I am a lucky lucky boy

[ollie]

Finished work today and drove home as normal through some back roads. Anyway was coming along this dark country road about 45-50mph when all of a sudden this black cow appeared in front of me, I swerved but I hit the cow. Drove up the road and surveyed the damage (smashed wing mirror, badly dented bonnet and a couple of dents on the door where the wing mirror had hit). So stopped another car and we found out that a gate was open so we managed to get the cow back into the field. I then found out who owned the field and visited their house. The coversation went something like this:

 

Me: I just put one of your cattle back into your field, but it hit my car first of all (showed him the damage)

Farmer: how is the cow? If it needs vetinary treatment it will be at your expense.

Me: how would it be at my expense when your gate was open, the cow shouldn't be on the road.

Farmer: The cow has every right to be on the road, what would have happened had it been a child?

Me: The child would preferably had high vis on and it wouldn't have been on the middle of the road. Listen I'll just phone the police and we will see who is in the wrong.

 

So I got onto the police and they rightly said the farmer is responsible for his livestock and that if we don't come to an amicable solution the police will go to his house and prosecute.

 

I didn't want it to come to this; I just want the farmer to pay for the damage that his cow caused. I am just so glad I saw the cow in time and managed to avoid hitting it properly, if I had of hit it properly god only knows where I would be now.

 

Reason for edit: can't spell swerved

Edited November 9, 2010 by ollie

[leeds chimp]

ask if you can have shooting rights while you are there

[davecooper1]

The farmer is defo at fault and should sort you out

[Albertan_J]

Should have got the cows insurance details

[Cookiemonsterandmerlin.]

Pull the udder one mate

 

Cheer OTH

[vampire]

ask if you can have shooting rights while you are there :blink:

[mikee]

some people will milk this thread for all its worth

 

mikee

[ollie]

I'm glad you guys find it funny . It wouldn't have been a bit funny if I had of wrote the car and myself off on the cow.

 

Anyway since you's guys are making jokes I may as well: I should have just asked the cow to Moo..ve

[arjimlad]

It is good you were able to swear and avoid hitting it harder and that you are not injured.

 

Farmers can be prosecuted for letting livestock stray like this so I suggest you stick to your guns.

 

The farmer perhaps feels caught on the "horns" of a dilemma...

[bigstevouk]

You'll have to work out your damage costs with a 'Cowculator' .... ok ....taxi.......

[stubby]

shame you could'ent....STEER.. out of the way of it

[scolopax]

And your beef with the farmer is what exactly??

[scolopax]

Another thread of utter bullocks started by Ollie.

[margun]

You shouldn't have been hoofing it down a dark country lane....

 

I'll get my coat.

 

In all seriousness though - definately the farmer's fault - glad you are OK

[Thunderbird]

I've read about this kind of thing...http://www.greatnorthwoods.org/moose/minerthornton/

[Bleeh]

I was about to say, when you where going on about being so lucky, I thought you had somehow gotten shooting permission out of this

[Justintime]

I seem to remember a similar thing but with horses i was in rehab with the driver alegidly if you hit a horse your in the wrong this poor guy is now diabled and broke lost loads of money to boot