xXBADGERXx
14-11-10, 12:46 AM
As some of you may know , I have had a bit of a shabby time over the last month . the Non-test fiasco of the car and then my Aunty passing away the next day ........ so I was glad to get October out of the way . November seemed to be perking up a bit and things seemed to be going my way . That is until today . I decided to visit Argos in Colwyn Bay to buy something . The shopping centre where it is based has automatic barriers , the kind where you press a button , it spits out a ticket and the barrier raises .
So I approach barrier , press the button , ticket ejects and I grab it , let clutch out and proceed onwards and BARRIER SLAMS DOWN ON ME and snaps my right hand Mirror off . I almost toppled the bike and I am almost incandescant with rage . I park the bike up , whisk my mirror off the floor and go in search of somebody slightly or vaguely responsible . I cannot find the office so I espy a young fellow with a high vis waistcoat on and ask him where I can go and enquire as to the nature of this faulty barrier . He takes one look at the mirror and says "What bike you got mate" ..... usual reply of SV and he replies "Nice , I`m a biker myself , I`ll take you to the manned office" .
So off we toddle . I tell him what has happened and he is grimacing and being non-commital but basically says the barriers are a liability . We approach a door and he knocks ..... no answer . I mention that the door is open and he points at a "No Access to Unauthorised Personnel" sign and says "but if somebody was to open the door themselves and go in then there is nothing they can really do ?" .... I take this as a good nod and thank him and knock on the door and open it and shout "Hello" . ........ not a sound in reply and now I am starting to get the Bollock-Ache with it all . I open the door and walk into CCTV central that is manned by 1 fellow . I hold my mirror up and say "you C*nts owe me a mirror" .
His face went a lovely shade of "Deathly White" and he rewound the footage from the digital system and as sure as eggs are oval you see it happen . In a mere second I take the ticket , let clutch out , barrier slams down right onto the bike hard enough to compress the front suspension and send the mirror towards the deck . I am happy they have this and he saves it . I get details of his superior and he takes my details . I also go about my business and order a new mirror . I am going to try and get this footage if I can as part of the deal .... otherwise I may go to press with it and also the H+S executive as some poor sod may end up worse .
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So I approach barrier , press the button , ticket ejects and I grab it , let clutch out and proceed onwards and BARRIER SLAMS DOWN ON ME and snaps my right hand Mirror off . I almost toppled the bike and I am almost incandescant with rage . I park the bike up , whisk my mirror off the floor and go in search of somebody slightly or vaguely responsible . I cannot find the office so I espy a young fellow with a high vis waistcoat on and ask him where I can go and enquire as to the nature of this faulty barrier . He takes one look at the mirror and says "What bike you got mate" ..... usual reply of SV and he replies "Nice , I`m a biker myself , I`ll take you to the manned office" .
So off we toddle . I tell him what has happened and he is grimacing and being non-commital but basically says the barriers are a liability . We approach a door and he knocks ..... no answer . I mention that the door is open and he points at a "No Access to Unauthorised Personnel" sign and says "but if somebody was to open the door themselves and go in then there is nothing they can really do ?" .... I take this as a good nod and thank him and knock on the door and open it and shout "Hello" . ........ not a sound in reply and now I am starting to get the Bollock-Ache with it all . I open the door and walk into CCTV central that is manned by 1 fellow . I hold my mirror up and say "you C*nts owe me a mirror" .
His face went a lovely shade of "Deathly White" and he rewound the footage from the digital system and as sure as eggs are oval you see it happen . In a mere second I take the ticket , let clutch out , barrier slams down right onto the bike hard enough to compress the front suspension and send the mirror towards the deck . I am happy they have this and he saves it . I get details of his superior and he takes my details . I also go about my business and order a new mirror . I am going to try and get this footage if I can as part of the deal .... otherwise I may go to press with it and also the H+S executive as some poor sod may end up worse .
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