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Captain_Birdseye
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:21 pm

I pulled out of a space and scraped a woman's back bumper down my back door and wheel arch and on the way back to work the panel uner the steering wheel fell off. :x
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:27 pm

.....only one more thing and thats your 3 for today. :)
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:35 pm

csl wrote:.....only one more thing and thats your 3 for today. :)
That'll be the woman finding out who scraped her bumper ...
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:45 pm

she's got my details - se fookin saw me do it!
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:50 pm

didnt you try to talk her round in to paying for it yourself with cash/make an offer of going up the cashpoint ? mentioning her insurance would also go up for making a claim, and youl throw in a years worth of fish fingers :D
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:55 pm

Yar me fishy treats are goin nowhere. She suggested she gets it seen to privately, she's going to call me later.

It was a VW golf, the back bumper was heavily scratched and had come away a little bit but looked like it would easily clip back in with force. What do you think will happen?
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:01 pm

Captain_Birdseye wrote:she's got my details - se fookin saw me do it!

What do you mean by that? What would you have done if she hadn't seen you?
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:04 pm

Dezzy wrote:
Captain_Birdseye wrote:she's got my details - se fookin saw me do it!

What do you mean by that? What would you have done if she hadn't seen you?


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Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:07 pm

I would have done a sh*it on her bonnet and rubbed it in. No, I was joking in the quoted post, I would have stopped and left my details under her wiper and probably hung around for 10 minutes or so b4 leaving incase she came back and to gather my thoughts.
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:09 pm

Well that was an anti climax :cry:

Sounds like a rough day, nice to see I'm not the only one suffering :)
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:13 pm

bab-91 wrote:Well that was an anti climax :cry:

Sounds like a rough day, nice to see I'm not the only one suffering :)
why, what happened to you? :(
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:14 pm

I had to work with a Nigerien bloke who's general behavior made it difficult for me not to nail him to a door.
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:43 pm

bab-91 wrote:I had to work with a Nigerien bloke who's general behavior made it difficult for me not to nail him to a door.
:chuckle: :rolling: :chuckle:
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:31 pm

bab-91 wrote:I had to work with a Nigerien bloke who's general behavior made it difficult for me not to nail him to a door.
Just a normal day a work for you then?! winkeye
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:37 pm

You'd think so? lol.

Patients were fine this chap is an employee.
The tool just went out of his way to wind me and other staff up. Which wasn't the safest thing he's done. We have a saying

"In your first year you laugh at the patients
In your second year you laugh with them
and in your third year they laugh at you"

I have been working there almost 5 years :mad:
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:46 pm

bab-91 wrote:You'd think so? lol.

Patients were fine this chap is an employee.
The tool just went out of his way to wind me and other staff up. Which wasn't the safest thing he's done. We have a saying

"In your first year you laugh at the patients
In your second year you laugh with them
and in your third year they laugh at you"

I have been working there almost 5 years :mad:
I haven't had you down as a laughing stock..... winkeye
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:48 pm

Cheeky coont lol
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:58 pm

I can top everyone's shite day in one hit...

I came out if the house this morning and drove a 1.0 polo to work and back...

:cry:

If anyone wants me I'll be in the for sale section...


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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:00 pm

Tom_Maverick wrote:I can top everyone's shite day in one hit...

I came out if the house this morning and drove a 1.0 polo to work and back...

:cry:

If anyone wants me I'll be in the for sale section...


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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:04 pm

bab-91 wrote:
Tom_Maverick wrote:I can top everyone's shite day in one hit...

I came out if the house this morning and drove a 1.0 polo to work and back...

:cry:

If anyone wants me I'll be in the for sale section...


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Truly, a fate worse than death
I have to do it tomorrow too.. :cry:

*begins to tie rope to a light fitting whilst standing on a chair*
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:07 pm

Make sure you fall with all your weight, otherwise your neck wont snap.

Then you will be left with your feet swinging around the room, being very slowly choked to death rather than the quick death intended and there's nothing worse than a failure.
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:15 pm

I feel much better suddenly! :P
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:24 pm

bab-91 wrote:Cheeky coont lol
That wasn't meant for me surely? :?

Tom, no one likes people who always have to go one better/worse mate.

Really men can rock a 1.0lt polo and make it look good!

Or they just look like a coont! hahaha :wink:
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:37 pm

God, she's just been in touch and her local 'man' wants £320 all in all. I was hoping they'd just sand it down and repair... or they are and that's how much it's gonna cost. Her man's gonna send me a breakdown of the costs so I guess I can try and find someone cheaper, she said I was welcome to try, don't want to cause the old dear too much fuss tho.
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:38 pm

That's going to be alot less than next years insurance increase I'd guess!
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:46 pm

Dezzy wrote:That's going to be alot less than next years insurance increase I'd guess!
or the pain of having to drive a 999cc polo...

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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:47 pm

Taking excess and your renewal price into account that seems the better deal imo.
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:48 pm

Tom_Maverick wrote:
Dezzy wrote:That's going to be alot less than next years insurance increase I'd guess!
or the pain of having to drive a 999cc polo...

:cry:
You still banging on about that :roll: winkeye
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:52 pm

Dezzy wrote:
Tom_Maverick wrote:
Dezzy wrote:That's going to be alot less than next years insurance increase I'd guess!
or the pain of having to drive a 999cc polo...

:cry:
You still banging on about that :roll: winkeye
It still hurts dammit... :cry:

It still hurts...


on another note, I'd just stump up the 350 and feel good she didn't take the piss too badly!

EDIT: and now my (female) housemate is watching glee on MY 60" TV at full volume.. and singing along.. today is literally a write off..
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:37 pm

Tom_Maverick wrote:on another note, I'd just stump up the 350 and feel good she didn't take the pee pee too badly!
Exactly what I would advise as well!!!!
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Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:43 am

I'd just pass over the money and swallow it. Any money you might save on finding a cheaper quote you'll spend on petrol, phone and your time shopping about. Also as mentioned above.. it'll be cheaper than your potential next premium should you let you insurance cover it..
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