Panic, Level Crossing, Hymer Build Quality... (3 Viewers)

[Hammie]

I have an awful confession to make.

Always saw myself as a cool, calm and collected, rufty tufty, off-site Freeloader.

Total Self Delusion.

There I was, pottering along a road I have been on many times before, making my way to the Shop of Shame to buy pies.

I was in the middle of crossing a raised, single track level crossing, when the barrier came down stopping the cars on the other side of the road coming towards me.

Panic.

I looked to my right and a train was approaching.

More and stronger PANIC

Now of course, the barrier was only stopping the cars on the OTHER SIDE of the road, and there was ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to stop me continuing to drive forward and head off on my way but...

...with the train getting closer I was not thinking properly at all...

I BACKED UP to clear the track.

This naturally brought me into contact with the drop down barrier which had come down behind me...

No time to think... I just continued reversing, bending the aluminium bar back, until I had cleared the track. The bent barrier slide down the side of my beautiful, classic Hymer.

Then the bloody train stopped. There was a station just before the crossing and folk were getting on and off.

I got out and bent the bar back away from my van side and holding it so as to prevent further damage when it went back up again.

In due course, the train passed (slowly), the barrier went up, clearing everything and I drove off the crossing.

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Can hardly see the scratch...

JJ

Wow expected carnage

 

[Abacist]

I thought you were going to say that the train was a write-off and the Hymer was intact!

 

[wizzer59]

Those pies should come with health warning, glad you and the Hymer are ok though

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