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For Sacha - Veddw Incident
Thought you might be interested .....
Visited Veddw again last Monday. There were a couple of coach parties due. The coach drive of one party ignored all the warnings and drove up the lane to drop his passengers at the car park entrance. He then drove on up the lane. Realising he was in difficulty, he decided to attempt the 90 degree bend by the blue front gate and got well and truly stuck. The other coach driver stepped in to help while we watched. Having got the bus unstuck after about 15 minutes, rather than reverse they decided to drive on. The next bend is over 90 degrees "back". Half an hour later, the bus was back at the blue gate. Two hand saws and a petrol pole pruner ....... Nearly another hour later the bus made it back to the main road. With some lovely gouges in its paintwork and a buckled wheel arch. Charles and I then spent half an hour clearing up. The other coach party having been somewhat delayed, Charles made tea! So some Veddw firsts! -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= URGling from the other end of Swansea Bay where it's unusually just like Dave's end, only better :) |
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On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:15:23 +0100, Roger Tonkin
wrote: Bet the driver was from England! :) You win the bet - Bourton-on-the-Water. Apart from the warnings Anne always emails/sends and prominent on the web site, there's also a large blue "unsuitable for ..." sign. Add to that the racket of separating shrubbery (which we could hear inside the house!) as he drove up the lane, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake ...... (which he seemed to ignore) Obviously English! -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= URGling from the other end of Swansea Bay where it's unusually just like Dave's end, only better :) |
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On 20/06/2013 20:43, Jake wrote:
On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:15:23 +0100, Roger Tonkin wrote: Bet the driver was from England! :) You win the bet - Bourton-on-the-Water. Apart from the warnings Anne always emails/sends and prominent on the web site, there's also a large blue "unsuitable for ..." sign. Add to that the racket of separating shrubbery (which we could hear inside the house!) as he drove up the lane, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake ...... (which he seemed to ignore) Obviously English! That just proves the coach was from England, the driver could be from Poland or anywhere. |
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He decided to do a U-turn in a petrol station further up the road. Unfortunately, it had a canopy. The canopy itself wasn't a problem, it was the lights protruding from the under surface. And it wouldn't have been such a problem had the coach driver stopped when he heard the first "crunch" instead of pressing on. The look of incredulity on the garage owner's face was a marvel to behold! |
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"Jake" wrote
Roger Tonkin wrote: Bet the driver was from England! :) You win the bet - Bourton-on-the-Water. Apart from the warnings Anne always emails/sends and prominent on the web site, there's also a large blue "unsuitable for ..." sign. Add to that the racket of separating shrubbery (which we could hear inside the house!) as he drove up the lane, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake ...... (which he seemed to ignore) Obviously English! I've had similar and in that case it was the Company not telling the driver despite me sending maps with routes marked etc and warning of potential problems. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:17:56 +0100, David Hill
wrote: On 20/06/2013 20:43, Jake wrote: On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:15:23 +0100, Roger Tonkin wrote: Bet the driver was from England! :) You win the bet - Bourton-on-the-Water. Apart from the warnings Anne always emails/sends and prominent on the web site, there's also a large blue "unsuitable for ..." sign. Add to that the racket of separating shrubbery (which we could hear inside the house!) as he drove up the lane, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake ...... (which he seemed to ignore) Obviously English! That just proves the coach was from England, the driver could be from Poland or anywhere. Oh he was English all right! -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= URGling from the other end of Swansea Bay where it's unusually just like Dave's end, only better :) |
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On 2013-06-20 19:33:51 +0100, Jake said:
Thought you might be interested ..... Visited Veddw again last Monday. There were a couple of coach parties due. The coach drive of one party ignored all the warnings and drove up the lane to drop his passengers at the car park entrance. He then drove on up the lane. Realising he was in difficulty, he decided to attempt the 90 degree bend by the blue front gate and got well and truly stuck. The other coach driver stepped in to help while we watched. Having got the bus unstuck after about 15 minutes, rather than reverse they decided to drive on. The next bend is over 90 degrees "back". Half an hour later, the bus was back at the blue gate. Two hand saws and a petrol pole pruner ....... Nearly another hour later the bus made it back to the main road. With some lovely gouges in its paintwork and a buckled wheel arch. Charles and I then spent half an hour clearing up. The other coach party having been somewhat delayed, Charles made tea! So some Veddw firsts! TEA! I can't believe it! We've had one experience of a coach getting stuck in a lane and never getting here at all. It turned out that the leader of the party hadn't given the coach driver our very explicit instructions which warned against using that lane! I'm imagining Charles's 'enjoyment' of the episode now. I do hope he remembered his camera...! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:58:22 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-20 19:33:51 +0100, Jake said: Thought you might be interested ..... Visited Veddw again last Monday. There were a couple of coach parties due. The coach drive of one party ignored all the warnings and drove up the lane to drop his passengers at the car park entrance. He then drove on up the lane. Realising he was in difficulty, he decided to attempt the 90 degree bend by the blue front gate and got well and truly stuck. The other coach driver stepped in to help while we watched. Having got the bus unstuck after about 15 minutes, rather than reverse they decided to drive on. The next bend is over 90 degrees "back". Half an hour later, the bus was back at the blue gate. Two hand saws and a petrol pole pruner ....... Nearly another hour later the bus made it back to the main road. With some lovely gouges in its paintwork and a buckled wheel arch. Charles and I then spent half an hour clearing up. The other coach party having been somewhat delayed, Charles made tea! So some Veddw firsts! TEA! I can't believe it! We've had one experience of a coach getting stuck in a lane and never getting here at all. It turned out that the leader of the party hadn't given the coach driver our very explicit instructions which warned against using that lane! I'm imagining Charles's 'enjoyment' of the episode now. I do hope he remembered his camera...! He didn't - too busy with the pruner! But I managed a couple of pics. I'm not sure about enjoyment as he and Anne were due to whip off to West Wales as soon as the visitors had left and were running an hour late by the time we finished. I did notice that the tea got weaker as additional mugs were brought out. Anne probably gave herself a muscle injury wringing the last bit of flavour out of the second tea bag! -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= URGling from the other end of Swansea Bay where it's unusually just like Dave's end, only better :) |
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On 2013-06-21 12:00:49 +0100, Jake said:
On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:58:22 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-06-20 19:33:51 +0100, Jake said: Thought you might be interested ..... Visited Veddw again last Monday. There were a couple of coach parties due. The coach drive of one party ignored all the warnings and drove up the lane to drop his passengers at the car park entrance. He then drove on up the lane. Realising he was in difficulty, he decided to attempt the 90 degree bend by the blue front gate and got well and truly stuck. The other coach driver stepped in to help while we watched. Having got the bus unstuck after about 15 minutes, rather than reverse they decided to drive on. The next bend is over 90 degrees "back". Half an hour later, the bus was back at the blue gate. Two hand saws and a petrol pole pruner ....... Nearly another hour later the bus made it back to the main road. With some lovely gouges in its paintwork and a buckled wheel arch. Charles and I then spent half an hour clearing up. The other coach party having been somewhat delayed, Charles made tea! So some Veddw firsts! TEA! I can't believe it! We've had one experience of a coach getting stuck in a lane and never getting here at all. It turned out that the leader of the party hadn't given the coach driver our very explicit instructions which warned against using that lane! I'm imagining Charles's 'enjoyment' of the episode now. I do hope he remembered his camera...! He didn't - too busy with the pruner! But I managed a couple of pics. I'm not sure about enjoyment as he and Anne were due to whip off to West Wales as soon as the visitors had left and were running an hour late by the time we finished. I did notice that the tea got weaker as additional mugs were brought out. Anne probably gave herself a muscle injury wringing the last bit of flavour out of the second tea bag! Lol! Oh dear, her reputation will never recover - fancy having to provide tea! Poor Anne! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 21/06/2013 15:39, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-21 12:00:49 +0100, Jake said: On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:58:22 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-06-20 19:33:51 +0100, Jake said: Thought you might be interested ..... Visited Veddw again last Monday. There were a couple of coach parties due. The coach drive of one party ignored all the warnings and drove up the lane to drop his passengers at the car park entrance. He then drove on up the lane. Realising he was in difficulty, he decided to attempt the 90 degree bend by the blue front gate and got well and truly stuck. The other coach driver stepped in to help while we watched. Having got the bus unstuck after about 15 minutes, rather than reverse they decided to drive on. The next bend is over 90 degrees "back". Half an hour later, the bus was back at the blue gate. Two hand saws and a petrol pole pruner ....... Nearly another hour later the bus made it back to the main road. With some lovely gouges in its paintwork and a buckled wheel arch. Charles and I then spent half an hour clearing up. The other coach party having been somewhat delayed, Charles made tea! So some Veddw firsts! TEA! I can't believe it! We've had one experience of a coach getting stuck in a lane and never getting here at all. It turned out that the leader of the party hadn't given the coach driver our very explicit instructions which warned against using that lane! I'm imagining Charles's 'enjoyment' of the episode now. I do hope he remembered his camera...! He didn't - too busy with the pruner! But I managed a couple of pics. I'm not sure about enjoyment as he and Anne were due to whip off to West Wales as soon as the visitors had left and were running an hour late by the time we finished. I did notice that the tea got weaker as additional mugs were brought out. Anne probably gave herself a muscle injury wringing the last bit of flavour out of the second tea bag! Lol! Oh dear, her reputation will never recover - fancy having to provide tea! Poor Anne! Now if only the welsh had built wider lanes then this sort of thing wouldn't happen. I get worried when I see grass growing in the centre of the lane. |
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On 2013-06-22 10:05:34 +0100, David Hill said:
On 21/06/2013 15:39, Sacha wrote: On 2013-06-21 12:00:49 +0100, Jake said: On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:58:22 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip We've had one experience of a coach getting stuck in a lane and never getting here at all. It turned out that the leader of the party hadn't given the coach driver our very explicit instructions which warned against using that lane! I'm imagining Charles's 'enjoyment' of the episode now. I do hope he remembered his camera...! He didn't - too busy with the pruner! But I managed a couple of pics. I'm not sure about enjoyment as he and Anne were due to whip off to West Wales as soon as the visitors had left and were running an hour late by the time we finished. I did notice that the tea got weaker as additional mugs were brought out. Anne probably gave herself a muscle injury wringing the last bit of flavour out of the second tea bag! Lol! Oh dear, her reputation will never recover - fancy having to provide tea! Poor Anne! Now if only the welsh had built wider lanes then this sort of thing wouldn't happen. I get worried when I see grass growing in the centre of the lane. We see a lot of that here in some lanes round us. One is actually known as the Green Lane locally! The problem in Devon is the very high hedges which disconcert a lot of people. I love the area round Chepstow and Tintern and the lush green of it all and the river. Beautiful! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 20/06/13 23:17, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Jake" wrote Roger Tonkin wrote: Bet the driver was from England! :) You win the bet - Bourton-on-the-Water. Apart from the warnings Anne always emails/sends and prominent on the web site, there's also a large blue "unsuitable for ..." sign. Add to that the racket of separating shrubbery (which we could hear inside the house!) as he drove up the lane, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake ...... (which he seemed to ignore) Obviously English! I've had similar and in that case it was the Company not telling the driver despite me sending maps with routes marked etc and warning of potential problems. Of course, the driver might have been influenced by his GP machine... -- Rusty Hinge |
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On 22/06/13 10:05, David Hill wrote:
Now if only the welsh had built wider lanes then this sort of thing wouldn't happen. I get worried when I see grass growing in the centre of the lane. Why? How many vehicles these days have a single wheel in the back or front? Plastic Pigs excepted. -- Rusty Hinge |
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RustyHinge wrote: On 22/06/13 10:05, David Hill wrote: Now if only the welsh had built wider lanes then this sort of thing wouldn't happen. I get worried when I see grass growing in the centre of the lane. Why? How many vehicles these days have a single wheel in the back or front? Plastic Pigs excepted. A great many, mostly with two wheels in total :-) I don't get worried, because I learnt to drive in southern Wiltshire, and often visited Cornwall, but the idiots around here don't know how to drive in rural areas. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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