The weekend I've had

Blimy..!!!! talk about an "interesting" day.........

Oh dear you have had a time of it!! Lucky you got out of the car when you did doesn't bear thinking about what could have happened, you have to be so careful with insurance policies don't you? all that small print. the sunflower is lovely mine are still in bud looking forward to them opening :)

i was sat on the edge of my seat reading this linda, what a time you had..i thought you were going to shout at hubby for cutting off the sunfower..i would have lol.:o)

Oh what a laugh! Our daughters had a similar fire like that once. Fortunately only the electrics burnt out and were fixed. Firemen advised never use water, only foam on such a fire. How does one know? I wonder what sort of scarecrow would frighten off the jackdaws in our garden?

What a day for you, but you're right about insurance policies. I had my two cars stolen off the drive one night and because they had been stolen I couldn't have a replacement and had to wait "carless" for 7 weeks until the insurance company finally paid out - and what a fight that was to get some decent money to replace them. Apparently this is the norm for fullcomp policies.

It must be the season for car fires ! we were walking past the entrance to a multi storey car park on Saturday , it was full of fire engines and equipment , a young girl told us that a car had caught fire inside ...

All's well that ends well , the main thing is that you weren't hurt thanks goodness .. :o))

At least you both are safe and thats what count, insurences never like paying out if they can help it and difficult to deal with as I was told by my x insurer. Lol about the crow he would of better getting an eagle they would nt come near then. How lovely your grand daught wants to learn.

This just goes to show what havens our gardens are ! after a chaotic day you all came home to to the fruits of your garden and that must have felt good.Glad you were all safe. Lovely blog.Lindal.l.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I had a very interesting day Alice Lol. :o) SK. The birds planted the sunflower for me. I notice I have another one coming up as well. I pulled them out of various pots, but I missed these two. They must have felt sorry for me, buying sunflower seeds for them. lol. How's the puppy? feeling at home now, I bet. :o) I was about to shout joanella, but then I thought it would keep them from under my feet. lol. :o) We think it was electrics with us. Lyn. Hubby went to have a look, he said all you could see in the engine were copper wires, as the rest of the engine was burnt out. The main worry was the gas tank in the boot. I'd only filled it up the day before. I dread to think what would have happened if that had gone up. :o) Trouble is Kfunsters, basically I hadn't read our policy correctly. When I take the insurance out, I always make sure my insurance covers everything., and I always have fully comp no matter how old my car is, as my hubby has health problems and I can't be without a car. The last few years I've also taken Legal Cover as well, for fear something might go wrong, cos I'm the main driver and it would be just my luck. It's through the legal cover, I've had the hire car, otherwise would have been like you. carless :o) Yes, thank goodness we weren't hurt Amy. Lucky hubby came with me. Don't know what I'd have done had I been on my own. :o) Lol. Sixpence. He said he was getting owls as a deterrent, but gave the crows and magpies open invitations. Lol. :o)

Thankyou Grandmage. Yes we were fine, just shock of it really. I was upset at the scene, to think if I'd been on my own, whether I would have acted so quickly. As you said, it was nice to watch hubby and granddaughter doing their thing in my haven, seemingly miles away from everything. :o)

Oh Linda what a day you had,I have had to re read parts as I was rushing to make sure you were both safe, it must have been very scary, and then the hassle with the insurance company, but so relieved all turned out well [ apart from seeing the head cut off your precious Sunflower and the fright the birds must have given you perched among your blueberries, its a wonder you didnt have to take a sedative !!

Lol. Pansy. Thanks for comment. Yes it was scary. I've been thinking to myself, if I had of been on my own, I wouldn't have puulled in so quickly. I would have probably waited, thinking I was seeing things. Having said that, neither my hubby nor myself noticed in the beginning. It was the driver in the other car that caught my hubbys attention, to look towards the bonnet. If I had been on my own, I'd probably have been concentrating on the lights. Yes the insurance companies hassle us, I think they enjoy it. The lady on the phone on Friday, said she would put form in post immediately, on receiving it, sign it, enclose registration documents, and return as soon as possible. Today is Wednesday, and still no letter. Yet she had the cheek to tell me, that if they didn't retrieve my car from the police storage yard a.s.a.p they would be charged for them holding it. Which to me, I didn't need to know. Far as I was concerned, I pay the premium, it's their job to do the work. At least that's what I thought Fully Comp meant. At that time I didn't know where the car was being taken myself, and as soon as I did I phoned them. As for taking a sedative. Lol. All I wanted to do was scream as loud as I could. Lol. :o)))

And why not? It relieves stress - and you've had a lot of that. Just make sure that nobody is within ear-shot - you don't want the police being called out, do you? LOL.

You have my sympathy - and I'm really pleased that nobody was hurt...it's only a metal box, after all....

Thankyou Spritz. It does relieve stress, but I end up with a sore throat. Lol. And I most definately don't want the Police called. I would die of embarrasment, for fear the officer that responded would be my Son-in-law. Lol. Yes you are right, it is only a metal box. :o)))

This is to say, I have just been having a lesson about birds (the feathered type) with hubby.Lol. He said he was going to put Owl decoys in the garden, but had taken them up my Daughters to protect her grass seed. You are right Sixpence, a bird of prey would be a good decoy. It would attract the crows etc. but they won't land in the garden. The decoy would need to be on a fence or in a tree, and needs to have shiny eyes, as it's the eyes that scare them. You also need to periodically move them around whatever you're protecting at that time. Hope this helps you Simplylyn. :o)))

poor you linda, what a day you had, iv had a friend who had same thing happen to his car , he only had it less than ayear when it burst into flames, apparently it can just happen for no reason ;o(( anyway your both ok so thats more important than any car ;o)

Thankyou Sand. So much for me bragging about my gas converted car on your David Austen blog. Lol. :o)))

lol awww poor you,hope you get a new car soon linda ;o)