Worst day ever experiences.

Johnny Foreigner · 27-12-2011 06:47PM

My worse day ever was when I got a call to tell me both my parents had been killed in a car accident. That was 6 years ago. Nothing comes close. Believe me.

neiphin · 27-12-2011 07:13PM

44leto wrote: »

You were in a minor car incident, you weren't hurt and you hurt nobody else and you incurred 2 grand in damage.

You were darn lucky. You seem to be a young man and I can tell you with absolute confidence, you will experience much much worse. Its called life.

he dosent say anywhere that he caused 2k in damage
car hardly worth that after it was driven out of garage forecourt day 1

good question from someone there, why did you call the feds ?

snowman707 · 27-12-2011 09:08PM

Arturo Helpful Slot wrote: »

I had to laugh at a Dubliners interview on TV.. They were talking about Luke Kellys legendary drinking.. Well one night he was involved in a car crash - he put his car through a ditch and ended up in hospital.

The investigate Guard asked him "Now Mr Kelly, was there drink involved?".

To which Luke replies "Of course there was, do you think I'm a fucking stunt man?".

just to keep the record straight it was Ronnie Drew not Luke Kelly

both were classic thanks for the fond memories lads

RIP

Dubchild · 27-12-2011 09:55PM

I saw that the other night, it was Ronnie Drew who said it alright, gas man. Great show with good ol gaybo byrne interviewing them as it's the Dubliners 50th anniversary of playing great music.

Keith186 · 27-12-2011 10:08PM

mattjack wrote: »

In d'Army a few years ago an FCA MP lost his balance and fell over while walking towards me carrying a Gustav SMG .I had a sh'ite hemorrhage .

I'd say this guy did too! Don't know how he kept calm after that!

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Toby Take a Bow · 27-12-2011 10:27PM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

My worse day ever was when I got a call to tell me both my parents had been killed in a car accident. That was 6 years ago. Nothing comes close. Believe me.

Jesus Christ. That's beyond awful.

I've said it before, but phone calls in the middle of the night are always harbingers of 'Worst Day Ever'. Only had the one, but that's more than enough (and nothing compared to your experience).

Johnny Foreigner · 27-12-2011 10:35PM

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

Jesus Christ. That's beyond awful.

I've said it before, but phone calls in the middle of the night are always harbingers of 'Worst Day Ever'. Only had the one, but that's more than enough (and nothing compared to your experience).

Thank you.
The worst thing about it was that the drunk driver that killed my parents walked away from the accident with minor cuts and bruises. I actually thought the call was some sort of sick joke to begin with, I could not believe what I was hearing could be true.

xxlauraxxox · 27-12-2011 10:55PM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

My worse day ever was when I got a call to tell me both my parents had been killed in a car accident. That was 6 years ago. Nothing comes close. Believe me.

oh im so sorry to hear that is sad im very lucky to be alive after been hit by a drunk driver 2years ago i have subsided serious injuries crushed discs in my back etc but i always see it as thank god i walked from it RIP to your mom and dad

Stovepipe · 28-12-2011 01:01AM

Hi all,
I crashed a light aircraft and gave myself a compression fracture of my T5 disc, in 2000. Closest I ever came to death. Shook like a wet dog once I got out of the wreck.
Had two minor car crashs since and they were easier, mentally, to deal with.

regards
Stovepipe

Irish Guitarist · 28-12-2011 01:29AM

In 1997 my fathers health started to go downhill. He was in and out of hospital for a the next couple of years. Then around Christmas 1999 he got sick again and there was no sign of him recovering. On New Years Eve 1999 my mother called the doctor. The doctor informed my family that my father wasn't going to last much longer. So that night I could hear loud drunk people outside my house celebrating the new year and all the while I knew my father was dying.

He died on the fourth of January. Getting the news he was going to die was worse than him dying though. When his heart finally gave out that was just a formality really as he hadn't been conscious for a few days beforehand.

So yeah, New Years Eve 1999.

Mars Bar · 28-12-2011 01:36AM

Watching a person I slightly knew but was comfortable in their familiarity every Sunday die in a bus crash. The physical bumps and bruising were only sore for a week but the mental bumps and bruising took FAR longer to heal.

upandcumming · 28-12-2011 03:21AM

Arturo Helpful Slot wrote: »

I had to laugh at a Dubliners interview on TV.. They were talking about Luke Kellys legendary drinking.. Well one night he was involved in a car crash - he put his car through a ditch and ended up in hospital.

The investigate Guard asked him "Now Mr Kelly, was there drink involved?".

To which Luke replies "Of course there was, do you think I'm a fucking stunt man?".

Legendary drinking?

Please...

DEFTLEFTHAND · 28-12-2011 03:29AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

My worse day ever was when I got a call to tell me both my parents had been killed in a car accident. That was 6 years ago. Nothing comes close. Believe me.

I can't start to imagine how horrific that was for you, hope your doing ok at the moment.

Sky King · 28-12-2011 03:32AM

Some pretty bad days being described here - worse than I have had anyway. I can't help feeling something awful is round the corner for me

fat__tony · 28-12-2011 03:46AM

44leto wrote: »

You were in a minor car incident, you weren't hurt and you hurt nobody else and you incurred 2 grand in damage.

You were darn lucky. You seem to be a young man and I can tell you with absolute confidence, you will experience much much worse. Its called life.

This.

He should man the **** up and grow a pair.

--LOS-- · 28-12-2011 05:39AM

what I don't understand is....no one else was involved in the crash, why did you ring the guards ?

Ofc they didn't bother taking your name etc since there was no issue unless you were in the way of traffic or something?

MitchKoobski · 28-12-2011 01:01PM

Opening threads like these is risky....

You open it for a look expecting a good story or two, maybe a good joke, and then you come across the actual worse whatever stories.

Feels bad man....

curlzy · 28-12-2011 03:24PM

The doctors telling us that it wasn't tonsillitis, my boyfriend’s 9 year old daughter had leukaemia. That was horrific, she was there though so we had to hold it together, until I excused myself and collapsed into a puddle of tears outside Our Lady's. So yeah well done OP on starting this wonderful thread of horrific memories.

She's in remission now

Johnny Foreigner · 28-12-2011 03:40PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I can't start to imagine how horrific that was for you, hope your doing ok at the moment.

Thank you.
One never really gets over it to be honest with you. I had 3 years of bereavement counselling which helped me. My grief cost me a 7 year relationship I had with my ex-girlfriend though. Its only in the last 3 years that I have been able to move on with my life and feel back to normal. Shortly after my parents were killed, I graduated with a Masters degree. It sounds strange now, but it was one of the hardest days to have no family, as they would have been so proud of me. People kept asking why my parents hadn't turned up to see me graduate? It was hard to keep telling people what had happened over and over again.

curlzy · 28-12-2011 03:44PM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

Thank you.
One never really gets over it to be honest with you. I had 3 years of bereavement counselling which helped me. My grief cost me a 7 year relationship I had with my ex-girlfriend though. Its only in the last 3 years that I have been able to move on with my life and feel back to normal. Shortly after my parents were killed, I graduated with a Masters degree. It sounds strange now, but it was one of the hardest days to have no family, as they would have been so proud of me. People kept asking why my parents hadn't turned up to see me graduate? It was hard to keep telling people what had happened over and over again.

Sweet Jesus, that is HARSH

*BIG HUG*, I hope you find a wonderful supermodel nympho girlfriend, if you haven't already.

Johnny Foreigner · 28-12-2011 03:52PM

curlzy wrote: »

Sweet Jesus, that is HARSH
*BIG HUG*, I hope you find a wonderful supermodel nympho girlfriend, if you haven't already.

Thank you.
To be honest with you, I am single. Its only in the last 3 years I have felt ready to have a relationship again. I have been out on some dates, but nothing serious though. I find it hard when people ask about my parents. It might sound strange but you get fed up of people feeling sorry for you, and asking are you OK? I always thought my parents would be around to see me get married and have kids, but it hasn't worked out that way. I am an only child so I don't have any family now. Its at times like Christmas you miss having family. You just cope the best you can, and hope someone special will come along.

Nothingbetter2d · 28-12-2011 04:54PM

you can still drive your car with the airbags removed... just make sure you wear the seatbelt

my old citroen AX (RIP) has its airbag (yeah it only had a driver airbag lol) removed after it discharge when some group of lads decided to flip the car on it side for a laugh. once i and some of my friends flipped that car back on its wheels i removed the airbag from the steering wheel and drove it home. aside from some damaged paintwork the car ran fine for another year.... then its clutch blew and i just went out and bought my current car.

there is a guide on how to remove a discharged airbag from your clio http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?251587-Steering-wheel-removal

misterdeeds · 28-12-2011 05:54PM

neiphin wrote: »

but the car will still work and drive,
why didnt op drive car home him/her self
iam sure the car still has seat belts ?

AFAIK, is it not legal do drive a defective vechicle on public roads ie no air bags ?
and god forbid if you had an accident in a car with no air bags

Johnny Foreigner · 28-12-2011 06:08PM

misterdeeds wrote: »

AFAIK, is it not legal do drive a defective vechicle on public roads ie no air bags ?
and god forbid if you had an accident in a car with no air bags

You are mistaken.
You can legally drive a vehicle with no air bags.
For example, if you are driving with your child in a child seat; you can switch the air bags off so they don't activate.
If you wanted to, you could remove the air bags from your car and use it without.
Seatbelts must be fitted, air bags are optional.

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