone blasts out words to the effect of 'get away from my car you silly person [or words to that effect]. You could have a choice of words to insert
You can get them!!!!
