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Feb 12, 2007 21:38:33 GMT
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On the way home tonight, some bloody idiot kid threw a brick at my windscreen. Just driving along, minding my own business when BANG! Stood on the brakes, thank god no-one behind me, to see a young lad of about 11 legging it up a side street, too far to catch or see. Coppers will "call to take a statement" tomorrow, I'll get a crime no and then nothing, I bet.  At least I was driving the recovery, and not a car with a toughened screen like the cortina, but I still think 5 mph faster or a bit bigger brick would have come through and hit me. Scary thought, a faceful of glass and stone doing nearly 40mph towards you....... There have been deaths and serious injury that way! Its nearly an hour ago and I'm still shaking, I bet the kid just thought it would be a laugh, if he thought at all! A mate of mine had the screen smashed on a 65 sumbeam rapier near where this happened too (anyone got a minx screen??) and the phonebox and bus shelters get smashed every time they bother putting glass in them, but this is a first as far as I know for bricking a moving vehicle! Lots of snowballs last week tho, maybe he improvized cos the snow had gone. Anyhow, rant over, I feel a bit better now. I hope I've got glass cover, I'll have to check  |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Feb 12, 2007 21:45:03 GMT
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Fcuk! glad you are ok, I have had stones hit the roof on motorway, and eggs at side windows. this stuff is plain lethal and I bet the little sheet cares less!  hope you got a good look at him and hope his parents don't have good lif assurance. attempted man slaughter anyone?! Edit: and i'm sat here watching a kid from africa who's happy to have a normal heath life after having a wonky head.... |
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Feb 12, 2007 21:46:50 GMT
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F*ck me mate, glad ya ok! a group of little pr*cks were throwing snow balls the other day, one smacked the middle of the windscreen on the 26 tonner, jumped on the brakes and me and my mate jumped out, all the kids legged it bar two, who when approched by 2 big scary angry truckers said, "What do you expect, we're kids, what are you gonna do about it", and the annoying thing is he's right, there p*ss all you can do about it.
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Feb 12, 2007 21:49:05 GMT
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No, you can beat the curse word out of them, just be prepared to take on their father aswell. I know, ehh..
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Feb 12, 2007 21:49:19 GMT
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F*ck me mate, glad ya ok! a group of little pr*cks were throwing snow balls the other day, one smacked the middle of the windscreen on the 26 tonner, jumped on the brakes and me and my mate jumped out, all the kids legged it bar two, who when approched by 2 big scary angry truckers said, "What do you expect, we're kids, what are you gonna do about it", and the annoying thing is he's right, there p*ss all you can do about it. a ride in the truck and swim in the canal/walk home?  (just a joke....  ) |
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Feb 12, 2007 21:50:08 GMT
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F*ck me mate, glad ya ok! a group of little pr*cks were throwing snow balls the other day, one smacked the middle of the windscreen on the 26 tonner, jumped on the brakes and me and my mate jumped out, all the kids legged it bar two, who when approched by 2 big scary angry truckers said, "What do you expect, we're kids, what are you gonna do about it", and the annoying thing is he's right, there p*ss all you can do about it. Shove a snowball in his face! |
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Last Edit: Feb 12, 2007 21:50:32 GMT by benjo
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suffolkpaul
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Feb 12, 2007 21:53:08 GMT
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F*ck me mate, glad ya ok! a group of little pr*cks were throwing snow balls the other day, one smacked the middle of the windscreen on the 26 tonner, jumped on the brakes and me and my mate jumped out, all the kids legged it bar two, who when approched by 2 big scary angry truckers said, "What do you expect, we're kids, what are you gonna do about it", and the annoying thing is he's right, there p*ss all you can do about it. give em a yellow snow ball mate... |
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Feb 12, 2007 21:53:22 GMT
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hit em with a sack of oranges? *apparently* it doesnt leave a mark....
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Feb 12, 2007 22:07:40 GMT
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You're alright, that's the main thing....there's nothing you can do, just thank Christ you weren't going 5mph quicker. The more you think about how you'd like to tear the little fooker a new ar5e the more you will wind yourself up.....and as usual our fine Cnutstabulary are about as much use as a chocolate fireguard. Just GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! Now you've started me off!
Sometimes I hate what these poxy right-on to55ers have done to this country.
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Feb 12, 2007 22:09:56 GMT
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it was on the local news the other week [look north] about there being about 40 reported incidents like this along an A road near Durham. They were hiding on the bridge/shrubbery around the slip road.
I'm glad you're ok though - such a shame that we have to share this planet with people/kids like that though.
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Feb 12, 2007 22:14:47 GMT
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yeah, that road is about a mile from where it happened.....
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Feb 12, 2007 22:16:56 GMT
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i don't see the attraction myself.
and i suppose you'll have to cough up for the new screen?
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Feb 12, 2007 22:17:43 GMT
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without turning this thread into an old womens' coffee morning I have to say...
I blame the parents...
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Feb 12, 2007 22:19:12 GMT
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don't know until I check the commercial policy tomorrow. Even if I'm covered, there will be a oner excess tho, might just try and find a screen, it's on rubbers not bonded at least.
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Feb 12, 2007 22:19:49 GMT
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the dibble SHOULD be taking it serious, if not a team of local camera wielding sly detectives could keep tabs on likely kids in likely locations, finding out what they are upto and where they live. sounds like it common at the mo. Lot of effort? thats why the police have not caught em then... HTH (probs not) |
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AAARGH! The little B$%^£d!!bstardchild
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Feb 12, 2007 22:24:34 GMT
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without turning this thread into an old womens' coffee morning I have to say... I blame the parents... I do but I still blame the kids too I had the side window of my Polo shot out with a stone a few years back - however I knew exactly where he was running too and I doubled back parked the car up and got the little tosser...... He had - a bloody goood blah & - Wet his pants on the march back to his house Parents couldn't give a curse word unfortunately I had to wait a month or so before ensuring that they needed to spend a similar amount to repair something they owned - it might have been a bit more - whats the going rate for removing 1kg of sure from a petrol tank and fuel lines?  ? |
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Feb 12, 2007 22:33:44 GMT
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I can't type what I'm thinking on a public forum. Glad you're OK though
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Feb 12, 2007 23:30:27 GMT
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glad your ok man is it me ir is this type of sh1te happening way to often latley |
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Feb 12, 2007 23:42:22 GMT
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little fooker i think a metric breeze block should be inserted up his rectum |
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Little curse word. Where was that at? If you an get a window cheap enough I would just chuck it in yourself, like you say you can probably get one for less than your excess. |
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hope you got a good look at him and hope his parents don't have good lif assurance. attempted man slaughter anyone?! 
(just a joke.... 
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