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One winter evening, long ago, I was going to go out with a girl and went by car -> bit nervous.
Too lazy to properly clean my windows, I reversed to leave the driveway and bent my rear bumper along just short of the whole drivers' side of my brothers new Opel Vectra.
Ran in, mentioned what I did and ran off.
My brother never mentioned it but gave me the repair bill - which was only fair.
As said before, it's only metal, be glad you're ok.
I'm not so sure I could have kept my calm though
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15th Nov 2011 9:47 pm
gordons
Member Since: 12 Jan 2011
Location: Great Horwood
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Oops
Glad you let him know that it didnt matter.
On the other hand it could have been worse, Someone from here could have been parked there!
15th Nov 2011 9:52 pm
gerrymac
Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
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Right thing
Im glad you hadled it right I recall when I was about 8 my dad was off at work all day and his pride and joy was parked in the garage a ford cortina Ghia and my pride and joy was parked at the back of the garage BMX as I couldn't wait all day till he came home I decided in my infantile wisdom to pull the BMX up over the car to get it out as you can imagine I couldn't sit down for a week
My son is 9 and a car nut just like me but I would like to think if or when he manages to do some damage I can handle it as you have done because its more important that he was not injured or worse. Disco can be fixed
Sell the wheel chair to cover the paint only jokingGerrymac
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15th Nov 2011 11:06 pm
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Evening all
Some very interesting tales in that lot especially BLFarrar guess that puts things in perspective glad it all worked out very lucky,I guess he wont be the first or the last to do it and we had a laugh about it later on when we was telling family
amazing thats not a bad idea i could get him rubbing the filler down with 3000 grade paper that should take him some time
BBDisco3 I've just done his bedroom out in MAN U what do you reckon his face would be like if I changed his bedding for man city for when he comes down the weekend and don't get me on about prams and pushchairs she's only gone and bought another one and may need your help again if poss
So keep the tales coming in as I feel better after every one I read,
come to think of it I done a similar thing although not an "accident" to my dads car in 1982. Was only about 6 years old and we were just going on holiday. My sister ran out the house and jumped into the car, I ran after her but was to late she was already in the car and locked the doors so I couldn't get in. So ran back to tell dad but he was on the phone, so being impatient I ran back out to the car banging on the window begging her to let me in. That didn't work so i tried to kick my way in through the door and as I'm taking another run up and flying through the air with both feet out straight, dad walks out well lets just say my ass was on fire, and I had a very uncomfortable ride down to Cornwall but I remembered it and never did it again.Wanted D4s non runners pm for competitive price.
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I think your reaction was admirable and about right my guess is the look on your face probably told him what he needed to know. I have lots but the one that sticks in my mind was when I borrowed my Mums car as mine was in a 10000 nd pieces at my old works and I was going in to work on it. It was the first brand new car my Mum had ever owned and she loved it dearly think it was about 3 months old she was a bit hesitant to lend it to me but I promised to be careful, I had parked it well out of the way on the other side of the shop rolled out from under my car to get a spanner and pulled the extension on the 110 lead that pulled over the arc lamp I had up that fell straight on to the drivers side of her car I was gutted but I got it fixed and all was forgottenDon’t worry it is supposed to sound like that...honest
I passed my driving test some years ago and within 2weeks had written my mothers car off, when I span on a bend (Actually near Jasper Carrots house) and backed it into a tree at about 40mph.
Was a Fiat 126, so rear engine, which was pushed back into the body and both front seats collapsed - my mate who was also in the car was holding the underside of the seat at the time - and when the seats went, he didn't let go - so the pads on most of his fingers were half torn off.
My Mum wasn't best pleased Mark.
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16th Nov 2011 1:23 am
yorkshire_D3
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when i was about 8 we were on holiday in France think my Dad had a Granada at the time, well i wanted to start the car up and begged for the key, but obviously wasn't given it.
So i then proceeded to find a suitable sized twig to try and start the car with that, needless to say i got a royal telling off that day.
took him about 2 hours to get all of the twig out of the ignition barrellSend a paypal payment direct using this link https://paypal.me/duckworthparts
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Woody32 - Sorry but I think you are now past help with your insistance of aiding and abeting of SWMBO and complete clening up of the used pram and trolley market. I know the price of scrap metal has risen but why does one person require 140 prams - sure you dont need that many to push the United team around when they spit their dummies out
As for Man City bedding - didn't think they made it for amateur teams
If its help with the haulage again then futire plans are Southport 20th Nov, Skipton 23rd Dec and on to Durham 27th Dec.
Wondor if the flag pole ever got put up on the garage?
Dont forget your sandwiches and flask for the M6 car park on Saturday - the Manchester Christmas Markets have started so there may be even more ques.
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18th Nov 2011 6:30 pm
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God you make my laugh,I was wondering about the flag pole as well i expect he's still trying to unwrap it
Anyway i'm coming up tomorrow leaving home 0400 got to go to Wilmslow so if you get a strange man 6'4" holding a roll of cling film pushing a pushchair and asking for a bacon sandwich its only me!
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18th Nov 2011 9:03 pm
BBDisco3
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I guess there were a lot of people that weekend wondering why someone had wrapped themselves in bubble wrap and cling film then lashed themselves to a ladder rack with just their hand stuck out of the front with very pale skin but very flexible wrist
4 am - well that will give to a good excuse to close your eyes at kick off time.
Yes Christmas - thats a whole 6 weeks to expand your fleet of Silver Cross - I hear even Father Christmas has swapped his sleigh for one
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to pull the BMX up over the car to get it out as you can imagine I couldn't sit down for a week 
only joking
and don't get me on about prams and pushchairs she's only gone and bought another one 
and may need your help again if poss 
