Scary moment....and not even on my bike!
 

Well, I reckon I just came within 5 mins of losing the windows of my shop :shock:

A bus caught fire right opposite my shop, leaking fuel, exploding tryes, me trying to call the fire brigade and get my shutter down at the same time.

Fortunately, no-one was on board, but by the time LFB got here, thee flames were higher than the back of the bus, and there was a trail of burning petrol running down the road. I reckon in a few more mins the petrol tank would have blown.

Anyway, am off home now for a beer.

Jo -> still shaking at what could have happened!

Re: Scary moment....and not even on my bike!
 

:shock: :shock: :shock:

glad you and the shop are ok.

PS. Excellent gear - that jacket is brilliant. I may actually make it to Scotland without actually using the heated stuff. :D

Re: Scary moment....and not even on my bike!
 

Crikey...

glad all is relativly ok....

just so u know (wont have crossed your mind at the time) if the bus was diesel it dont go bang in the same way petrol does.... but would have still have made a mess :D

hope the beer was good!

Ended up with a glass of wine in the end.

Good job it was only one glass, as I got a call from the RSPCA to tell me my cat (who'd been missing for nine weeks) had been found, in a bad way, 10 doors down the road!

One manic drive to the vets to get her on a drip, and now I'm shaking all over again.

It's been quite an eventful evening.

Jo -> altogether a bit emotional at the moment :cry:

sounds like a bt of a hairy day all in all! hope your cat is OK hun

Glad to hear you're alright... and the shop too!

Was it a Bendy?

No photos of burning bus?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/twopond...ithoutpics.gif
Sorry just havent had the chance to use that before. :oops:

Wasn't a bendy, just a normal double decker....well normal except for the flames.

I do have a short (about 5 second) clip on my mobile, but I'd have to work out how to download it to my PC when I get home. :oops:

Jo

I must have driven past your shop very shortly before this happened. I was told off by Mrs Wyrdness for looking in the shop as I drove past and then having to brake hard when the traffic ahead stopped.

I hope that your cat makes a full recovery.

After such a hectic week...I'd kind of forgotten about the bus fire...until my copy of the local paper turned up.

So, especially for Kilted Ginger, pictures of the burning bus:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...mes/article.do

Jo