So, I'm driving home from work this afternoon after getting off early, I'm driving up North Street thinking "Great, I'll get lots done when I get home" when a flat above a shop 10 feet in front of the car literally explodes! Glass and bits of furniture fly across the road and hit the Guildhall Shopping centre opposite, slam on the breaks and bail out, 5 seconds later and I would have had half a ton of ballistic debris through my open window and probably no face. A coach is just turning into the road and I flag it down, I explain what's happening and set about backing him up, I then start to direct traffic away from the area. 5 mins later Police start to arrive and the first Fire engine, my cars in the middle of the road so I leg it to the car and pull it on the curb.
After about an hour a Traffic Policeman approaches me and asks "Is that your car?" "Yes" I reply, he says "Your front tires......, today please" and gives me a meaningful look. "OK I say, no problem". I am then there for a further 2 hours because my car is part of the "scene" and then off to Mid Devon Tires where £106 later I have two new tires.
Being public spirited is not all its cracked up to be............................