So I'm going into a late meeting yesterday afternoon, (18 Jan '06) and I get this call from my frantic neighbor. She sez a truck has just crashed into my house!!?
Yea right. So my other neighbor calls, with the same news?!? OK.....
So I call the wife, and tell her to get home and check it out. Damn, and I cant get out of the meeting and....and.... Ah, stuff it...
Anyway, turns out they were doing a cement delivery to our house. I am in the process of building a flat for my mother in law.. Yea I know, I'll get to that later.
So the 8 ton truck reverses down my very steep driveway, and crashes into the house.
Seriously, if he had hit the place squarely, he would have gone through the wall, destroyed my staircase, and our baby grand.
As it turns out, he caught the building at an angle, and managed to break some external piping, and gouge some bricks... not too bad. Much oil, and brake fluid spilt onto my paving... But other than that it's ok.
It's also still there. The truck that is....They couldn't get it towed last night, so will be back this morning.
Funny thing is, the load body was moved 4 inches. Great cause it means my building is stronger than a runaway 8 ton truck!! They had in excess of 50 bags of cement, and a few thousand bricks on the back. All of this shifted at a rapid pace to the back of the load body, and crashed into the house. However, as indicated, damage seems minimal. Suppose I'll have a better picture when I get home later.....
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hey Dude.... u got it on the head!!! Hehe.... however,, damage to the house is minimal. 1 x sewerage pipe, and a couple of face bricks gouged. Got agreement from the owner of the truck that he will supply and fit a wall fountain feature at his cost to hide the damaged bricks.....
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