Got side swiped on the M25 by a foreign juggernaut on Sunday morning travelling at about 65 mph. Shunted me into lane 4 of 4 and has completely knackered the near side of my motor, 3 grands worth of damage. I won't lie I bricked it, getting whacked by 40 tonne of lorry doesn't half wake you up. If there'd have been anything in the 4 th lane I would have been in whole world of trouble, likewise if my rear tyre had popped. The alloy is totally ****ed so Christ knows how the tyre remained intact. Things like that don't half make you realise just how fragile we are. Carmine had one of his nine levels on Sunday I reckon. The ****house didn't stop either.
Good to hear you came out of it OK, you can just be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with no fault of your own.
You're not wrong mate. Just about to set off and my mate rang me and told me I'd forgotten my phone charger. I went back to get from him at the hotel and set off a few minutes later. If I'd taken it in the first place it wouldn't have happened.
All the best and all that but I don't recall getting a thread like this when I was in a minor collision. No ****er cared. EDIT: I've suddenly got guilt & feel bad. Hope your car recovers & you got the ****er's number.
I bet it was your fault, probably fell asleep at the wheel following a night of debauchery in Swindon.
Similar thing happened to me on a French motorway about 15 years ago, with my young family in the car. To this day I don't know how we weren't totalled. I was in the middle lane overtaking a Spanish juggernaut and the **** of a twat started to pull into my lane as I was level with him. He was about to side-swipe me and I had no choice other than to veer into the outside lane, causing a French mong who was doing about 100 to slam all on. Lorry driver remained totally oblivious. Mong started gesturing to me that he wanted a fight! The kids knew nowt - too busy playing Gameboys or whatever, but me and the Missus sat in silence for the next hour, consumed by our own 'what if?' thoughts. It still occasionally brings me out in a cold sweat, all these years later.
I caught my shoulder on the door frame whilst nipping to the fridge for a G&T, I nearly overbalanced.
After a couple of sessions with the Cognitive Therapy Councillor I was able to see that it would have been far worse if it had occurred on my return journey. There's a chance I could have lost the G&T.
Glad you're alright Nfu1. I got caught in a rip, when on holiday on Crete. I'm an inexperienced(****) swimmer, but I had snorkel and flippers. Without them I was fish food.
It really makes you think doesn't it? One moment an unspoiled G&t ready to quench your thirst, the next...well it doesn't bear thinking about
Bit bloody selfish. If you'd have taken it the first then it would have happened to someone else! What would they have felt like. Jeez other people have feelings you know.
I did have a heavy night in Rochester of all places and the thought has crossed my mind that it could have been my fault. The bloke at the accident repair centre took one look and said that I'd been twatted due to the markings and positioning of the damage. I became very righteous at that point and demanded he vote out in the referendum. No politics. Soz.
When do we get discuss our leaving the European union anyway? We need a date and a time. It's just inhumane. Bummed deserves something to get his teeth into.
