What a close shave!

[timoc]

Yesterday, a certain lovely lady from over the road shared a taxi with me to go to the supermarket.

We completed hers and my shopping, then returned to her house where we sat down to have a nice cup of tea and bickies.

We always use her back door, and this is the way I left to take my stuff home.
I had only got halfway across the road when I heard a loud 'bang', running back (well, more like a fast shuffle back) I found that my friends cast iron gutter had fell just outside her back door.

I know what some of you maybe thinking, if I'd been a bit slower drinking my tea, I may have received a nasty lump on my head.

Anyway, this morning, as I speak, there are two men taking down the rest of the guttering and will replace it with new plastic guttering.

 

[oldaunt]

yikes!

 

[Bella]

I know what some of you maybe thinking, if I'd been a bit slower drinking my tea, I may have received a nasty lump on my head.

Timing is everything!

 

[win231]

Well, before I looked up "Bickies," I thought it was something much more exciting than biscuits.

 

[Michael Z]

7 1/2 years ago a 3/4 ton dual wheel pickup ran a stop sign at a place that obscured them and I hit them broadside. My small car was about a foot or two shorter and the airbag and belt saved me. Had I been there a half second sooner they would have hit me.

 

[jimintoronto]

Cast iron gutters ? How very Victorian.

 

[JustDave]

Cast iron gutters ? How very Victorian.

I can't even imagine why they would make such a thing.

 

[timoc]

Cast iron gutters ? How very Victorian.

The house is much older than anyone on this forum and the gutters are original (more than 100 years old). There are still lots of them roundabout the town.

 

[jimintoronto]

And now we know why North America is known as " The New World ". Galvanized metal gutters don't rust like iron does. JimB.

 

[Pink Biz]

Glad you're safe and still in one piece @timoc !

 

[horseless carriage]

Rats, Timoc, that lovely lady and me, secretly had you heavily insured!

 

[Pinky]

That was too close for comfort .. glad you weren't hurt @timoc

 

[Disgustedman]

Good thing you're stout of body, not sharting yer bloomers and staining yer knickers.

We once had a "Killer Tree" branches would break off often with people near. Missed my aunt (twice!) And Mom and I one time.