Gritter Bleeping Lorries
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Purity14 said:
So you got some stonechips huh? I hate gritters too..!
I thought id take the motorway in to work the other morning.
There was a gritter.. Always a bad situation on a motorbike, as it kinda stings..!
Being prepared I moved into lane 3 to speed past as fast as I could to limit my exposure..
BOOM car pulls out into lane 3 doing dead on 70.. So I anchor on and I am dead on in the zone of stones, for what seems like eternity.
I'd have sped up and overtaken on the inside of the car. Although I'm surprised at anyone on a bike not being in the outside lane... I have seen a few but I tend to be there most days and annoying the German rep mobiles.I thought id take the motorway in to work the other morning.
There was a gritter.. Always a bad situation on a motorbike, as it kinda stings..!
Being prepared I moved into lane 3 to speed past as fast as I could to limit my exposure..
BOOM car pulls out into lane 3 doing dead on 70.. So I anchor on and I am dead on in the zone of stones, for what seems like eternity.
OP, sorry to hear about your car damage. Hope it gets fixed in spring at low cost and looks great.
Is it possible we could have some kind of print out and cross off letter we could send to the council to get compensation
Dear Sirs
Today in the winter i <did>/<did not> encounter a gritting lorry
As a result of this i have discovered my car has been damaged due to the <grit>/<ice>
I thereby hold you solely responsible for the season of winter and could you please send my a million pounds
many thanks
>insert name here<
Powerfully built director
Dear Sirs
Today in the winter i <did>/<did not> encounter a gritting lorry
As a result of this i have discovered my car has been damaged due to the <grit>/<ice>
I thereby hold you solely responsible for the season of winter and could you please send my a million pounds
many thanks
>insert name here<
Powerfully built director
This conversation remind me of a Ahole woman who lives near me, a few years back the council started gritting the staircases on my housing estate, she complained the salt stained her hallway carpet when she walked it in and sued the council for a new carpet, the council stopped the gritting and 2 years later she slipped and fell on snow in the starcase (open sided and exposed to the elements) breaking her leg, she then tried to sue the council for the broken leg and loss of earnings 
it was at this point she was caught for signing on and working at the same time, how we laughed.
I know all this cos my FIL is the caretaker on the estate and he had to attend court both times.
The council = damned if they do, damned if they dont, i meen it's not like the gritters dont have flashy lights and are painted yellow so you know they are there is it.
it was at this point she was caught for signing on and working at the same time, how we laughed.I know all this cos my FIL is the caretaker on the estate and he had to attend court both times.
The council = damned if they do, damned if they dont, i meen it's not like the gritters dont have flashy lights and are painted yellow so you know they are there is it.
S0 What said:
The council = damned if they do, damned if they dont, i meen it's not like the gritters dont have flashy lights and are painted yellow so you know they are there is it.
I really don't see the relevance to the topic at hand. He could have played Waltzing effing Matilda really loudly through a PA for all the difference it made. Not like I could avoid it.
Flip Martian said:
I really don't see the relevance to the topic at hand. He could have played Waltzing effing Matilda really loudly through a PA for all the difference it made. Not like I could avoid it.
I know what you mean though! I once realised a gritter was coming towards me...
...and did a 3-point turn (the driver looked quite bemused), driving off in the opposite direction to avoid my car being peppered.
Good luck with getting yours sorted - hopefully it's relatively painless.
Clivey said:
I know what you mean though! I once realised a gritter was coming towards me...
...and did a 3-point turn (the driver looked quite bemused), driving off in the opposite direction to avoid my car being peppered.
Good luck with getting yours sorted - hopefully it's relatively painless.
CheersI was driving on this sliproad once: https://goo.gl/maps/LiOdt
A gritter lorry was gritting the road above me. I just heard loads of small stones hitting the roof and bonnet.
A gritter lorry was gritting the road above me. I just heard loads of small stones hitting the roof and bonnet.
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