White van drivers and near death experiences

[Ace From Outer Space]

I'm not usually traumatised by stuff, but this morning when I was strapping Sebs into his car seat, a big fuck off white Luton van crashed into my car door forcing the rear passenger side door all the way forward and ripping the back off the body warmer I was wearing in the process.

Fuck, it's kind of taken me all day to stop shaking. The dozy twat was at least 100 yards down the road when I put Sebs in the car and there is just no way he couldn't have seen me... Fuck fuck fuck. I've had lots of near misses in my life, like a house burning down around me and motor, mountain and road bike spills but I wasn't a dad when those happened. Sebastian is only seventeen months old, and what if the van had been a bit close, or I was still holding him, it just doesn't bear thinking about... Anyway, he's fine, I'm fine, this is Frothers and white van drivers are stupid dozy twats.

I'm feeling lucky to be here today, I tell you...

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Glad to hear you're both OK, Viv

Now man up and stop being such a wuss

[Roger Theloger]

Fuck - glad you are both OK

[Doremi Fasol Latido]

I take it you reported it to the police?

[Altius]

Wow, glad you're both ok. When my son was 10 months old, we had a near death experience of our own. When your kids are involved, it's just deeply frightening.

Fuck white van drivers.

[kawasaki on another pooter]

I'm not being judgemental Viv, but couldn't you have loaded Seb into the car from kerbside rather than roadside?

Never mind that. Did WVM stop? If he didn't did you get his number? If neither apply I hope you reported the cunt to the police anyway.

Glad you're both safe.

[Ace From Outer Space]

Yes, he stopped and his gaffer, who turned up in another van about a minute later called the police and was generally brilliant, as was the company the guy works for. WVM himself was pretty traumatised too.

Jeff, no worries mate, I should have put him in from the kerbside, but the road I live on is quiet at that time of day, and the houses opposite have off street parking so there was loads of room. Fuck knows what the idiot was doing, or the two geezers in the van with him. I was very visible too as I had brightly coloured gym kit on under the body warmer as I was off to the gym after I dropped of Seb to the childminder.

WVM admitted liability and all that, and no one got hurt. He's probably going to lose his job, but then if he can't control a van on a residential street, he shouldn't have been behind the fucking wheel! Dozy dickhead..

Edit: and thanks guys!

[Blackie's Left Boot]

Fucking hell - as a dad, I'm very glad you and your boy are ok.

[Duff]

Glad you're safe Viv, and I'd like to echo Dags by saying man up you big girls blouse.

[dhauser]

Agreed; glad you are both safe.