it's someone else's fault

[softtop]

What's going on here, was the water splashing up on the car not enough of a sign? Why not be embarrassed and just keep quiet?

[kiethton]

Indeed, although there is a whole section of society with massive entitlement issues and low average IQ that will always fail to take responsibility for their own actions.

Everybody else either uses common sense, laughs at them or both.

[carinaman]

He ignored the sign(s). Must be the sign(s) fault.

[Earthdweller]

And tomorrow Bartholemuw will spend the whole trying to tie his shoe laces

[J4CKO]

I would not have the sheer audacity to appear stood in front of the car I had ruined by my own stupidity making out it is someone else fault.

Maybe just say, “yeah, I screwed up and I will resolve not to be such a derp in the future, my apologies for adding to the insurance claims burden and in turn everyone’s premiums”.

We all make mistakes, that’s a belter but it’s how you handle it, and blaming the signs is feeble minded.

[zetec]

Earthdweller said:

And tomorrow Bartholemuw will spend the whole trying to tie his shoe laces

No he won't, he won't tie them and then blame Hush Puppies when he falls over them

[Earthdweller]

zetec said:

Earthdweller said:

And tomorrow Bartholemuw will spend the whole trying to tie his shoe laces

No he won't, he won't tie them and then blame Hush Puppies when he falls over them

"Trying"

[juice]

carinaman said:

He ignored the sign(s). Must be the sign(s) fault.

Probably looking at the one on the bridge

[Kevin-2g5x2]

Got his feet wet getting out the car, not his fault, local council or social services for not providing him with wellies when they knew the bad weather was coming

[Sebring440]

Earthdweller said:

And tomorrow Bartholemuw will spend the whole trying to tie his shoe laces

There is a certain irony in that statement.

[Dog Biscuit]

what a gobste

[kambites]

carinaman said:

He ignored the sign(s). Must be the sign(s) fault.

It would be interesting to see what the signs in question actually looked like.

Without any signage, it's not at all obvious how deep that water is (well it wasn't until someone considerately plonked a car in the middle of it to help gauge the depth). I mean obviously anyone with half a brain would drive into that extremely carefully, and once it started coming up above about the middle of the wheels would stop and reverse out again, but I suspect an awful lot of drivers would just assume they can drive through it if the road isn't closed.

ETA: Not trying to defend him at all! Just saying that I can see how it happened and suspect a depressing proportion of drivers would have done the same.

Edited by kambites on Tuesday 27th January 21:09

[Mr Tidy]

kambites said:

It would be interesting to see what the signs in question actually looked like.

ETA: Not trying to defend him at all! Just saying that I can see how it happened and suspect a depressing proportion of drivers would have done the same.

Edited by kambites on Tuesday 27th January 21:09

Sadly the vast majority of drivers would have done exactly the same.

But it doesn't really matter what signage there may or may not be, as you really can't tell how deep the water is under a bridge like that it makes sense to enter it slowly to find out - assuming you have any sense!

[hidetheelephants]

I thought that was AI, but it's real! An excellent Daily Mail sadface there, rather than chuntering that Trumpton are too busy to 'rescue' his car because there are people in actual danger he could phone a garage.

[carinaman]

He shares a name with a Portuguese explorer who rounded the Cape of Good Hope.

[kambites]

carinaman said:

He shares a name with a Portuguese explorer who rounded the Cape of Good Hope.

Good spot. You think he was subconsciously trying to recreate that journey?

[hidetheelephants]

It's only a matter of time before the people of Exeter raise a subscription for a monument to this brave explorer.

[KAgantua]

Good effort on the compo frown, the driving... less points.

[Hol]

I always find it interesting when like minded people rush to create straw men to support opinions like his.

This is right up there with complaining that the weather service never sends out an alert to their personal phone when their washing gets wet outside.

[TarquinMX5]

And there was me thinking this was going to be a thread about the accounts dept..