Waterbomb

[MOCAŠ]

Driving past the Shell station in Ashburnham Road this afternoon, I heard a load thwack, followed by a light splattering of what felt like water and some excited whooping from the roadside. I looked around sharply and just caught a glimpse of some adolescents making off through the petrol station.

Still wasn't quite sure what had hit me, so to speak, so pulled in a little further up the road to take a look. No damage to the car, thankfully, just some water marks across the boot lid and nearside wing. I had wondered if they might have thrown paint at it in an attempt to relive last year's student riots, but evidently not.

On closer inspection, I found this lurking behind the driver's seat:

Don't know whether to be outraged at their delinquency or impressed with their aim.

Either way, just be careful if you're driving an open-top car past Shell Chelsea. You have been warned.

 

[markjay]

Hmmm... it's near your tap... I am assuming that you are about to refill it and reuse it - conduct some scientific experimentation with water bombs no doubt - or just working on your aim?

 

[MOCAŠ]

Hmmm... it's near your tap... I am assuming that you are about to refill it and reuse it - conduct some scientific experimentation with water bombs no doubt - or just working on your aim?

Bomb disposal, more like...

 

[rascalmaster]

Bomb disposal, more like...

he who smelt it...

 

[MOCAŠ]

he who smelt it...

 

[markjay]

I think the other part is

..dealt it?

 

[trapperjohn]

I can just see MOCAS now investigating the hire of a helicopter - the price of an underslung firefighting canvans "bucket" the location of a pond and a pilot with a sense of humour.

Now thats a waterbomb.

 

[MOCAŠ]

I think the other part is

..dealt it?

Just Googled that, and it comes up with "flatulence humour". I'm none the wiser...

 

[camerafodder]

Mocas you're far too refined for this 'toilet humour' but the old retort against being accused of breaking wind would be:

'who smelt it dealt it'
to which the assailant would reply:
'who denied it, supplied it'

 

[camerafodder]

Actually your picture is of something that looks as if it would be more 'at home' on a ram!

 

[MOCAŠ]

Mocas you're far too refined for this 'toilet humour'...

Don't know about that, but this one had clearly passed me by.

Still struggling to see the relevance to the waterbomb incident though. Perhaps if it had been a stink bomb...

 

[trapperjohn]

Mocas you're far too refined for this 'toilet humour' but the old retort against being accused of breaking wind would be:

'who smelt it dealt it'
to which the assailant would reply:
'who denied it, supplied it'

SBD. Silent But Deadly is the way to go.

 

[MOCAŠ]

Actually your picture is of something that looks as if it would be more 'at home' on a ram!

LOL!

The weird thing is that it didn't split on impact, so I didn't get a drenching (which would have been quite welcome yesterday afternoon). I think the sprinkling I did feel at the time must have come from water on the surface of the balloon.

 

[MOCAŠ]

SBD. Silent But Deadly is the way to go.

Now that one I had heard of...

 

[developer]

And to think that when I'm in one of my long "can't get on" periods I'm missing this level of quality motoring dialogue.

How will I survive?

 

[rascalmaster]

In my defence Mocas; it was just after 7 in the morning... and my 'potty humour' probably reflected that...
i was merely lending to the notion that you had taken it upon yourself to fill the said balloon with water as (shown in the incriminating picture posted)... and thus possibly harboured nefarious plans to test the item yourself, albeit purely in the interests of science...
so perhaps this post was a carefully construed ruse to convince us and your conscience, that your actions to follow derived solely from the noble pursuit of scientific exploration into the mystery of the unexploded balloon theory... and had nothing in common witht he kids who lobbed it at your car.

 

[rascalmaster]

... so did you chuck the balloon at some one?
... go on, you know you want too... lol

 

[Dieselman]

The weird thing is that it didn't split on impact, so I didn't get a drenching (which would have been quite welcome yesterday afternoon). I think the sprinkling I did feel at the time must have come from water on the surface of the balloon.

Probably a second balloon..

 

[MOCAŠ]

In my defence Mocas; it was just after 7 in the morning... and my 'potty humour' probably reflected that...
i was merely lending to the notion that you had taken it upon yourself to fill the said balloon with water as (shown in the incriminating picture posted)... and thus possibly harboured nefarious plans to test the item yourself, albeit purely in the interests of science...
so perhaps this post was a carefully construed ruse to convince us and your conscience, that your actions to follow derived solely from the noble pursuit of scientific exploration into the mystery of the unexploded balloon theory... and had nothing in common witht he kids who lobbed it at your car.

Blimey! Nothing so elabrote. I was about to pour the contents of the balloon down the sink when I decided to record it for posterity.

 

[MOCAŠ]

Probably a second balloon..

Hadn't thought of that, but I don't think so. Only one thwack (which gave me quite a start, being right behind my head), and no explosion of water (which I'd have noticed). I also doubt the balloon could have been too full to start with, as it probably wouldn't have travelled (or slipped down behind the seat).