Scottish Elises

pulled out of work this evening accelerating gently, car still cold, out of the corner of my eye caught sight of a dog at the side of the road, hope it doesn’t run out, OH F***K, brake hard, hit dog, stop and get out and catch the dog, the woman walking it had another 6 on leads and the dogs collar had slipped. Dog taken to vets, police called, me breathalysed, 1st time in over 30 years driving.
Inspect car broken headlight cover and indicator, no sign of damage to the body work but will look closer in day light.
Not heard how the dog is yet but owner has said she will cover the cost of repairs.
Having only had the car for 3 weeks hope this is not a bad omen!!!!

Alan

bad luck mate, hope you get it sorted soon.

Why did they breathalise you?! Does this always happen in the case of accidents?!

Technically i think an RTA so legally obliged to breathlyse (sp too may glasses of white wine!)

police were very nice about it all, said as it was a RTA had to do a breathalyser, lucky been at work all day so no drinking.
Just spoke to the dog owner and dog is OK, being kept in at vets overnight for observation, got to say feel sorry for the dog as I am the owner of a very daft spaniel.

Bummer
Did that about a year or 2 after I passed my test. Smacked a Golden Retriever with the front wing of my Astra at around 40-60mph then hit a wall as I'd swerved to avoid it. The bloody thing got up and wandered off afterwards too!! Luckily I had people stop who found the dog and the police traced the owner and they paid for the damage.

simon wrote:my Astra

Yes, you read it here first! It was the Astra, after the Nova with the 19" rims and the Peco exhaust and the tints!!!!!

Nice!!!!!

Sympathy for dog is great however given the potential cost of lotus repairs it is worth not forgetting that it is the person in charge of the dog who is responsible for all costs involved as the dog should be on a lead at all times while on the "queen's highway"




PS despite what that sounds like I do actually like dogs!

Unlucky... (and lucky at the same time) guys!


Not a bad Omen ....be positive and keep off the booz lol!

Rag_It wrote:

simon wrote:my Astra

Yes, you read it here first! It was the Astra, after the Nova with the 19" rims and the Peco exhaust and the tints!!!!!

Nice!!!!!

Nope, Astra Mk2 then Astra Mk3, 106GTi, Elise then added the Fiesta as a daily hack and the Mini for Lorraine.

One of our dogs escaped from the garden a year ago (The garden was like Guantanamo bayt without the overalls BTW) when he tunnelled out under a fence. He ran straight into the road and was promptly hit by a 106 at around 40mph.

He smashed the bumper a headlight and indicator and split the radiator then walked home....

Woman tried to get my mother to give her cash for the damage on the doorstep and was told (Politely) to poke off and report it to her insurers who could then claim as appropriate (Poss household insurance?) but she came back to the door a week later with a repair bill for £400 and again insisted that we pay for it, at which point my brother (Not the most diplomatic it has to be said) told her that the dog had died from injuries and to FRO. Would appear that she had no insurance.

Dog is still alive and well and a trip to the vets revealed a bruise to his ribs and a cut above his eye. tough little sod.

Was it the wife that walks about 10 dogs along the wholeflats road in grangemouth, she can also be found walking 10 or so dogs down the middle of the old Polmont road at all times of the day and night and in all weathers.

Sounds like a profesional dog walker.


Mandy & her mum have lots of dogs but only walk 2 at a time (one each)


Mac

Basil, thats the one, all the dogs are her own, think she is involved in rescuing them.

Bad news on the car the damage is worse than I expected, passenger door all scratched, sill panel cracked, will want this replaced as well as the head light and indicator.

Will take it up to Steve Walker for an estimate. Hope the dogs bank book is well off

Alan

AJT wrote:I am the owner of a very daft spaniel.

Me too - bonkers 17mth old springer who eats (and therefore sh1ts) socks & gloves as his party piece

I have come close to wiping her and her dogs out on a few occasions, surely the sensible option for the dippy cow would be to go into the woods and up to the golf course or onto the old BP club land before it is her and not a dog that gets hit.