|
MarkRSi
3,340 posts
87 months
|
We have a saying in Scotland for things like this, it goes..
"Nae luck"
|
|
|
4key
3,952 posts
17 months
|
Drive into the tree to even it out, that'll learn it.
|
|
|
Monty Zoomer
797 posts
26 months
|
Tlister86 said: I'm sorry guys but I'm asking for genuine advice and not a piss take, I'm sure you guys wouldn't be so humorous if you were looking at a £400+ bill from mini for something that was no fault of your own It was your fault, you can't see the wood for the trees, can you? You drove underneath a falling branch. It obviously started falling before you were underneath it, so you need to look where you're going. As for the council, I think you're barking up the wrong tree there, you need to report it to Special Branch, I know I wood. Leave it to them to conduct a no leaf unturned investigation and everything will be OK, touch wood.
|
|
|
Matt UK
7,526 posts
69 months
|
Zyp said: If the council won't play fair then I should contact the local constabulary.
I believe the correct department is Special Branch. Not this old horse chestnut. OP, get in there and give 'em some stick. Don't bough down and accept any old willow they give you - don't leave until you get what you want.
|
|
|
mgtony
1,472 posts
59 months
|
Good Luck OP, we're all rooting for you. 
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
tbc
1,536 posts
44 months
|
put it behind you and turn over a new leaf  seriously rename this thread "b  ds of pistonheads'
|
|
|
mybrainhurts
71,631 posts
124 months
|
smn159 said: ChrisRS6 said: smn159 said: Councils have a legal obligation to inspect all trees daily for defects. Get down there in the morning and demand to see their records to verify that this has been taking place. I bet that the lazy b ds have been slacking. ALL trees daily for defects??? Daily?..every tree...???...that would run into thousands of trees? Come on youve made that up surely? No, no, I'm a lawyer specialising in trees honest!   ...My Council has a bloke called Dave who walks round all day, every day, kicking trees. He's been in the job twenty years now. He's been told to kick one tree with his right foot, then the next tree with his left foot, but the fool won't listen and now his right leg is two inches shorter than his left leg and he keeps falling over in the pub. To make matters worse, the pigeons have got to know him and run competitions to see who can crap on him most times in one day. Mrs Dave is pretty well pissed off. The washing machine broke last month and she can't afford to get it fixed. The union is pressing the Council to pay for it because he makes their office stink like a dead raccoon every time he goes for a moan. Life isn't easy for tree kickers in this neck of the woods.
|
|
|
gazza285
430 posts
77 months
|
Is fracturing the tree's skull an option?
|
|
|
LiamB
4,598 posts
12 months
|
gazza285 said: Is fracturing the tree's skull an option? No, I believe we have to chuck redbull at it..
|
|
|
rossw46
924 posts
29 months
|
Sounds a bit shady to me expecting the council to pay up! When are you going to twig that its nobodys fault?
|
|
|
TheHeretic
68,165 posts
124 months
|
Meh, blaming the council goes against the grain for me. It's knot what I would do.
|
|
|
Matt UK
7,526 posts
69 months
|
Tlister86 said: I'm sorry guys but I'm asking for genuine advice and not a piss take, I'm sure you guys wouldn't be so humorous if you were looking at a £400+ bill from mini for something that was no fault of your own True, I would be pissed off but I suspect I would just accept that s t happens and cough up for the damage. If you've read posts on PH before you should know what to expect. The 'where there's a blame, there's a claim' culture is not exactly embraced by the majority here. Drop the council a letter just to see what response you get, but don't hold your breath. Chin up though chap, worse things happen at sea and all that 
|
|
|
TheHeretic
68,165 posts
124 months
|
Matt UK said: Chin up though chap, worse things happen at sea and all that You're not wrong. I buggered my ankle when at sea, and it's been buggered ever since. Bloody sea.
|
|
|
birdcage
1,725 posts
74 months
|
Knock (on wood) for knock?
|
|
|
shambolic
720 posts
36 months
|
MarkRSi said: We have a saying in Scotland for things like this, it goes..
"Nae luck" LOL
|
|
|
Matt UK
7,526 posts
69 months
|
birdcage said: Knock (on wood) for knock? Who's there?
|
|
|
mgtony
1,472 posts
59 months
|
The likely response from the council will be that things like this are to be expected on a trunk road. 
|
|
|
TheHeretic
68,165 posts
124 months
|
mgtony said: The likely response from the council will be that things like this are to be expected on a trunk road. Fir f ks sake, yew can't say things like that in the hope it will make you poplar. 
|
|
|
McHaggis
7,753 posts
24 months
|
Jesus christ. When did PH become "jump on a new member"?
Unfriendly bunch; it used to be friendly and it was a perfectly reasonable posting.
OP - welcome. Talk to your insurance company and balance excess with long term costs. It will be hard to pass this cost on to another party.
|
|
|
TwigtheWonderkid
6,079 posts
19 months
|
I always wanted to be a tree surgeon but I couldn't stand the sight of sap.
|
|
