Flytipping menaces

Mobilvetta

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We are fortunate to have some land in Blackpool were my wife and Daughter and grandkids enjoy there equestrian hobby. Last week some scum bags decided to remove the field gate of its hinges and dump green waste and tree cuttings on the land, they didn't even bother to close the gate afterwards, which could have led to the horses and pony's escaping out on the main rd.

My wife was worried about the animals eating the foliage so we put them up into the top field out of the way of it.
Well in my wisdom I said I will set it on fire in order to get rid of it, well through my own stupidity I managed to land myself in Preston Royal hospital burns unit. I stuffed some hay into it and poured about a litre of petrol on the wood thinking it would help it to burn. I used a lighter to light the hay, but there was an almighty boom and I got blasted off my feet, I rolled about screaming as I was on fire to put the flames out, my wife was about 500 yards away in the top field and heard the boom, she looked up and thought I was dead lying on the ground, I've never been as scared in my life, awful feeling. When she came to me I said ring our daughter as she is a nurse and lives 5 minutes away from the land and it was a day off so she could sort me out. But she told the wife to ring the ambulance. I started pouring cold water on my injuries as I still felt like my skin was burning, within 5 minutes of making the call there was a paramedic car on site, an ambulance and the air ambulance hovering above.

I felt so embarrassed to have caused such a fuss as I honestly believed my daughter could have sorted it out. The paramedic started putting gel packs on me and put a drip into me to give pain relief.

They decided that I would not need to be airlifted to Withenshaw Burns unit, so the air ambulance was allowed to go, I was taken to Blackpool Victoria hospital where the doctor there decided I needed to be taken to Preston Royal hospital burns unit, as he felt a plastic surgeon would need to look at me burns and they have a specific burns unit.

I was put on the burns ward were I have stayed for a few days, the service I received from our NHS and emergency staff was absolutely first class, i cannot believe the different departments that are involved with the burns unit, I had to see an eye specialist who was concerned about my right eye, although I have seen him again today and he is now happy with my progress so I will be allowed to drive, once I finish with the antibiotic eye cream. I had to see a counsellor to make sure I haven't been mentally scared from the incident, a physio as I have to do exercises to stop the skin getting tight. The plastic surgeon was a lovely lady from Romania who was very hands on, I have to see her again on Tuesday. Everyone has been so friendly and helpful, I am very lucky, I've been allowed home now as my daughter is a matron, so she can change my dressings daily.

I'm hoping that we are allowed to go away next Sunday for our family holiday to Ilfracombe. I am very lucky that it was not worse, my pride is hurt for being so stupid, I should know better at my age. Wow who would have thought that in a flash your life can change so quickly, they say live your life to the full, as you never know what is around that corner. I will be making a donation to our NHS and air ambulance.

I would just love to get my hands on the fly tippers after what they have put me and my family through, who were extremely upset, my wife has been a bag of nerves, she still can't talk about it. On a positive note I had to have a Covid test that came back negative and hopefully I will look 10 years younger when the skin finishes peeling of my face. The wife has now banned me from having a fire pit.

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We have to take a lot of measures to try and keep people from flytipping on our land.
But the main thing which you have found out to your own cost , NEVER USE PETROL TO HELP START A FIRE. If you must then use deisel, but still be careful.
 
colinmd said:
We have to take a lot of measures to try and keep people from flytipping on our land.
But the main thing which you have found out to your own cost , NEVER USE PETROL TO HELP START A FIRE. If you must then use deisel, but still be careful.
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Much to my disappointment it was only me who caught fire, the bonfire must have gone out with the blast, my wife and daughter have been round today to try and burn it using firelighters and hay, but the bloody thing went out again so it's still there.
 
Here's something to piss you off even more, as the waste was from elsewhere, technically it's illegal to burn it. So make sure you don't upset anyone if burning it.
 
colinmd said:
Here's something to piss you off even more, as the waste was from elsewhere, technically it's illegal to burn it. So make sure you don't upset anyone if burning it.
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Blooming heck, I wasnt aware of that, we have some industrial units nearby but no houses, so will have to make sure it is done at weekend when the units are closed. We thought our gate was secure, but they have used probably an hand held grinder to cut the chain off.
 
Blimey, you must be in some serious pain, a lesson learned the hard way hey. Speedy recovery sir.
 
Green folage will not burn,lesson one,never use petrol lesson 2,never use a lighter but a long stick with rag on end to light a fire,lesson 3 use derv,hope you recover soon and be much more careful esp to burns heal. (y)
 
trevskoda said:
Green folage will not burn,lesson one,never use petrol lesson 2,never use a lighter but a long stick with rag on end to light a fire,lesson 3 use derv,hope you recover soon and be much more careful esp to burns heal. (y)
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Lesson 4, get someone else to do it. stay safe, heal quickly.

Flytippers, even when traced aren’t getting severe enough penalties. It should be extremely punitive, see how it continues if there is a mandatory minimum sentence 10 years when prosecuted, confiscation of the vehicle involved, £100,000 fine. Heads would roll if I was in charge.
 
We have been keeping horses for longer than I can remember, and I don’t see anything there that would do them any harm,
They are intelligent animals a rarely will they eat anything that will harm them,
But very irresponsible of the scum to leave the gate open as this was the greatest danger to both the horses and the public.
Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery
 
The dumped rubbish was almost certainly dumped there by members of the traveller community, most of whom have absolutely zero regard for UK law and other peoples property.
Of course in a case like this it isn't only these traveller community workers who are the problem but the mindless idiots who use them to clear their gardens not bothering to check their documentation and certificates thoroughly if indeed at all :mad::mad::mad:.

For heaven knows what reason, land owners aren't supported at all by the civic authorities and so, just as soon as any rubbish is fly tipped onto private land then, it then becomes the legal responsibility for the land owner to clear it up at their own expense and that makes me almost as mad as the bloody 'dids' did in the first case :mad::mad::mad:.

My heart goes out to you Mobilvetta, I sincerely hope you make a full recovery.
 
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helen262 said:
We have been keeping horses for longer than I can remember, and I don’t see anything there that would do them any harm,
They are intelligent animals a rarely will they eat anything that will harm them,
But very irresponsible of the scum to leave the gate open as this was the greatest danger to both the horses and the public.
Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery
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Sorry to say Helen, but I know of several cases where horses and ponies have died having eaten dumped vegitation which in some cases has simply been grass cuttings!
Only recently in my area of South Lincs a couple of Shetland ponies died have eaten some dumped Yew tree cuttings!
 
Don't know if any of you have the APP. It's called CLEAR WASTE. It's on android don't know about iphones. It's a good app and might help the fight against fly tipping. The more that have this and use it to the full the less rubbish might get dumped or at least cleared up to make the places tidy again.
 
I feel for you and also your family,
I have been in the same situation as your wife. My OH was changing a fuel pump with a battery on charge. I came home from the supermarket to three fire engines....felt like my heart stopped. As you say, the nhs were first class......wishing you a speedy recovery.
 
What a horrible thing to have happened. Hope you are soon feeling much better. Meg
 
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