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Chaos on the roads! Yup, its pension day!
Evilgoat:
--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---We hate pension day when it's been icy, or snowing.
As there's generally at least one old dear who's fallen & broken her hip.
The call to the Ambulance crews (from Control) is allegedly 'Nan Down!'
--- End quote ---
Heard a classic one this morning asking control to move to another channel to carry on a lengthly conversation about a casulty.
Controls Response 'You know I'll have to move out of my chair to dont you?'
strapping young lad:
m6 yesterday got overtaken by two old timers, who then proceeded to cut back in without checking for space or indicating, i had to anchor it or i would have been a goner, went past and gave them "that look" and they were totally oblivious, face up against the windscreen chewing mints no doubt
CaptainColourful:
Did you see the Jo Brand prog where she had a rant about oldies behind the wheel ?
To give them their due some of the bluerinse brigade did volunteer for a mock test and passed, but one old git ( approx 98yr old iirc) took about 6 attempts to reverse his car out of his own driveway without hitting the flowerbeds, then proceeded to mount the kerb opposite.
He had actually been "advised" by his doctor to stop driving but in a letter to DVLC the old bloke stated that in HIS own opinion he was still capable of being in control of a vehicle....and that his clean driving record proved it ...so they let him have a licence.... how stupid is that ?
Some sort of compulsory testing has to be the way forwards otherwise these incompetent dithering idiots will end up killing someone.
IMHO some of these oldies are as bad as drink/ drug drivers !
Get em off the road !
Evilgoat:
Heres one incident the media caught, sounds like she stamped her foot in a temper tantrum:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=414156&in_page_id=1770
My sister inherited my Grandfathers car after his death, now several familly members refused to get in it with him but so far in order to get the car up to shape she's got to have all four wheel arches rebuilt (load of scores and scuffs, dorr replaced (its gone rusty on one edge from being beaten against other cars/walls/padestrians/flopwerpots.... both bumpers and two wheels. She's done what was needed for the MOT but the pummelling the little car has taken is amazing.
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---Heard a classic one this morning asking control to move to another channel to carry on a lengthly conversation about a casulty.
Controls Response 'You know I'll have to move out of my chair to dont you?'
--- End quote ---
Sounds about right for 'Comms' :wink:
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