glojo
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
I NEVER thought for one minute that I would raise a thread on this particular forum.
All this week I have helped my son look at replacement vehicles for his Ford Escort. If I am completely honest the process has left me in so much pain I cannot sleep and it is a struggle to keep smiling.
Today was the big day, the car was bought, the wife and son went off to Exeter to collect the necessary documentation and then collect the pride and joy, so I can now finally relax.
After lunch number one son decides to take his immaculate, sparkling, pristine condition VW Golf GTi for a quick spin (not literally
) around the block before giving it a wash and polish.
Five minutes later we get a telephone call..............
Yup, you've guessed. "Dad can you come quick, I've been involved in an accident and the car behind is smoking, I'm just down the road at the junction of Ilsham ****** and Thatcher *******!"
We proceed with full dispatch and the first sight is my son's car still looking immaculate but a BMW 330i was just behind it with its front completely stove in, steam was coming from under the bonnet and pools of fluid pouring out from underneath!!!! My son had stopped to allow oncoming traffic to manoeuvre around some parked cars and the 330 had come around a blind corner and drove straight into the back of the Golf!!!
The BMW had braked so hard, the front dipped and the bumper went underneath the rear bumper of the VW. The grille, bonnet took the full force of the impact causing the horrible damage, the rear of the Golf is bent, but still driveable!!
My son is complaining of a sore head, stiff neck etc. he had also contacted the Police but just after I arrived some stroppy upper class snobbish householder approached us and demanded we move both vehicles!!! My wife thinks that I can be 'slightly' intimidating at times and this 'snob' chose the wrong person, at the wrong time to try and boss about. When I 'politely' told him what to do with his advice he acted like a little child that could not get their own way. "Right, I'm not going to tell you what happened then", he then stormed off with his tail between his legs. The Police turned up, breathalysed and interviewed both drivers, and I located two other independant witnesses. Wife thought I looked quite funny, I had just about reached the end of my endurance and was valiantly trying to stay vertical with the aid of my crutches and useless legs 
but gravity was taking its toll and I eventually collapsed onto the stretcher in our 'limo' My son has gone to hospital! I am back home on my bed, unable to now move, the VW is in our driveway with the rear end looking quite sad and all is now well with the World what a day, what a blooming week!!!
This morning I was up reading my books at 2 am, at 4 am I thought blow it.... Smile, things could be worse!!
I smiled and yes..... Things have got worse.
Oh well tomorrow is another day.
Hopefully the wife will soon be phoning with an update concerning number one son. The annoying thing is..... He will want sympathy 
John
All this week I have helped my son look at replacement vehicles for his Ford Escort. If I am completely honest the process has left me in so much pain I cannot sleep and it is a struggle to keep smiling.
Today was the big day, the car was bought, the wife and son went off to Exeter to collect the necessary documentation and then collect the pride and joy, so I can now finally relax.
After lunch number one son decides to take his immaculate, sparkling, pristine condition VW Golf GTi for a quick spin (not literally
) around the block before giving it a wash and polish.Five minutes later we get a telephone call..............
Yup, you've guessed. "Dad can you come quick, I've been involved in an accident and the car behind is smoking, I'm just down the road at the junction of Ilsham ****** and Thatcher *******!"
We proceed with full dispatch and the first sight is my son's car still looking immaculate but a BMW 330i was just behind it with its front completely stove in, steam was coming from under the bonnet and pools of fluid pouring out from underneath!!!! My son had stopped to allow oncoming traffic to manoeuvre around some parked cars and the 330 had come around a blind corner and drove straight into the back of the Golf!!!
The BMW had braked so hard, the front dipped and the bumper went underneath the rear bumper of the VW. The grille, bonnet took the full force of the impact causing the horrible damage, the rear of the Golf is bent, but still driveable!! My son is complaining of a sore head, stiff neck etc. he had also contacted the Police but just after I arrived some stroppy upper class snobbish householder approached us and demanded we move both vehicles!!! My wife thinks that I can be 'slightly' intimidating at times and this 'snob' chose the wrong person, at the wrong time to try and boss about. When I 'politely' told him what to do with his advice he acted like a little child that could not get their own way. "Right, I'm not going to tell you what happened then", he then stormed off with his tail between his legs. The Police turned up, breathalysed and interviewed both drivers, and I located two other independant witnesses.
Wife thought I looked quite funny, I had just about reached the end of my endurance and was valiantly trying to stay vertical with the aid of my crutches and useless legs but gravity was taking its toll and I eventually collapsed onto the stretcher in our 'limo' My son has gone to hospital! I am back home on my bed, unable to now move, the VW is in our driveway with the rear end looking quite sad and all is now well with the World what a day, what a blooming week!!!This morning I was up reading my books at 2 am, at 4 am I thought blow it.... Smile, things could be worse!!
I smiled and yes..... Things have got worse.
Oh well tomorrow is another day.
Hopefully the wife will soon be phoning with an update concerning number one son. The annoying thing is..... He will want sympathy
John
