Interesting Dog Walk - Sorry Long Post
Discussion
So I was out this evening taking the labs for a stroll through the forest. I was engrossed in the podcast I was listening to, when I became aware of a car horn being sounded; we often get forestry trucks or off-roaders having a play.
I took one earphone out so I could hear if something was coming and carried out strolling along. After a short while I saw something glinting down a gently sloping bank, and as I got closer realised it was an off-roader, on it's side, which looked like it had been there a while. I climbed down to it following behind the dogs and heard a scream as one of the dogs appeared at the windscreen.
Turns out I'd stumbled across a very very lucky young lady who'd been trapped for about half an hour. She was lucky on two counts because a) had I not been there walking (on a route I never normally do), I doubt there would have seen another passer by until morning, and b) apart from a few scratches she was fine despite the how the car was laid. I'm amazed she didn't have a c-spine injury TBH.
Unfortunately for me I'd forgotten my phone and hers didn't have a signal so I ended having to jog quarter of a mile up the hill to get a bloody signal to call 999. To give them their dues, the retained fire lads did a cracking job and were on scene within about 10-15 minutes, which is bloody impressive - two engines from different villages - very quickly followed by the ambulance. It was quite exciting watching them go to work, stabilising the vehicle etc.
The moral of the story - always check an "abandoned" vehicle and remember to take your phone with you
I took one earphone out so I could hear if something was coming and carried out strolling along. After a short while I saw something glinting down a gently sloping bank, and as I got closer realised it was an off-roader, on it's side, which looked like it had been there a while. I climbed down to it following behind the dogs and heard a scream as one of the dogs appeared at the windscreen.
Turns out I'd stumbled across a very very lucky young lady who'd been trapped for about half an hour. She was lucky on two counts because a) had I not been there walking (on a route I never normally do), I doubt there would have seen another passer by until morning, and b) apart from a few scratches she was fine despite the how the car was laid. I'm amazed she didn't have a c-spine injury TBH.
Unfortunately for me I'd forgotten my phone and hers didn't have a signal so I ended having to jog quarter of a mile up the hill to get a bloody signal to call 999. To give them their dues, the retained fire lads did a cracking job and were on scene within about 10-15 minutes, which is bloody impressive - two engines from different villages - very quickly followed by the ambulance. It was quite exciting watching them go to work, stabilising the vehicle etc.
The moral of the story - always check an "abandoned" vehicle and remember to take your phone with you
Sorry to answer the usual questions.
Yes - fit. Petite professional horsey person, in her early twenties if it helps your mental picture
Sorry no pictures.
Swerved to avoid a deer - millions of the buggers around here. My neighbour is currently waiting for his car back after a deer smashed it to bits last week. Brother-in-law wrote his off last year.
Yes - fit. Petite professional horsey person, in her early twenties if it helps your mental picture
Sorry no pictures.
Swerved to avoid a deer - millions of the buggers around here. My neighbour is currently waiting for his car back after a deer smashed it to bits last week. Brother-in-law wrote his off last year.
When you say "off-roader" was it a proper jobby with winches, snorkel etc used for green laning and proper off roading or just a Range Rover/Shogun?
If it was the proper jobby and she was doing a bit if off roading she's an idiot as you should never go on your own.
Did the dogs enjoy their walk?
If it was the proper jobby and she was doing a bit if off roading she's an idiot as you should never go on your own.
Did the dogs enjoy their walk?
GTIR said:
When you say "off-roader" was it a proper jobby with winches, snorkel etc used for green laning and proper off roading or just a Range Rover/Shogun?
If it was the proper jobby and she was doing a bit if off roading she's an idiot as you should never go on your own.
Did the dogs enjoy their walk?
No it was a "soft-roader" - Vitara I think. She certainly wasn't off-roading, just heading home via a shortcut. Lives at one of the local farms.If it was the proper jobby and she was doing a bit if off roading she's an idiot as you should never go on your own.
Did the dogs enjoy their walk?
Dogs had a great time thanks - eating the clouds of flies that were swarming around the car from the bracken. Bloody bitey things.
Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff