Had a really different type of day yesterday. Just finished lunch when some idiot motorist decided to launch his vehicle into our front fence!
He ended up being charged with dangerous driving and the Police found a small stash in his car, so don't know if he copped anything extra for that. He was taken somewhere for a blood test too.
We only had the fence spruced up last year, it was bare blocks until then. Luckily, our insurance will cover everything.
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Thank goodness you are ok and the insurance will cover things. Perhaps if the wall wasn't there the car would have made it further!
If the wall wasn't there, I think it would have been a home invasion we had to deal with!
Earlier this year we lost a much loved Cockatiel and she is buried in the front 'garden' under a new tree we got specially for her. We call the tree 'Squeaky', and it was only about 20" high. The top 8" or so was snapped off and my son was very ticked off about that. Squeaky was his pet. :cray:
Wow Nevol!
I'm glad you weren't out collecting your mail!!! It looks like the letterbox won't be active for a bit!
Yeah,you never know whats around the corner,glad no one was hurt.At least you didn't have the elite coins of your collection cemented inside the Besser blocks like that old bloke in the 1970's.LOL.
Astonishly how often this sort of thing happens on suburban roads. Here in Perth, a young boy was killed a couple of years ago when sleeping in the front room of the house and a car crashed through the garden and the house...
There are so many idiots on our roads these days, you do not know if they are drunk or on drugs.
You have to be so careful.
Glad all is well with you Nancy....pity about the fence.
JESUS, thank goodness your all ok mate :friends: I was only saying to mum the other day about the bloody idiots on the road after they had about three different stories all involving bad drivers in one night and a heap of deaths :( So is that your pink slipper I can see bottom left of piccy :blush2:
A fence can be rebuilt a life can not!!
QuoteSo is that your pink slipper I can see bottom left of piccy
Yep, that's me. :angel:
thought it might be :derisive:
tell ya what your lucky it was a good solid fence and not a crap one of today as they would have been in the house for sure looking at the damage they did.
Even after all that, the main damage to the car, (Camry), was the front bumper was totally ripped off but the car was still driveable, not a scratch on the driver, but quite a few nice biggies on the passenger side.
After he'd been and had his blood test, the Police bought him back and he drove the car away.
That's an amazing story Nevol and thanks for sharing :hi: I hope they don't take too long to get your fence fixed considering it was the mail box side so you'll have to keep an ear out for the postie for a little until it's done.
The assessor from the Insurance Co was here at 8.30am and they're going to take care of everything, getting a builder/concreter, renderer, painter, whatever type of contractor is required, we don't have to do anything.
I have a very good post lady here, so I'm sure we'll work something out in the meantime.
Normally, we have a $2000 claims excess, but because we were able to supply so much info about the driver, it's been waived.
I hope I sleep better tonight than I did last night.
That's excellent that it won't cost you and especially because it would probably put your premium up next year if you did claim and I hope you sleep better tonight because it would have been very scary.
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='59559' dateline='1411092675'Even after all that, the main damage to the car, (Camry), was the front bumper was totally ripped off but the car was still driveable, not a scratch on the driver, but quite a few nice biggies on the passenger side.
After he'd been and had his blood test, the Police bought him back and he drove the car away.
He must have tested negative.
Maybe he was using a mobile phone or texting as your street looks straight and I can't see why he would lose control like that.
BTW you should of blurred out/covered the 50 for Persec.
Wow, I'm glad you're OK Nancy. There is so much of this happening lately. Every few days you hear of car ploughing into a house or swimming pool or fence etc. I'm sorry to hear about Squeaky too, I didn't realise he had passed away. My condolences. :(
Glad your safe and sound.
I feel sure that had the driver been found a reading then you may have to have sued him for damages etc including the excess.
However, chin up and at least you'll get a nice new spruced up fence.
There is a T intersection diagonally across from the front fence, that's where the car came from. The driver mentioned to our neighbour before the Police arrived that he was doing something with the radio, but I wouldn't mind betting it was his mobile.
At one stage he said he hit the brakes but the car didn't stop, and my son said, 'That would have been the accelerator".
He must have been charged with something as the Police read him his rights, before they searched his car.
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='59612' dateline='1411124939'There is a T intersection diagonally across from the front fence, that's where the car came from. The driver mentioned to our neighbour before the Police arrived that he was doing something with the radio, but I wouldn't mind betting it was his mobile.
At one stage he said he hit the brakes but the car didn't stop, and my son said, 'That would have been the accelerator".
He must have been charged with something as the Police read him his rights, before they searched his car.
As long as you and you family are OK Nancy, That's all that matters Mate.
I would seriously be looking into suing this idiot so that you are not up for the excess or an increase in your premiums :ok:
What a fright, glad you're all ok.
glad that none of the family were hurt nevol .... phew
we aren't allowed to have front fences in the ACT and sometimes I really wish that we did have them - your experience is a perfect example of the benefits of a good solid fence!
Our fence is now back to normal, no cost to us at all. Work was completed late October.
The 'Squeaky' tree has bounced back and is going great guns. :yahoo:
good news
I think I will have a chat to the young blokes down the road
we need a whole new side fence
i'm sure we could easily make it so with the way they drive their cars ha ha