RU Guilty Freelander Driver - I guess you dont actually interested in 4x4 s!

It must be three or more weeks ago I was driving my mother home via Gomshall
in the Guildford/Woking direction - just by the railway bridge there's a
place that flood water always stands forcing most folks do drive really
slowly

My Mum (72 ) had terminal cancer yet some prat in a gold/ silver Freelander
drove through this little flood at 50/60 despite a 30MPH town limit
I had been driving through it at 10/15 mph at most - this prat was laughing
and enjoying himself -(4x4 version of a 3 series BMW!!) - It blinded me and
despite braking / wipers on fast I drove into the bridge
Just thought you'd like to know she went downhill really quickly and died
within a week despite a 4/6 month forecast by the Doctors
God Bless you Bastard!!! - you never braked and you never stopped!
I hope you know the pain I feel

tommy <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> My Mum (72 ) had terminal cancer yet some prat in a gold/ silver Freelander
> drove through this little flood at 50/60 despite a 30MPH town limit

Somehow I doubt it. If the area was flooded as you describe, hitting
water at 50/60 mph woudl ahve resulted in the vehicle either aquaplaning
or if the water was deep enough, aquaplaning.

> I had been driving through it at 10/15 mph at most - this prat was laughing
> and enjoying himself -(4x4 version of a 3 series BMW!!) - It blinded me and
> despite braking / wipers on fast I drove into the bridge

So you could see the driver laughing, but you couldn't see a bridge?
Still a collision at 15 mph wouldnt' have been enough to harm you, her
or even your car over much. Perhaps next time you could drive at a speed
more appropriate for the conditions? Even 15 mph is too fast for deep
water, as you found out.

> Just thought you'd like to know she went downhill really quickly and died
> within a week despite a 4/6 month forecast by the Doctors

It's a forecast, not a warranty.

> God Bless you Bastard!!! - you never braked and you never stopped!
> I hope you know the pain I feel

It's easy to blame others for our own inadequacies, isn't it?

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"tommy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It must be three or more weeks ago I was driving my mother home via
Gomshall
> in the Guildford/Woking direction - just by the railway bridge there's a
> place that flood water always stands forcing most folks do drive really
> slowly
>
> My Mum (72 ) had terminal cancer yet some prat in a gold/ silver
Freelander
> drove through this little flood at 50/60 despite a 30MPH town limit
> I had been driving through it at 10/15 mph at most - this prat was
laughing
> and enjoying himself -(4x4 version of a 3 series BMW!!) - It blinded me
and
> despite braking / wipers on fast I drove into the bridge
> Just thought you'd like to know she went downhill really quickly and died
> within a week despite a 4/6 month forecast by the Doctors
> God Bless you Bastard!!! - you never braked and you never stopped!
> I hope you know the pain I feel
>

Get back under your bridge, troll )

In message <1g97uwp.rqnqq41rojfbfN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>, Steve Firth
<[email protected]> writes>, Steve Firth
<[email protected]> writes
>tommy <[email protected]> wrote:

snip

>> I had been driving through it at 10/15 mph at most - this prat was laughing
>> and enjoying himself -(4x4 version of a 3 series BMW!!) - It blinded me and
>> despite braking / wipers on fast



>>I drove into the bridge

You and nobody else, matey.

snip

>
>It's easy to blame others for our own inadequacies, isn't it?
>
And anyway, what are the chances of aforesaid alleged Freelander driver
looking at any newsgroup?

And what is Mr Firth doing outside uk.rec.sailing?

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Peter Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:

> And what is Mr Firth doing outside uk.rec.sailing?

err I'm normally without urs.

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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:07:42 +0000, Peter Thomas
<[email protected]> wrote:

>And what is Mr Firth doing outside uk.rec.sailing?

I'll have you know he comes in handy on uk.rec.cars.4x4, on occasion,
with clues for the clueless

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QrizB <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'll have you know he comes in handy on uk.rec.cars.4x4, on occasion,
> with clues for the clueless

Wheeze, <clunk>.

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QrizB wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:07:42 +0000, Peter Thomas
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> And what is Mr Firth doing outside uk.rec.sailing?
>
> I'll have you know he comes in handy on uk.rec.cars.4x4, on occasion,
> with clues for the clueless

You mean he's capable of posting a civil and valid point?!?!?!?!

He's been in my little killfile for years now. . . . . . . ;-)

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Steve Firth wrote:
> QrizB <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I'll have you know he comes in handy on uk.rec.cars.4x4, on occasion,
>>with clues for the clueless
>
>
> Wheeze, <clunk>.
>

So it wasn't you the winter before last... driving through a flood, some
clown in a 4x4 throwing up a wave big enough that it went over the top
of my bonnet?

Andy

Andy Champ <[email protected]> wrote:

> So it wasn't you the winter before last... driving through a flood, some
> clown in a 4x4 throwing up a wave big enough that it went over the top
> of my bonnet?

Give a location.

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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:46:09 +0000, Andy Champ wrote:
//
> So it wasn't you the winter before last... driving through a flood, some
> clown in a 4x4 throwing up a wave big enough that it went over the top
> of my bonnet?

Look, I'm sorry OK. Yes it *was* me, but Clover, you know, she gets
excited when she sees a puddle.

http://www.ajokes.com/images/pictures/0423.jpg

I can see you clearly in the background now, obviously still wearing your
soaking wet bonnet. I apologise again. Indeed I can't apologise enough.
Try protecting your fancy hat with an umbrella next time though.

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"It's the sign of a hard winter, when the hay runs after the horse!"
- Miss Vodrey; Anna of the Five Towns

Andy Champ <[email protected]> wrote:
> Steve Firth wrote:
> > QrizB <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I'll have you know he comes in handy on uk.rec.cars.4x4, on
> >>occasion, with clues for the clueless
> >
> >
> > Wheeze, <clunk>.
> >
>
> So it wasn't you the winter before last... driving through a flood,
> some clown in a 4x4 throwing up a wave big enough that it went over
> the top of my bonnet?

Sounds like something I did in the mid 1990's.

Some prat in a Volvo had tried to get through waist-deep flood waters.
As the waters were so deep I thought that nobody would be in the water
so charged in with my 2A FC. I came round a corner (the flood was very
long and waist deep for 2 corners) and saw a Volvo with water up to the
base of the windscreen. I slowed so as not to drown him (for 'twas a
"he") then saw a large bow-wave roll away from the 2A, rise up over his
windscreen and IN THROUGH THE **OPEN** SUNROOF!

I stopped to apologise, to offer him a lift and to rescue his vehicle
(as I was already rescuing about 20 other people and being a ferry) but
he said "no" and carried on trying to start the engine.

His whole ignition system must have been submerged, never mind the air
intake and exhaust. The lights were glowing brighly under about 1 foot
of dirty water and I could see he was clearly up to his waist in water.

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Exit ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying
:

>>> And what is Mr Firth doing outside uk.rec.sailing?

>> I'll have you know he comes in handy on uk.rec.cars.4x4, on occasion,
>> with clues for the clueless

> You mean he's capable of posting a civil and valid point?!?!?!?!

Clues for the utterly clueless do not necessarily have to be civil...

Steve Firth wrote:
> Andy Champ <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>So it wasn't you the winter before last... driving through a flood, some
>>clown in a 4x4 throwing up a wave big enough that it went over the top
>>of my bonnet?
>
>
> Give a location.
>

You mean... it could have been you, and you need to know where it was to
be sure?

Berkshire actually, so this is now officially OT for u.r.surrey. The
water BTW was only about a foot deep until he turned up, which was quite
enough for my ordinary road car. I was pleasantly surprised that it
kept running - presumably the grill stopped the wave and kept the level
in the engine compartment in reasonable bounds - but less surprised that
he didn't stop to check.

Andy

Andy Champ <[email protected]> wrote:

> You mean... it could have been you, and you need to know where it was to
> be sure?

Meaning I couldn't dismiss it out of hand without having more
information.

> Berkshire actually, so this is now officially OT for u.r.surrey.

Still just about on opic for urc4x4. Well, it's not out of the question,
I drive in some parts of Berkshire. But not much, I tend to try and get
out of the pest hole by the shortest possible route.

What sort of 4x4? Or colour?

> The water BTW was only about a foot deep until he turned up, which was
> quite enough for my ordinary road car. I was pleasantly surprised that it
> kept running - presumably the grill stopped the wave and kept the level in
> the engine compartment in reasonable bounds - but less surprised that he
> didn't stop to check.

Was there any reason that he should have stopped?

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"Steve Firth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Was there any reason that he should have stopped?
>

Common courtesy.

Budgie

"Steve Firth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> tommy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > My Mum (72 ) had terminal cancer yet some prat in a gold/ silver
Freelander
> > drove through this little flood at 50/60 despite a 30MPH town limit
>
> Somehow I doubt it. If the area was flooded as you describe, hitting
> water at 50/60 mph woudl ahve resulted in the vehicle either aquaplaning
> or if the water was deep enough, aquaplaning.
>
> > I had been driving through it at 10/15 mph at most - this prat was
laughing
> > and enjoying himself -(4x4 version of a 3 series BMW!!) - It blinded me
and
> > despite braking / wipers on fast I drove into the bridge
>
> So you could see the driver laughing, but you couldn't see a bridge?
> Still a collision at 15 mph wouldnt' have been enough to harm you, her
> or even your car over much. Perhaps next time you could drive at a speed
> more appropriate for the conditions? Even 15 mph is too fast for deep
> water, as you found out.
>
> > Just thought you'd like to know she went downhill really quickly and
died
> > within a week despite a 4/6 month forecast by the Doctors
>
> It's a forecast, not a warranty.
>
> > God Bless you Bastard!!! - you never braked and you never stopped!
> > I hope you know the pain I feel
>
> It's easy to blame others for our own inadequacies, isn't it?
>

I think there are times when it's ok to be a smart arse, and times that
warrant a little understanding and compassion.

Nigel ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

>> > My Mum (72 ) had terminal cancer yet some prat in a gold/ silver
>> > Freelander drove through this little flood at 50/60 despite a 30MPH
>> > town limit

>> > Just thought you'd like to know she went downhill really quickly and
>> > died within a week despite a 4/6 month forecast by the Doctors

>> > God Bless you Bastard!!! - you never braked and you never stopped!
>> > I hope you know the pain I feel

> I think there are times when it's ok to be a smart arse, and times
> that warrant a little understanding and compassion.

I'm intrigued as to how the Freelunch driver, tosser though he may be, was
meant to have the OP's mother's complete medical records at his
fingertips..?

In message <[email protected]>, Adrian
<[email protected]> writes
>Nigel ([email protected]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
>were saying :
>
>>> > My Mum (72 ) had terminal cancer yet some prat in a gold/ silver
>>> > Freelander drove through this little flood at 50/60 despite a 30MPH
>>> > town limit
>
>>> > Just thought you'd like to know she went downhill really quickly and
>>> > died within a week despite a 4/6 month forecast by the Doctors
>
>>> > God Bless you Bastard!!! - you never braked and you never stopped!
>>> > I hope you know the pain I feel
>
>> I think there are times when it's ok to be a smart arse, and times
>> that warrant a little understanding and compassion.
>
>I'm intrigued as to how the Freelunch driver, tosser though he may be, was
>meant to have the OP's mother's complete medical records at his
>fingertips..?


Not sure I believe any of the estimated speeds. Not the 60, and not the
10/15 mph. Back when my father was alive and an insurance claims man, he
and his colleagues would look at the reports of people hitting this
bridge. Those in a fit state to complete the claim form always claimed
to have been approaching at 20-25 mph or less. This was taken with a
strong pinch of salt, because of physical evidence to the contrary in
the shape of the damage suffered. It did provide a predictable chuckle,
though.

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I hope you suffer what I have had to - when you are that ill a slight dent
is a shock to the system

PS God Bless you
"Steve Firth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> tommy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > My Mum (72 ) had terminal cancer yet some prat in a gold/ silver
Freelander
> > drove through this little flood at 50/60 despite a 30MPH town limit
>
> Somehow I doubt it. If the area was flooded as you describe, hitting
> water at 50/60 mph woudl ahve resulted in the vehicle either aquaplaning
> or if the water was deep enough, aquaplaning.
>
> > I had been driving through it at 10/15 mph at most - this prat was
laughing
> > and enjoying himself -(4x4 version of a 3 series BMW!!) - It blinded me
and
> > despite braking / wipers on fast I drove into the bridge
>
> So you could see the driver laughing, but you couldn't see a bridge?
> Still a collision at 15 mph wouldnt' have been enough to harm you, her
> or even your car over much. Perhaps next time you could drive at a speed
> more appropriate for the conditions? Even 15 mph is too fast for deep
> water, as you found out.
>
> > Just thought you'd like to know she went downhill really quickly and
died
> > within a week despite a 4/6 month forecast by the Doctors
>
> It's a forecast, not a warranty.
>
> > God Bless you Bastard!!! - you never braked and you never stopped!
> > I hope you know the pain I feel
>
> It's easy to blame others for our own inadequacies, isn't it?
>
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