Post 711803 by JamesT5 on 2014-05-15 00:36:04
I was driving back home from my volunteer work at the Hospital tonight and noticed a car with some hazards flashing up ahead of me. I noticed sparks flying from the back wheel of this Ford Focus so I let him come to a stop in a safe place and pulled in to offer assistance. He'd had a blow-out on the rear tyre which did look a mess incidentally.
It turns out the guy in the car wasn't too comfortable changing a wheel, especially in the dark and it also transpired he didn't have wheel brace either. I just couldn't drive on knowing I had a full boot of tools and having been the victim of many breakdowns I feel compelled to help any motorist who may be in distress.
We managed to change the wheel and the guy was eternally grateful, I thanked him and we exchanged names, shook hands and went on home. But doesn't it make you feel good about yourself when you can help someone like this and not only that, the day we can't spare half and hour to help another motorist in the dark, it'll be a sad place won't it! :beer:
Post 711812 by jamesy12345 on 2014-05-15 04:34:57
well done mate I would have done the same....although being the suspicious type I always make sure it is safe to help first, at least you saw the problem as it happened
...did you call him a numpty for not having a wheel brace?
Post 711839 by M-R-P on 2014-05-15 08:26:27
Nice one James.
I did the same for a lone woman driver in the New Forest who hit one of those everso popular traffic calming lumps of stone the council keep leaving on perfectly good roads. It was getting dark and she was miles from anywhere so I got the missus to stop and I went and offered my wheel-changing services.
Little did I know, her husband was a director at Ringwood Brewery and 2 days later, a knock at the door revealed 2 crates of Boondoggle. Lovely :)
Post 711859 by stribo on 2014-05-15 10:24:53
Good work James, lucky it was only a wheel change, and not droplinks.;)
Post 711861 by JamesT5 on 2014-05-15 10:28:35
[QUOTE=stribo;711859]Good work James, lucky it was only a wheel change, and not droplinks.;)[/QUOTE]
:ices_rofl :hilarious
Post 711863 by JamesT5 on 2014-05-15 10:36:29
[QUOTE=M-R-P;711839]Nice one James.
I did the same for a lone woman driver in the New Forest who hit one of those everso popular traffic calming lumps of stone the council keep leaving on perfectly good roads. It was getting dark and she was miles from anywhere so I got the missus to stop and I went and offered my wheel-changing services.
Little did I know, her husband was a director at Ringwood Brewery and 2 days later, a knock at the door revealed 2 crates of Boondoggle. Lovely :)[/QUOTE]
You should have Polybushed her control arms whilst you were down there..... ;)
It's nice they dropped some beer around for you, that's always a bonus and you never expect it although you must have given her your address for some reason otherwise she wouldn't know where to deliver the beer. :D
I stopped to help 2 ladies the other week, oddly enough they had a problem getting the car in to gear and there was a funny smell coming from the bonnet. Recognising the smell, I told them it seemed like a clutch problem especially as their gearbox had had a suspicious coat of silver Hammerite (oh Hammerite, sounds familiar you say!). I got them to the side of the road and offered to give the one lady a lift to Cardiff because she was due to 'Teach' down there but in the end she made another arrangement to get there. She was extremely grateful and I only later found out that she's a famous Violinist called Rachel Podger. Small world isn't it!
Post 711864 by JamesT5 on 2014-05-15 10:39:44
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;711812]well done mate I would have done the same....although being the suspicious type I always make sure it is safe to help first, at least you saw the problem as it happened
[COLOR="#FF0000"]...did you call him a numpty for not having a wheel brace?[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
I did tell him it was essential for knocking hijackers over the head with and doubles up as a wheel removal tool during a breakdown. I also had to point out where the jack fitted in order to lift the car up so I killed 2 birds with one stone really. :D
Post 711869 by jamesy12345 on 2014-05-15 10:51:05
[QUOTE=JamesT5;711864]I did tell him it was essential for knocking hijackers over the head with and doubles up as a wheel removal tool during a breakdown. I also had to point out where the jack fitted in order to lift the car up so I killed 2 birds with one stone really. :D[/QUOTE]
always amazes me guys who don't know this stuff
Post 711871 by jamesy12345 on 2014-05-15 10:59:12
[QUOTE=JamesT5;711863]You should have Polybushed her control arms whilst you were down there..... ;)
It's nice they dropped some beer around for you, that's always a bonus and you never expect it although you must have given her your address for some reason otherwise she wouldn't know where to deliver the beer. :D
I stopped to help 2 ladies the other week, oddly enough they had a problem getting the car in to gear and there was a funny smell coming from the bonnet. Recognising the smell, I told them it seemed like a clutch problem especially as their gearbox had had a suspicious coat of silver Hammerite (oh Hammerite, sounds familiar you say!). I got them to the side of the road and offered to give the one lady a lift to Cardiff because she was due to 'Teach' down there but in the end she made another arrangement to get there. She was extremely grateful and I only later found out that she's a famous Violinist called Rachel Podger. Small world isn't it![/QUOTE]
Mmm.....podger
[I]Podger
verb (to Podger) The act of using one item, usually elongated, to poke into a receptacle.
Noun (a Podger) Any item used in the pursuance of the act of podgering.
I need a podger to manipulate the tobacco in this roll up cigarette to enable me to place my filter.[/I]
Post 711880 by M-R-P on 2014-05-15 12:38:26
[QUOTE=JamesT5;711863]You should have Polybushed her control arms whilst you were down there..... ;)
It's nice they dropped some beer around for you, that's always a bonus and you never expect it although you must have given her your address for some reason otherwise she wouldn't know where to deliver the beer. :D
[/QUOTE]
She was in quite a fluster after blowing the front tyre clean off the rim and the AA takes a lifetime to get their arses out into the sticks. She was quite insistent that I gave her my address, which wasn't hard... "down there, first right, No.18". I wasn't expecting anything to come of it, maybe a thank you card or the like but 36 bottles of Ringwood's finest was more than a surprise.
Post 711884 by JamesT5 on 2014-05-15 13:13:56
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;711871]Mmm.....podger
[I]Podger
verb (to Podger) The act of using one item, usually elongated, to poke into a receptacle.
Noun (a Podger) Any item used in the pursuance of the act of podgering.
I need a podger to manipulate the tobacco in this roll up cigarette to enable me to place my filter.[/I][/QUOTE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Podger
Post 711886 by jamesy12345 on 2014-05-15 13:22:45
[QUOTE=JamesT5;711884]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Podger[/QUOTE]
worth a fiddle