BOLLARDS
Posted: 09 May 2009
Bent the front of me Picasso yesterday afternoon.
Get to new company, they have 5 descending bollards fitted across the front of their entrance.
Pull up in front of bollards, get out press buzzer, auto voice comes on "Bollards descinding wait for green light".(repeats).
Get back in car wait for green light, can see them going down to my right, (can't see those in front of me too low down)
Green light on 1st gear, let out clutch....BANG.
The ones on my side didn't go down....Front placi panel /grill gone, tip of bonnet gone, radiator suitably pierced by clutch bleed nipple. Any way it's in Rigbye's now awaiting repair.
Insurance company have sent me a space ship to drive about in, meanwhile....................
A Toyota Prius. Bloody technology gone mad,........ touch screens everywhere, electronic key electronic autobox. All computer controlled, it has a 1300cc engine and a powerful electric motor and keeps switching between the 2, if you stop for more than a few seconds, all stops, and starts again when you press the right hand pedal. If you put your clog down hard it hangs on to the gears and reaches the magic 60 in as little as 8 secs.....
So I'm told
Get to new company, they have 5 descending bollards fitted across the front of their entrance.
Pull up in front of bollards, get out press buzzer, auto voice comes on "Bollards descinding wait for green light".(repeats).
Get back in car wait for green light, can see them going down to my right, (can't see those in front of me too low down)
Green light on 1st gear, let out clutch....BANG.
The ones on my side didn't go down....Front placi panel /grill gone, tip of bonnet gone, radiator suitably pierced by clutch bleed nipple. Any way it's in Rigbye's now awaiting repair.
Insurance company have sent me a space ship to drive about in, meanwhile....................
A Toyota Prius. Bloody technology gone mad,........ touch screens everywhere, electronic key electronic autobox. All computer controlled, it has a 1300cc engine and a powerful electric motor and keeps switching between the 2, if you stop for more than a few seconds, all stops, and starts again when you press the right hand pedal. If you put your clog down hard it hangs on to the gears and reaches the magic 60 in as little as 8 secs.....
So I'm told