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12 September 2002, 12:55 PM
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A few weeks ago I left work and it was wet..
I was in a rush and ragged it a little across the carpark..
This guy just ignored me driving across the carpark and just walked out in front of me.. so I had to swerve around him..
Looked in the mirror and there is lots of signalling and obvious announce he is displaying.
Thought nothing more of it and yes I was going a bit quick but not a huge amount over the 10mph speed restriction that everyone ignores but I admit I was probably doing 20.. as it was only a short stretch before a 90 bend etc..
Anyway.. a mate that I work with looks similar to me and was stopped this morning by the guy I had the run in with which my be at least 8weeks ago now.. "Do you drive a Subaru" he says etc..
and he managed to convince the guy he didn't as he doesn't..
Mate has warned me about it.. and said that apparently when I swerved around him I went through a large puddle and he got soaked! hence his annoyance.. now I have stopped laughing about it what do I do?
Do I email the guy as I now know his name and just say sorry?
Or ignore it and wait for the day when he possibly taps me on the shoulder as I am walking to the Scooby?
I will only be using the Scooby to travel to work tomorrow and then not for about a month or so, so I can hide
He is a large chap but I am sure he is not likely to risk the sack by coming to blows about it!
JGM
I was in a rush and ragged it a little across the carpark..
This guy just ignored me driving across the carpark and just walked out in front of me.. so I had to swerve around him..
Looked in the mirror and there is lots of signalling and obvious announce he is displaying.
Thought nothing more of it and yes I was going a bit quick but not a huge amount over the 10mph speed restriction that everyone ignores but I admit I was probably doing 20.. as it was only a short stretch before a 90 bend etc..
Anyway.. a mate that I work with looks similar to me and was stopped this morning by the guy I had the run in with which my be at least 8weeks ago now.. "Do you drive a Subaru" he says etc..
and he managed to convince the guy he didn't as he doesn't..
Mate has warned me about it.. and said that apparently when I swerved around him I went through a large puddle and he got soaked! hence his annoyance.. now I have stopped laughing about it what do I do?
Do I email the guy as I now know his name and just say sorry?
Or ignore it and wait for the day when he possibly taps me on the shoulder as I am walking to the Scooby?
I will only be using the Scooby to travel to work tomorrow and then not for about a month or so, so I can hide
He is a large chap but I am sure he is not likely to risk the sack by coming to blows about it!
JGM
12 September 2002, 01:02 PM
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Just tell him it was a "car" park and therefore he should have been more careful before stepping out in front of him in bad weather conditions. If it hadn't been for the amazing wet weather capabilities of the Subaru, he might have become a casualty!
If you manage to successfully use that argument and keep your face straight at the same time, you'll earn my respect for ever
If you manage to successfully use that argument and keep your face straight at the same time, you'll earn my respect for ever
12 September 2002, 01:04 PM
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What's the worst that can happen? You spend a couple of weeks at a place where the girls dress up and bring you food all the time. Granted, initially you may need to eat through a straw.
12 September 2002, 01:05 PM
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If I were him, I'd come in to work with a supersoaker...
And have a laugh about the incident afterwards, after all, you didn't hit the guy. But that's just me and my odd sense of humour...
I expect he was annoyed at the time, but it'll wear off. (or wash off )
And have a laugh about the incident afterwards, after all, you didn't hit the guy. But that's just me and my odd sense of humour...
I expect he was annoyed at the time, but it'll wear off. (or wash off
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12 September 2002, 01:05 PM
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The blokes probably jealous of your car anyway.Don't say anything and things will settle,if he does confront you appologise and leave it at that.If the bloke has half a brain he won't do anything.
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12 September 2002, 01:06 PM
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LOL@Swan..
I was going to send him an email, I wouldn't say it was my fault as it wasn't..
But I was going to say sorry for soaking him etc..
perhaps it is more amusing to leave it..
JGM
I was going to send him an email, I wouldn't say it was my fault as it wasn't..
But I was going to say sorry for soaking him etc..
perhaps it is more amusing to leave it..
JGM
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12 September 2002, 01:11 PM
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JGM - Email him, nah!
Sort it out face to face, you did not run him over, you did not know there was a puddle there and did not deliberately soak him, perhaps he should have nbeen a bit more careful, perhaps you could have been
If he had been that mad at the time i am sure he would have found you sooner!
**** me it is only water, not like you 'porked' his missus, you didn't pork his missus did you?
[Edited by Paul Habgood - 9/12/2002 1:17:58 PM]
Sort it out face to face, you did not run him over, you did not know there was a puddle there and did not deliberately soak him, perhaps he should have nbeen a bit more careful, perhaps you could have been
If he had been that mad at the time i am sure he would have found you sooner!
**** me it is only water, not like you 'porked' his missus, you didn't pork his missus did you?
[Edited by Paul Habgood - 9/12/2002 1:17:58 PM]
12 September 2002, 01:18 PM
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Ha Ha LOL@DW and Paul..
No I didn't pork his misses... I only do my own... Honest Mrs JGM...
He was apparently a bit aggressive with my mate and he knows what I look like and what I drive, but that is it.. I work on the opposite side of a large site and we just use the same carpark..
I would have thought he would have left something on the car if he was really that aggreved about it. I parked in a really obvious place today and there was nothing on it at lunchtime.
My mate is a bit of a windup mechant I think, only worked with him for a few week.. but get that impression so he could have exaggerated a little.. but he didn't know about the incident previous to him telling me so I know the whole thing is not fiction.
I don't like having enemies and being contract cannot afford to have them as next job might hinge on someone knowing me and saying yay or nay... so perhaps I should stay quiet as he doesn't know my name at the moment.
JGM
No I didn't pork his misses... I only do my own... Honest Mrs JGM...
He was apparently a bit aggressive with my mate and he knows what I look like and what I drive, but that is it.. I work on the opposite side of a large site and we just use the same carpark..
I would have thought he would have left something on the car if he was really that aggreved about it. I parked in a really obvious place today and there was nothing on it at lunchtime.
My mate is a bit of a windup mechant I think, only worked with him for a few week.. but get that impression so he could have exaggerated a little.. but he didn't know about the incident previous to him telling me so I know the whole thing is not fiction.
I don't like having enemies and being contract cannot afford to have them as next job might hinge on someone knowing me and saying yay or nay... so perhaps I should stay quiet as he doesn't know my name at the moment.
JGM
12 September 2002, 01:20 PM
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JGM2 - give me his email address and I'll mail him for you.
I'll tell him that you've had to take some time off work due to the emotional distress he caused you by walking in front of you (how dare he!!)
Oh, I'll also tell the other guy he stopped and quiz is suing him for defamation of character!!
I'll tell him that you've had to take some time off work due to the emotional distress he caused you by walking in front of you (how dare he!!)
Oh, I'll also tell the other guy he stopped and quiz is suing him for defamation of character!!
12 September 2002, 01:23 PM
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I have stopped turning back time now as it always gets me in trouble... I have to make like a tree and go in the end.
Scooby Snacks, his email address is Nigel.Ben@roundone.com
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Scooby Snacks, his email address is Nigel.Ben@roundone.com
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12 September 2002, 01:33 PM
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The more I think about this the more comes back to me..
When walking across that part of the carpark when a car comes you stop as he was over to one side when he looked up and clearly saw me coming so I put my foot down so that he wouldn't be standing there for long, so I was being nice..
Except he kept walking.. and didn't stop so I can see why he thought I drove at him.. I then swerved around him and obviously splashed him.. so the more I think about it I am agreved at him..
He nearly marked my paint work!
How much do you think I can get if I sue him?
JGM
When walking across that part of the carpark when a car comes you stop as he was over to one side when he looked up and clearly saw me coming so I put my foot down so that he wouldn't be standing there for long, so I was being nice..
Except he kept walking.. and didn't stop so I can see why he thought I drove at him.. I then swerved around him and obviously splashed him.. so the more I think about it I am agreved at him..
He nearly marked my paint work!
How much do you think I can get if I sue him?
JGM
12 September 2002, 01:56 PM
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Gettin drenched in the pooring rain by a car going through a puddle is an ****. Its one of those things that can end up with you thrashing around like a nutter at the guy in the car. Sounds like this guy is a bit of a plank but maybe buy him a cheap little umbrella and say sorry. If you are ever in London, come down to my club and I will give you one of the many left by dried out drunken punters!
Should mention that the clutch has gone in my 4-cam so on foot alot at the mo!
Best of luck
Should mention that the clutch has gone in my 4-cam so on foot alot at the mo!
Best of luck
12 September 2002, 02:11 PM
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Now you know why work carparks have a 10 mph speed limit...
Ours is the same, but when you see the way people drive, park and walk it's hardly surprising.
I shouldn't bother emailing him, he'll have forgotten all about it a week or two after he's had a moan to his mates!
Ours is the same, but when you see the way people drive, park and walk it's hardly surprising.
I shouldn't bother emailing him, he'll have forgotten all about it a week or two after he's had a moan to his mates!
12 September 2002, 02:20 PM
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I shouldn't bother emailing him, he'll have forgotten all about it a week or two after he's had a moan to his mates!
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09 December 2002, 01:02 PM
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do nothing ,by confronting him about your innocence shows guilt or fear .
time will pass and the jacket will dry
if not soak him again to make the beating worth wile !
[Edited by 323roy - 9/12/2002 1:03:20 PM]
time will pass and the jacket will dry
if not soak him again to make the beating worth wile !
[Edited by 323roy - 9/12/2002 1:03:20 PM]