How to end a bad day on a worse note..

Submitted: Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 17:16
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...reverse out of your parking and rip your bull bars off your car on the tree aaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh
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Reply By: The Landy - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 17:30

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 17:30
Day isn't over yet..only 5.30pm. Good luck, sounds like you need sdome!
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Reply By: Hairy (NT) - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:14

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:14
Gday,
Sorry, but I had to laugh...
I did something similar one day but it was a fire hydrant.
Only differance was it was the fire hydrant that come off!!!

Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 19:40

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 19:40
the fire hydrant came off?
Wont tell you how i know but those hydrants are damn solid and you cant just drive into them and bust them off like in the movies
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Follow Up By: Hairy (NT) - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:37

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:37
Oh yes you can!!!!!

It must have been leaking for a while...
I had to move my car off the building site out onto the dirt strip near the road. There was about 10 cars all squeezed in. After work (and a few Beers) I jumped in my car, threw it in reverse and backed out with the wheels turned, the front wheel sank a bit and obviously jaged the hydrant in behind the corner of the bullbar (it was lower than the bonnet).
I thought it was a star picket and Ill push it out of they way until I heard a funny noise and then saw water squirting out the side.
Just below the ground level was an old rusted thread.
It didnt take long to start opening up so I tried to straighten it up to slow the flow...bad move!!!! I was coing to put my front tyre over the pipe to slow it down a bit but the boss convinced me to disapear...lucky, they tried to fine him about $10000 because they couldnt turn the water off for about 4 hours cause all the mains valves were stuffed!
He refused to pay because he didnt do it and know one saw who did!

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LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 21:40

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 21:40
Hairy

Welll...... somebody could say they where a witness to the event, particularly an individual I know who I've had to put up with all my life!

Talking about bad days, how many years do get now for dropping the boss?

LOL

Regards

Kim
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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:16

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:16
I can remember SWMBO trying to demolish the carport reversing the Subaru ( with bullbar ) in similar circumstances LOL

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Reply By: Mike Harding - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:17

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:17
Tomorrow will be better - hopefully :)

At least it's something which can be repaired - not much consolation I know but it's only a "thing" :(

Mike Harding
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Reply By: QLD Kev - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:19

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 18:19
That sounds like Kiwi a few months ago. She found first instead of reverse and took her parents garage wall LOL

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Follow Up By: Laura aka diver 1 - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 19:45

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 19:45
Damn...you beat me to it Zev!!

might I add we got a new Bullbar out of it !!!! Paid $400 for an $1100 bullbar.....

Laura....Kiwi

Ps Kev....Cheque should clear tomorrow lunch time...if not Wed...yay!!!
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Follow Up By: QLD Kev - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:01

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:01
And now you are selling it ha ha

You need pics up before early Thursday morning so I have a smart ass comment on it before I go to the Pyrenees LOL

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Follow Up By: Laura aka diver 1 - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:06

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:06
Maybe Ill wait for next week !! LOL....let you brew on a few for me....

So does that mean its up to me for Friday Funny....???!!!

I got plenty ready to go....

Kiwi

How about your photos ??? hey....come on......hurry up with them will ya before you go...or is it not ready????
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Follow Up By: QLD Kev - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:28

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:28
Can only add pics when I get them it is still at the paint shop AFAIK.

I have passed the Friday Funny mantle to jdwynn for this week, He is under orders to make sure that he beats you to start them LOL

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Follow Up By: Laura aka diver 1 - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:40

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:40
Will do my best to out beat JDWYNN then. Maybe we could have tickler tuesday and i get in early...actually thats sounding al bit on the ???? side...LOL...maybe not!!

Kiwi
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Reply By: Mr Fawlty - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 19:55

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 19:55
As a person who has ripped doors of vehicles, driven through closed roller shutters and driven off forgetting to hitch up the Gin Palace Tracy I know how you feel. It could be worse; a greenie could have seen you and had you prosecuted for damaging the tree....
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Follow Up By: Laura aka diver 1 - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:10

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:10
Wow Mr faulty...you really are nuts !!!!

But I have seen a drunk nut case rip with door off his car on the bowser at work.....no bullbar though!! LOL !!

Ive managed to crash into te olds' garage and thats about it....Coming out of yalwal near joining with Burrier Road there is a nasty bolder sticking out a little....I was cm's from taking that out in Nathans 4runner yrs ago.....(something else for Zev to get over me) LOL

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Reply By: Tracy I - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22
ha ha ha
Thanks to everyone for making me feel better - and yes, it's past 5.30 and so far nothing else has gone wrong....sshhhh....
Just wondering if anyone in Alice can do aluminium welding?

ps I swear the tree wasn't there this morning...:)
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Follow Up By: QLD Kev - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:30

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:30
Tracy,

Come to think of it send Roachie an MM as he is a tree lover as well LOL
If Lucky wasn't laid up you would have heard it before now LOL

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Reply By: Tracy I - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22
ha ha ha
Thanks to everyone for making me feel better - and yes, it's past 5.30 and so far nothing else has gone wrong....sshhhh....
Just wondering if anyone in Alice can do aluminium welding?

ps I swear the tree wasn't there this morning...:)
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Reply By: Tracy I - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22
ha ha ha
Thanks to everyone for making me feel better - and yes, it's past 5.30 and so far nothing else has gone wrong....sshhhh....
Just wondering if anyone in Alice can do aluminium welding?

ps I swear the tree wasn't there this morning...:)
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Reply By: Tracy I - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:22
ha ha ha
Thanks to everyone for making me feel better - and yes, it's past 5.30 and so far nothing else has gone wrong....sshhhh....
Just wondering if anyone in Alice can do aluminium welding?

ps I swear the tree wasn't there this morning...:)
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Reply By: Tracy I - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:31

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 20:31
Crap - I spoke too soon about nothing going wrong. Where did those repeats come from?
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Follow Up By: Steve Ellis - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 21:02

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 21:02
Happy hour officially begins at 5pm?
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Follow Up By: QLD Kev - Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 21:10

Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 21:10
Steve,

It's always 5 O'Clock somewhere :))

Cheers Kev
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