I PROMISE that we're not injured, but...

20 Nov 2005

Just had a fog/ice/darkness/car incident. sad

Totally lost the road and ended up in a field, having demolished a fence and a road sign or two.
Had just picked up the kids, too.
Only 20 mins and the RAC were there, unable to help... but there!
20 mins later and the big truck came and pulled the car out the ditch, in the field, whilst Reese, the kids and me got to sit in the warm cab of the truck. (It was -2, according to my car's thermometer.)
And now we're home and the kids are asleep. My car however, according to the kids, has a "but crack" in the front.
RAC man's wife... "I think the radiator might have copped it!" (she was giggling, btw)
Me: "No shit?!"
Ayways, this is just to say how lovely they were, how speedy the service was and how fucking grateful I am that we were all wearing seatbelts.
This paragraph is the bit where I say I do not want "sympathy" or hugs or shite, just wanted to share, and can't wait to get photos posted, coz it is so funny, but I know you've stopped reading by now and will do it ayway.
There'll be photo's tomorrow, soon as I ca be bothered.

20 Nov 2005

Done that, been there, got the T shirt (but on a motorbike).. You don't half feel dumb when it happens, but only when no one is hurt, which thankfully in your case is true.

20 Nov 2005

Shit, Vix, scary stuff - that's so weird, about an hour ago I was driving home through the fog and wondered whether you two were out in this as well!
Hugs for you both, and glad you're safely back in the warm now. Aren't the RAC lovely?
Looking forward to seeing photos of the 'butt crack' :P
x

20 Nov 2005

Glad you are okay, could have been a lot worse. On the RAC, was he a nice man? A very, very nice man?

20 Nov 2005

Quote by gareth_gruff
Glad you are okay, could have been a lot worse. On the RAC, was he a nice man? A very, very nice man?

I was gonna say that to him, till I remembered that was the AA's advert. :doh:

20 Nov 2005

I span my car in Wedmore, quite near you a few weeks ago, proper scared me but got away with it thankfully. Well my car is like a tank with tyres!
Glad you're OK.

20 Nov 2005

Quote by gareth_gruff
On the RAC, was he a nice man?

:smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug:

20 Nov 2005

glad to hear you are all ok hun x x x

20 Nov 2005

I saw something like that happen right in front of me one morning.......... bloke in an astra lost it on the ice and he wasn't going that fast....... over a ditch, through a hedge, and straight into the field.
I did of course stop and check that he was alright, but I must admit I did have a little smile on me face on account of the big blue light on the roof and Police on the doors innocent

I know I know....... it's not funny really sad

20 Nov 2005

Quote by Vix
Glad you are okay, could have been a lot worse. On the RAC, was he a nice man? A very, very nice man?

I was gonna say that to him, till I remembered that was the AA's advert. :doh:
I should be in the AA, nothing to do with cars though!! Still swear it's the RAC?? :doh: :doh: :doh:

20 Nov 2005

The only time iv had a naccident was on black ice scarry ..
but im glad your ok and tg kids were ok to xxxxxxxx

21 Nov 2005

Have to be sooooo careful on the road this time of year. Last year a school kid crossed the road in front of me, I hit the brakes and the car just kept going!!! Lucky I was only doing 20 at the time or...... doesn't bear thinking about!
Glad to hear that you and the kids are OK.. cars can be fixed.

21 Nov 2005

Jeese...............just glad that you are all okay.

21 Nov 2005

YEP BAD ROAD'S EVERYWHERE AT MO ....GLAD YOU WERE ALL OK .......PITY THE COPPER I TOWED OUT OF A DITCH THIS MORING THOU ,WHEN HE TAKES HIS NICE NEW SHINY ,VERY DENTED CAR BACK TO THE STATION :grin:

21 Nov 2005

Quote by DevilishJay
YEP BAD ROAD'S EVERYWHERE AT MO ....GLAD YOU WERE ALL OK .......PITY THE COPPER I TOWED OUT OF A DITCH THIS MORING THOU ,WHEN HE TAKES HIS NICE NEW SHINY ,VERY DENTED CAR BACK TO THE STATION :grin:

Don't shout, it gives me a headache (Meaning, don't post in caps) wink

21 Nov 2005

YOU BROKE THE SIGN POST?
Hope its in the pics
glad your ok
btw
wrats
xx

21 Nov 2005

Glad you are all safe and well.....but thank god for your in-built "airbags" hun wink

:wink:

21 Nov 2005

Quote by Phoenix
Don't shout, it gives me a headache (Meaning, don't post in caps)

Opps

sorry never even noticed (how rude of me.........).....lol

21 Nov 2005

Thanks everyone.
(I said you'd never read the last paragraph, did't I?)

21 Nov 2005

Did you have your eyes in ya daft bint? rolleyes

Did you manage a triple axle before you landed in the field?
Did you land on any historical landmarks/trees/wildlife?
What have I told you about driving carefully :jags:
Have you got all your whiplash claims in? biggrin

So where are the pics then and how are you feeling today? :therethere:
Jas
XXX

21 Nov 2005

Are you bothered yet ?

21 Nov 2005

As long as you all are OK kiss

:therethere:
phredd

21 Nov 2005

Right then, am off in a mo to do the school run, will grab the camera and get a snap of my car, before I run back indoors out of the freeze!!

21 Nov 2005

gosh glad your all ok biggrin

21 Nov 2005

What the fuck was Ice doing there? Doesn't he ever spend a weekend at home?
Glad to hear you're OK though (and that's not sympathy just a statement - OK? kiss

)

21 Nov 2005

who was driving??
If it was Reese, well, these things'll happen in fog....
If it was Vix.... rolleyes

bloody women drivers :lol2:
oh and ... my thoughts and sympathy are with you all, including the car. ( hahahahahaha)

21 Nov 2005

:shock: Glad your all in one piece kiss

21 Nov 2005

Glad you are all
Reminded me of when i was with the EX... we hit a deer doing 70mph, miles from anywhere. It cleared a bush straight into the path of the car missed both wings but took out the grill bonnet ,radiator pushed the engine back then as it vanished under the car it ripped the exhaust off on the way out, the car was a total mess my daughter who was 12 at the time was in the back. I have to say thank god we didnt see it coming as we were told if we had braked it would have thrown it up and through the windscreen.
when we got out of the car to look the radiator had gone and all the anti freeze was flowing down the road it was green in colour all my daughter could say was " i didnt know that a deer's blood was green" made us laugh in a nasty situation.
I did get annoyed when no one would stop to help us but someone did call the police who sent out a marksman to shoot the deer so it wasnt suffering ( it died instanly though when we hit it) the police did not even attend themselves to make sure the people in the car was ok. It took 35 mins before a car actually stopped to make sure we were ok and gave us a lift to a call box so i could call my father to come collect us. With my brothers help we towed the car off the road to the nearest place which was the crematorium. Did have a bit of a laugh with the insurance company though ........ explaining we hit a deer and the car was now at the crematorium they thought it was a wind up. I just wish someone would have stopped to make sure we were ok.

21 Nov 2005

Ooo Vix

I had a head on crash a liitle while ago, wrote the car off (and no PiercedJon I wasnt driving :jagsatwork: lol

) - scary shit at the time, more so cos my daughter was in the back, but, like you say, Thank God for seatbelts.
Glad to hear you're allfine! , who put that damn signpost there? :taz:

21 Nov 2005

Bit of an extreme way to get your mirror fixed, isn't it? biggrin

Must be something about the roads around you, if you recall I did a similar thing at a roundabout in February (or was it still just about January?) this year. Fortunately I stayed on the road, turned around, got rid of the smell of burning rubber out of the car, and carried on home.
Can't have been your fault, must've been the local councils neglect of the roads. Wasn't my lack of attention either innocent