Wot happened (?)

I'm not too sure myself, tbh.

One minute I was trundling gently a long lnae 1 of the A13, next thing
I've been hit from the left, and pushed (there was no suggestion of
turning away) into lane 2. At which point the front tucked, and I was
sliding alongside the Blackbird.

Came to halt in lane 3, with the 'bird some 25 yards further up the
road. Did a quick check of my extremities, and surroundings, and laid
back down.

Witness #1 checked me over, then I crawled to the side of the road. I
*know* I shouldn't but nothing hurt, and everything moved like it
ought to. Witness #2 controlled the traffic.

Witness #3 was a StJohn's ambluanceman on his way home, and he fitted
a neckbrace, got my jacket off.[1]

Ambylance was there v quickly, and was loaded on a trolley and shipped
to Newham General. Plod asked the usual questions, 'phoned Linda, and
then 'phoned Auntie Carole. Reckoned bike was "not too bad". Hmm.

Into A&E, I have my socks and jeans cut off. A trainer has come off in
the accident and the tops of the toes on my left foot are very untidy,
but serviceable. Jeans are shredded, and I have a bruise and gravel
rash by the left knee. Well done M&S. Not so well done Reebok.

No other damge except for my right paw, wich now resembles a boxing
glove. Am given drugs. Off to X-ray.

Some time later Icomplain of feeling warm, then pass out. Cue frantic
activity. ECG, drip, blood sugars, allsorts. I wonder what all the
fuss is, as I have no recollection of drifting off. Linda's in floods,
poor lamb.

X-ray reveals a split in the first bone in the index finger where it
meets the knuckle. A tad inconvenient for pen-holding and
mouse-clicking.

Given my notes, asked to make an appointment with the fracture clinic
on Monday, and sent home. No drugs.

Apparently, from what I overheard between Witnesses 1 and 2 and plod,
said Focus came tanking across from lane three to lane 1, in front of
them, then swerved right to avoid taking to the grass, which is where
he met me. And promptly fucked off.

I'm gonna stop now, cos my hands hurts.

Anyone any idea what happens now, insurance-wise?

[1] H-G master V jacket is fucked, but I'm not. Worth every penny,
imo.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

Was my experience.

8X

Don't you worry your pretty little head. It'll all get sorted.

Good man. Now, play the sympathy card like a bastard and rest up. You
will ache like a motherfucker in the morning. Let yourself heal.

Oh, and as said elsewhere: You *clumsy* ****.

Thank **** it was only a Dodger, eh?

 

GWS, clumsy cnut

 

GWS you clumsy ****.
The usual cure for a broken finger is to strap it to the next one for
a few weeks.

If plod can be arsed to investigate they might have some camera footage
but I doubt it. Your insurance should pay out, hopefully you paid the
extra for protected NCD.

Paracetamol helps, I prefer Solpadeine. Ibroprufen is good but ONLY if
you have no history of stomach ulcers.

 

Fucking hell mate that sucks. Deffo ask Plod to look at CCTV footage and see
if the reg can be traced, assuming the car is registered.

OTOH you weren't going fast enough.

 

You claim off your insurance unless they catch the driver through use
of cctv and witness statements.

Hey, if you're off on the sick for a while the best thing for you to
do would be to get away on holiday for a week or so. I'm sure someone
would be willing to give you bitch space in a chair (I've got Platy as
co-pilot so no can do) and you could come to Germany with us.

The cold is supposed to be good for minor fractures and at least you
won't need to annoy Linda by asking her to wipe your arse...

GWS

 

Not that won't help with the resale value, will it?

Anyway, GWS.

 

Bugger, GWS chap.

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I sooo hope they catch the ****.

Crap, that could've been nasty. Which bike?

 

This is a clue:

'At which point the front tucked, and I was
sliding alongside the Blackbird.'

 

Clumsy ****.

Sounds painful. GWS.

On the positive side, in the current climate, the insurance payout on
the 'Bird is likely to be higher than the trade value.

 

<thinks> Blackbird...Blackbird, didn't someone have one to sell
'round here? Oh, as you were...

Heh, nothings to badly bust, you can walk and wank so count that as a
result. Off to the cancer ward in an hour, probably won't be the same
result, so stiff upper lip in front of the fuzyywuzzies and all that.
GWS.

 

Oh ****. Glad your bits are all there. Get Linda to pay some *special*
attention to you.

In this day and age, can't plod check cameras along the route for vehicles
fucking off from scenes like this?

Otherwise the MIB will be your man. Get a solicitor on the case, as they're
slow fuckers though.

THat's very reassuring to know. Thanks for the crash test.

 

You mean you're volunteering?

Oh ****, pass the mind bleach.

 

Ah but poetic licence says that there could have been a little chirpy
thing flying along SD as he bounced down the road.

You're right though, as the 'wing is fucking indestructible and the Focus
would have come worse off.

 

Yeah, **** you Steve! ;-)

 

Clever lad. He's probably right. See, Dodger? Every cloud has a silver
lining.

 

<snip>

Blackbird sliding in the dead of night...

Take these broken bits and learn to fly.....

All your life, you were only waiting for the Focus to arrive.

GWS.

 

As others have said I hope he/she has been caught on camera.

GWS
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SD wrote:

Arse. GWS - that's fboty innit?