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Isolt · 19-01-2014 12:13AM #1

I was walking along Aungier St (Dublin) today minding my own business when a bus seemed to come driving in towards the footpath even though there was a big puddle on the road. Then WHOOSH .. water all over me, mud on my face, phone/hair/shoes soaked etc. I looked like a drowned rat and a man close by (who also got sprayed a bit) stopped to see if I needed help.

Another bus came by about a minute later and safely avoided the puddle, and did not cause a mini tsunami like the first gob****e did. Anyway, I'd like to get the bad bus driver back.
I made a wish that a junkie would bite his face today* but the more I think of it, the more I think that's just not good enough. I have my phone off and drying out at the moment as the sound has been a bit weird since it happened. My clothes have been washed and so have I! But I'm still a bit annoyed at him.

Suggestions?

*The junkie should be in good health with no nasty diseases, I'm not that cruel.

SV · 19-01-2014 12:16AM

Report it, it's assault.

weldoninhio · 19-01-2014 12:16AM

It was obviously karma, what we want to know is what you did that was so ****ty that you got drenched by a huge puddle!!!

wazky · 19-01-2014 12:18AM

Get on his bus and give him the fare in 1 cent coins, then proceed to hit the stop button for every stop but don't get off.

Or if that's too wild, fire bomb the bus, passengers or no passengers on board is your choice.

Isolt · 19-01-2014 12:20AM

wazky wrote: »

.. then proceed to hit the stop button for every stop but don't get off.

Hahaha I love this idea

drunkmonkey · 19-01-2014 12:22AM

Pray the puddle away!

The Backwards Man · 19-01-2014 12:22AM

Get a jackhammer and go out tonight and dig a twenty foot hole in the puddle, then wait around him for him beside it tomorrow.

19-01-2014 12:23AM

Kill his parents and feed them back to him in a delicious chilli.

Irishmale0399 · 19-01-2014 12:24AM

Get onto the cops, report him for dangerous driving. Then get onto Dublin Bus or whoever the company was an report him there asking if they will cover the cost of the cleaning bills. Say you have a withness and good is..........

Did it myself about 6 months ago after the uncle told me it happened to himself and my grandmother just off O`Connel St. as she was on her way to a docotors appointment.
Told them if action wasnt taken i would be getting onto my local TD, Senators and the papers. She got a very nice call telling her the driver had been warned about his driving style and later got a letter of apology.

PizzamanIRL · 19-01-2014 12:27AM

I dunno. You could try getting over it.

Isolt · 19-01-2014 12:28AM

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

Get onto the cops, report him for dangerous driving. Then get onto Dublin Bus or whoever the company was an report him there asking if they will cover the cost of the cleaning bills. Say you have a withness and good is..........

Did it myself about 6 months ago after the uncle told me it happened to himself and my grandmother just off O`Connel St. as she was on her way to a docotors appointment.
Told them if action wasnt taken i would be getting onto my local TD, Senators and the papers. She got a very nice call telling her the driver had been warned about his driving style and later got a letter of apology.

Oh this is good to know. I like all of the above jokes but on a serious note, it did wreck my plans. I was meeting family for dinner and was damp and cold the whole time so left as soon as I could.
I did try to ring Dublin Bus twice but only got an automated response. Would an email be as effective?
I know it sounds like a funny story (and the replies here are great) but I do feel it was totally avoidable and a really mean thing to do.

EDIT: I'm trying Pizza man, I'm trying.

Mint Aero · 19-01-2014 12:28AM

Get the bus company to pay for your cleaning costs. Simple.

Stavros Murphy · 19-01-2014 12:31AM

Bus w#nker! And for a change, it's not the passenger this time.

Duvetdays · 19-01-2014 12:38AM

Had a relative many many years ago who got soaked by a car that drove on. She was carrying plastic bags of shopping and emptied out one of them filled it with water from the puddle. The guy that soaked her was stuck in traffic so she walked up knocked on his window and when he rolled it down she dropped the bag of water in on his lap.

Saucy McKetchup · 19-01-2014 12:41AM

Duvetdays wrote: »

Had a relative many many years ago who got soaked by a car that drove on. She was carrying plastic bags of shopping and emptied out one of them filled it with water from the puddle. The guy that soaked her was stuck in traffic so she walked up knocked on his window and when he rolled it down she dropped the bag of water in on his lap.

Yeah that didn't happen

mark_jmc · 19-01-2014 01:20AM

Kick him in the face

Eeden · 19-01-2014 01:23AM

Saucy McKetchup wrote: »

Yeah that didn't happen

We can dream, though, right? :P

Duvetdays · 19-01-2014 01:23AM

Saucy McKetchup wrote: »

Yeah that didn't happen

You don't know my relative she's not one to be crossed.

sawdoubters · 19-01-2014 01:23AM

what number was the bus

The_Valeyard · 19-01-2014 01:24AM

Good chance this would be caught on camera.

See if you can get the evidence and give us all a look of what happened.......purely to help you of course :P

Isolt · 19-01-2014 01:24AM

It was the 16. Another 16 went by about a minute later and did not splash anyone.

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