Spud u don't like
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RtdRacer

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1,274 posts

230 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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So, just back from an 'interesting' week in New York (yes, we were in the middle of it, yes, we're all sage, yes, it was scary as hell).

Get back to the house and find one of my cars, parked off the road on my private land, covered with potatoes, and with a smashed (sic) back window. We get a lot of veg dropping off tractors where I live in the sticks, but this was a *lot* of spuds.

THere's only one local farm doing spuds currently, but any idea what my recourse is here? Hard to prove, so I imagine I have to hope they 'fess up. At which point I can give them a damn good roasting.

And the window isn't just chipped. Any others I've missed?

Getragdogleg

10,221 posts

212 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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I hope you get it sautéed out.



Edited by Getragdogleg on Friday 2nd November 14:23

HustleRussell

26,524 posts

189 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Are there any chips on your windscreen?

ETA: Bummer, I should've kept my eyes peeled for puns in the opening post...

HustleRussell

26,524 posts

189 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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The folks responsible for packaging those potatoes should surely be given the sack.

surveyor

18,691 posts

213 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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RtdRacer said:
So, just back from an 'interesting' week in New York (yes, we were in the middle of it, yes, we're all sage, yes, it was scary as hell).

Get back to the house and find one of my cars, parked off the road on my private land, covered with potatoes, and with a smashed (sic) back window. We get a lot of veg dropping off tractors where I live in the sticks, but this was a *lot* of spuds.

THere's only one local farm doing spuds currently, but any idea what my recourse is here? Hard to prove, so I imagine I have to hope they 'fess up. At which point I can give them a damn good roasting.

And the window isn't just chipped. Any others I've missed?
I'd leave the spuds, call them point out they you think they've damaged your property, and ask them to nip round.

Then wait for them to deny all, surrounded by err, spuds.

RtdRacer

Original Poster:

1,274 posts

230 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Getragdogleg said:
I hope you get it sautéed out.



Edited by Getragdogleg on Friday 2nd November 14:23
BEst one so far....

HustleRussell

26,524 posts

189 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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In all seriousness OP, I hope you get to the root of this matter.

simoid

19,774 posts

187 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Is there not a specific law with regards to the disposal of potatoes in a public place, one of those random, weird laws that you could investigate?

ETA sorry, it was repeeled in the days of King Edward.

Justin Cyder

12,624 posts

178 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Countryside? I Golden Wonder if it wasn't Walkers.

Madmatt74

273 posts

186 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Get a solicitor and take them to court if they dont fess up.

If you dont get a solicitor and do it yourself you'll only make a "hash" of it and give tham a load of old "Waffle"! A "birdseye" photo of the damage might help! biggrin

If that doesnt work then send some boys round to "Mash" them up! biggrin


HustleRussell

26,524 posts

189 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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So that's where 'Jersey Royals' come from...

HustleRussell

26,524 posts

189 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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You never know, you might even end up making some wedge out of this.

cbcbcb

270 posts

240 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Definitely, go round to the farm tuber-ate them.

don4l

10,058 posts

205 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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The farmer must have spud up as he drove past your car.

Tell him that he needs to b light on the gas pedal.



Frenchda

1,344 posts

262 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Better get that window fixed before it gets Frosti

Was it like this?

agtlaw

7,404 posts

235 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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that farmer must be persona non gratin.

Pooky67

577 posts

188 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Have you been to the police? They could apeel for witnesses.

CAPP0

20,863 posts

232 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Good job you weren't at home, it could have been really frite-ning. Do you think someone could have fired them at your car from a colcannon?

BOF

991 posts

252 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Just read,

Aunt Bessie arrested on bail...Police looking at root of problem...

BOF

Frenchda

1,344 posts

262 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Guys stop taking the mick it's just not croquette.