😀 Just been threatened with a lawyer

[Northernraider]

As a former bus driver nearly 50 years ago people would often ask if we were going to !!! As that’s what it said on the front, (forgot to change destination) my reply was it says India on the tyres but I’m not going there either.

I said that above


All you bus drivers had to have stolen that line off a comedian there's no way you all just dreamt it up

 

[PaulyP]

My dad was a bus driver at one point . I remember his telling us a similar story. Someone asked the same question and he replied " it has India on the tyres but I'm no going to india"

I'm almost certain he stole that from a comedian on the TV or something

No it’s true as I’ve just posted that above
The tyres had India on them so it was an obvious answer.

 

[jezport]

I’ve received a series of emails from a furious woman in Surrey. Her complaint? A motorhome is parked near her driveway. Not blocking it exactly, but apparently close enough to make turning right out of her drive, a bit tricky or near impossible. Naturally, she’s furious.

Why is she ranting at me, you ask?

Because the motorhome has a MotorhomeFun sticker on it. Yes, she’s holding me personally accountable for this parking predicament.

Trying to add some levity, I replied, “Does it also have a National Trust sticker? Have you sent them a strongly worded email too?”

Clearly, she is too angry for humour.

Now she’s escalated her threats. If the motorhome is still there tomorrow, I’ll be hearing from the police for my “misogyny and rudeness” and her lawyer for damages. Damages to what, I’m still unsure, her driveway, her turning radius, or her blood pressure maybe?

So here’s a heartfelt appeal:

If this happens to be your motorhome parked near this woman’s driveway...

Please don’t move it. At least not for a while; let's give her lawyer some blood pressure, too.

Ive been feeling quite depressed recently, please let me have her full address so I can go round and park in her drive over Christmas. I will make a Motorhome Psycho Axe murderers Club sticker up to put in my window

 

[berni109]

Always had a bottle of QC or emva cream at home when I was a kid.
The company that markets it now is based in Scotland whereas emva cream comes from Cyprus.

 

[Jane And Rog]

Sue! Sue at once!

Yes, I think I might. I'm massively offended that it looks as though I'm the kind of person who says "flip off!"

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[sueandjohn]

Sue! Sue at once!

Sue here ! Did you shout me ?

 

[swemmy666]

Ambulance chasing lawyers.
Who just may do a little check up on this site
or indeed the complainant herself, who despite being deranged, may now have a case of reputation.

If she has gone to the level of finding the email address of the Glorious Leader, she is perfectly capable of also finding the public forums.

Some minor discretion may be a good idea.
It will not affect the rest of us.

calling some one a fool, if they act like a fool, is that damage to reputation?

 

[Morning Major]

No, I think that is affirmation of reputation.

 

[swemmy666]

I think Jim, who is obviously a bit of a snowflake, should be looking to sue for all the psychological damage and distress her nuisance calls/emails have caused

 

[meanders]

Knowing Jim, snowflake is never a description I would attach to him.

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[Ingwe]

Yes, I think I might. I'm massively offended that it looks as though I'm the kind of person who says "flip off!"

It’s tantamount to saying that you’re profanity challenged!

 

[L' Hobo]

Knowing Jim, snowflake is never a description I would attach to him.

No but, as he added a smilly to the title of this thread, he will have little hope of getting an award for stress from my Mother BUT he might stand a better chance against Swemmy666 for calling him a ' Snowflake'?

My Solicitors, Mssrs, Snatch, Grabbit and Run, awaits his call.

 

[swemmy666]

No but, as he added a smilly to the title of this thread, he will have little hope of getting an award for stress from my Mother BUT he might stand a better chance against Swemmy666 for calling him a ' Snowflake'?

My Solicitors, Mssrs, Snatch, Grabbit and Run, awaits his call.

You guys only recognise "humour" when a smiley is attached?

 

[meanders]

Sorry. I don't know if you have ever met Jim in person, but the thought of our leader being a 'snowflake' defied all imagination. It is though common to attach a smiley to posts if a tongue in cheek comment is made.

 

[L' Hobo]

You guys only recognise "humour" when a smiley is attached?

Yes!

but even then it's touch and go sometimes?

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[Wildbill]

Chris will take on the case Jim in the mene time can we have a mini meet on her lawn.
And use the road as hard standing for those that don’t want to park on the grass.
One rule you not to pick up the dog on her lawn
WB

 

[DavidG58]

You guys only recognise "humour" when a smiley is attached?

Think of it more as a ‘get out of Coventry free’ card

 

[Northernraider]

Us youngsters don't call people snowflakes. We call them "melts" instead .

Lots o them about

 

[EuroTrotters]

Almost beats one bloke who said to me, whilst we were parked up having a brew.

He asked, "How long is that going to be there?"

I replied, until I chose to move it, then he responded with.......

"I could have you shot"

 

[Baycott]

in the mene time can we have a mini meet on her lawn.

That was going to be my comment Bill.
What an absurd complaint to the wrong person!!

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[Ingwe]

Almost beats one bloke who said to me, whilst we were parked up having a brew.

He asked, "How long is that going to be there?"

I replied, until I chose to move it, then he responded with.......

"I could have you shot"

Yes, Tescos are getting a little bit up themselves.

 

[Rapido925M]

I well remember riding on one at Jan's sister's house in Boston USA. Her husband has a PhD in chemistry, and was Corporate Strategy director at Rover Cars before moving to Boston. On attacking the 6 acres of grass, I quickly discovered that the machine did not eject the grass thru the chute. On examination ĺ could see that blades had been fitted the wrong way round, by said PhD husband...

Not necessarily. My sit on mower has a “mulching deck” so the cuttings are blasted downwards. You are welcome to come and give it a try: you can even come every week from May until October

 

[TwistNShout]

I well remember riding on one at Jan's sister's house in Boston USA. Her husband has a PhD in chemistry, and was Corporate Strategy director at Rover Cars before moving to Boston. On attacking the 6 acres of grass, I quickly discovered that the machine did not eject the grass thru the chute. On examination ĺ could see that blades had been fitted the wrong way round, by said PhD husband...

Very believable, one of my best friends has a PhD in Bio-Chemistry and is genuinely one of the brightest people I know. When he went to Uni his parents gave him a car, I remember visiting him a couple of years after he finished his PhD so possibly 10 years after he was given the car(?) and him mentioning that it was "playing up". I offered to have a look and quickly established that the dipstick was pretty much dry. When I asked him about servicing, checking the oil, water, etc I got a completely blank look. It turned out his parents had mentioned none of this, he put petrol in and got the garage to fix anything found wrong by the MOT and that was it. He is still amazed that I actually enjoy dismantling and servicing engines and proclaims to have no idea how they work.

 

[Northernraider]

QC British sherry thats a blast from the past

Aye and it was never expensive either

 

[golly]

Aye and it was never expensive either

I worked for a while in a wine merchants in Newcastle, we often got "Gentlemen of the road" (tramps) in and they would buy either QC sherry or Buckfast tonic wine which I thought strange, until I looked at the alcohol strength of it

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[Brains]

calling some one a fool, if they act like a fool, is that damage to reputation?

It depends on which side has the most expensive lawyer.

 

[Chris]

It depends on which side has the most expensive lawyer.

I think you overestimate the power and ability of lawyers.

Even the best lawyer can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

Not even for £1k an hour.

 

[eddie]

I think Jim, who is obviously a bit of a snowflake, should be looking to sue for all the psychological damage and distress her nuisance calls/emails have caused

That’s like suggesting Adolf Hitler would have a legal challenge

 

[Brains]

I think you overestimate the power and ability of lawyers.

Even the best lawyer can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

Not even for £1k an hour.

They only have to make a better purse than the other side.

I've seen many indefensible cases be awarded to the 'wrong' party, simply using the 'Trump method' of employing the biggest most expensive legal team.

My experience is 'money wins'

 

[Chris]

They only have to make a better purse than the other side.

I've seen many indefensible cases be awarded to the 'wrong' party, simply using the 'Trump method' of employing the biggest most expensive legal team.

My experience is 'money wins'

That’s not my experience when one party has a hopeless case.

It stays hopeless.

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