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Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: walrus on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 13:57:05 8)
I seem to have landed one of the best jobs in the world (well aside from the shitty pay!). I get paid to park cars, ranging from 25 year old Volkswagen Polo's to Porsche Boxster's and Subaru Imprezza's. The greatest drive is always the Audi's - the Audi TT Quattro, whilst being a bummer's car, is undoubtedly the car I'd have if I got any money. God it's wank. Anyway, it wouldn't be a post of mine without a story of abject stupidity. The other night at around 2am I was driving a 2 year old Honda Civic 1.6 along a narrow road. The road is about 300m long, and at the end is an impossibly sharp corner which even in the dry has to be taken at around 5mph. Being a bit of a cunt, I've got a lead right foot, and got the car to around 40mph. I went to brake nice and early, only to discover to my horror the brakes had locked and I was headed for a lampost at 40mph with no seatbelt on. I lifted off the brakes but could not unlock the wheels. I pumped the brakes, lifted and reapplied the brakes all to no avail. I steer just past the lampost and smashed into a fence/bush. The bonnet crumped, lights smashed, one tyre punctured.... Turns out the front tyres on the car were nigh on completely bald, and in that weather I didn't have a chance of stopping. Fuck me did it scare the crap out of me. The closest I've come to dying and I wasn't even drunk. :x No one's found out yet. :D Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: Luci on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 14:03:17 Who the hell let you park cars.....My god they must be mad!
Ah well, glad your still alive though \ :o / Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: Bushey Boy on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 14:35:39 If you were going 40mph how on earth did you have time to brake as it was only 300 meters long?>
Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: mr ian on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 17:44:33 do you need an assistant?
Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: blinkpip on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 18:41:50 How did they not find out?
Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: Sussex on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 18:51:41 Quote from: "blinkpip" How did they not find out? I think he parks cars at Gatwick, so when the owners get back from there holiday... Ooops! Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 20:24:02 Heh! heh!
Walrus 8) :toppost: Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: walrus on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 09:45:33 I braked about 50m before the corner - enough surely? Maybe my judgement of distances is out.... 50m is plenty long enough no?
Yeh I park cars at Gatwick so when the owners come back on the 10th I might be in a bit of trouble.... I just bunged the car in with the rest of them and hoped no one noticed. :| Title: Best Job In The World? Post by: oxford_fan on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 09:48:36 probably best to tell someone i reckon - if the brakes locked there shouldn't be a problem, wasn't your fault.
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