Van written off

izwozral said:
Or, as my elderly neighbour insists on calling them, "avocado".
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I love those 'Hilda Ogdenisms'.

I have a mate who does it all the time. In a Chinese restaurant, he said "I'll have some of that automatic duck".

When the film 'Hotel Rwanda' was out, he asked me if I'd seen "that hotel veranda yet".
 
phillybarbour said:
Sounds like both company policy and driver to blame, but mainly the driver as no matter what the policy he should not have entered the water.
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Got to agree, a large dollop of idiocy on both sides. The driver should have stopped before hitting the water, got out and assessed the situation from the footpath at the side of the ford, it would have been blatantly obvious it wasn't safe to enter.
As for the company, I suspect the rules are made by those who have never been on a delivery run.
Although the driver was an idiot, I do feel sorry for him as he will lose his job and he did come across as a decent person, unlike the jumped up little Hitler that was his marshall.

I wonder what a new 7.5t Mercedes automatic will cost? The now dead Merc was only 2 years old with 80k on the clock, still worth a bob or two I guess?
 
Robmac said:
I love those 'Hilda Ogdenisms'.

I have a mate who does it all the time. In a Chinese restaurant, he said "I'll have some of that automatic duck".

When the film 'Hotel Rwanda' was out, he asked me if I'd seen "that hotel veranda yet".
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My old man used to call mynah birds, mynadors. Not that they came up in conversation often! Sterilised milk was serialised milk and my mother had a hystopeckamy.
On a different note, he once attempted to shorten a pair of suit trousers, he tried them on and asked me how they looked. I couldn't answer for corpsing, one leg was above his ankle socks and the other was about half way up. He was a walking D.I.Y. disaster too, he made a kitchen sink unit from bits of old wood he found in the shed, fitted a Belfast sink into it, mother comes along later, fills the sink with water. CRASH! Kitchen sink unit fell apart, the sink crashed down, water gushing from the split lead piping and mum hopping around with a crushed toe.
 
i can hardly laugh at yer mam's poorly foot... - but it does sound as if it was very funny !!

i knew a guy who refused to have his aged parent "incinerated" into the "looney bin" (the local psychiatric hospital)
 
izwozral said:
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As for the company, I suspect the rules are made by those who have never been on a delivery run.
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Absolutely , clueless, On my return from my travels did a bit of agency driving. Dhl, in the main and did a few days with City link (had to watch my spelling there) Both carriers we were tracked but city link operated same way use the sat nav..so much wasted time. Both were like working for Fred Carnos Circus, Manager playing merry hell with me I was parked up in Scunthorpe working out of Goole but the digital tacho demanded I needed to take a break, Same idiot trying to send a lad with no tacho card with a 26 tonner on the company tacho card to have the truck serviced in Manchester.

My licence they wanted to play with so stood my ground. Not all bad though, I got collared into driving for an autistic charity taking there people to Cleethorpes or Rufford Country Park for the day ,,,got to have a wander about and was paid for the priviledge. In the end I was asked for by name which was nice and I never minded going the extra mile decent people that showed respect

Channa
 
Looking at the road I can't believe he drove up it. On the other hand, thats exactly the type of roads I go for.
Can't help thinking that if the companies policy is to follow sat nav, well they deserve what they get.

Although, even with a snorkel I wouldn't go through water that deep, axles and transmission have breathers on them too. That van is completely wrecked.
 
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As I said above, why did the driver ignore the no through road sign?

HGVs regularly get stuck near me because drivers follow satnav directions and totally ignore the signs 'Unsuitable for HGV'!

The drivers are usually prosecuted by the Police. At least this driver appears to have escaped that punishment.

I have little sympathy for the driver I'm afraid. It was clearly idiotic driving ...
 
Robmac said:
I love those 'Hilda Ogdenisms'.

I have a mate who does it all the time. In a Chinese restaurant, he said "I'll have some of that automatic duck".

When the film 'Hotel Rwanda' was out, he asked me if I'd seen "that hotel veranda yet".
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Lass on Come dine with me just come out with a beauty using prosecutor ham !!

Channa
 
trevskoda said:
You may say that folk have no sense following a satnav but look how many followed hitler:scared:
If he had of engaged reverse and cranked the starter the van would have come back about 6ft or so and then got rope to axle.
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cylinders full of water do not turn over,, I would have put a strap through the windows to the back and towed from that with somebody steering it.
 
POI Admin said:
As I said above, why did the driver ignore the no through road sign?

HGVs regularly get stuck near me because drivers follow satnav directions and totally ignore the signs 'Unsuitable for HGV'!

The drivers are usually prosecuted by the Police. At least this driver appears to have escaped that punishment.

I have little sympathy for the driver I'm afraid. It was clearly idiotic driving ...
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Because no through roads are usually advisory or warning signs. Which means they are the most fun route. :)
Unless off course there is a TPO on them, in which case let your mates go first. :)
 
Robmac said:
I love those 'Hilda Ogdenisms'.

I have a mate who does it all the time. In a Chinese restaurant, he said "I'll have some of that automatic duck".

When the film 'Hotel Rwanda' was out, he asked me if I'd seen "that hotel veranda yet".
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not my fault the english lingo has a word for everything- that's a malapropism ,after Mrs Malaprop
 
If the english language had only one word for it you have done well, usually there are several for the same thing haha
 
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