I'm Innocent your honour.
If she hadn't got that 40 X 10Ft skip to do a garden clean out.
If it hadn't been delivered while I was down the paddock.
If she hadn't put it where I have to back to when I come out of the shed.
Can you see where this is going?
What I'm saying is that I am not a silly old bugger who backs his triumph into skips, it's that woman who makes me do it.
Yes I've dinged the 7. I have to back about 50 yards down a drive lined with trees & shrubs, from the shed to get to where I can turn out the front gate, or down the drive to the house. The skip was placed right where I stop, before going either way.
My 7 has only a drivers side wing mirror, so I did not see the skip, which I caught with about 8" of the other corner of the back.
So although I have more excuses than a parliament of politicians, there is nothing else to say other than I am most annoyed with my self. I'm not sure how many times I've called my self a silly old bugger in the last few hours, but it is lots.
For once I have to be glad of that huge back bumper, it sure did it's job. The cover is wrecked of course, but there are only very minor dents in the back of the fender, & a few inches of boot/trunk lid.
Even the tail light lens is OK. There is a little skip paint on it, but no damage.
The car has picked up a few minor scrapes & scratches, plus a heap of stone chips in 10 years & 60,000+ Km, so this is probably a good time for a full repaint. I'm getting a quote tomorrow.
Isn't it so annoying when you do such a stupid thing? I must fit a passengers side wing mirror, although I wonder if I'm smart enough to look in it.
Hasbeen
