Thanks guys

ART6

Last Sunday, heading for our village shop to buy some essentials, I had an excursion on black ice on a bend and wrote my car off against a stone wall (on the other side of a ditch). The car was stuck out in the road and I was very concerned that some one would hit it or skid trying to avoid it, so while I wasn't injured in any way I called the emergency line. A Garda in Waterford station answered, and having asked my name and details of the accident, he said "Don't worry Sam. We'll get a car and a recovery vehicle out straight away."

A short while later a squad car arrived, and the two Garda were the height of efficiency and friendliness. The recovery vehicle got my car out of the way, and the Guards got the council out to grit the bend and make it safe.

Now, we all accept and some even support the current mood of public sector bashing, but all I would say is that when I had a problem the Gardai and the council gritter driver who had probably been out in all weathers when the rest of us were sitting beside our warm fires with a drink in our hands, were highly professional and very efficient. So many thanks to all. I appreciate it.

I'm inclined to write a short note of thanks to the local Superintendant, but don't want to waste his time. What's the Gardai reaction to such things?

Ian Beale

ART6 wrote: »

I'm inclined to write a short note of thanks to the local Superintendant, but don't want to waste his time. What's the Gardai reaction to such things?

He'd clap you in irons and throw tomatoes at you for wasting his time
I'd say he'd like to get a nice letter of praise instead of a complaint, with all the crap they have to deal with there wouldn't be to many people that'd sit down and write a letter of thanks for their help.

Send the letter if you can. It's always nice to receive unexpected thanks.

And happy to hear that you are ok.