Tripped over pothole in road. Worth a claim?

[Boothy_UK]

Okay, so on Friday night i stubbed my toe (badly) then went over on my ankle after basicly falling into a massive pothole as i was crossing the road.

Didnt hurt much at first, brushed myself off and went to bed.
woke up at 4am in agony! foot swollen up bigtime. cant walk etc.

hospital - x-ray, no break, but bad soft tissue damage. Got crutches and painkillers.
Now obviously i cant work (as an electrician) and im self employed!
I've been told to claim! now i dont know where i stand. all these lawyers etc dont really sound to appealing but i know of people who have claimed for pretty much nothing and won large sums of money, which to me is not fair.

But i am at a loss here and i think i have a valid claim...
Does anyone have any advise? should i crack on with this? what should i expect? court? more trips to the hospital? any help would be appreciated.

[JoshB]

A lass in our village tripped up over an uneven flag and broke her jaw, she got £3500.

You need a solicitor! ASAP!

[Gabbastard]

Fucking man up.

[Boothy_UK]

Fucking man up.

Id love to but mate, what can i do.
Im looking at 3-4 weeks of work. Do you know what that means for some one self employed?

I have to dismiss your reply and see it as an internet dick case :homme:

[Cam]

Awwwww babyyy :hug:

[Gabbastard]

Id love to but mate, what can i do.
Im looking at 3-4 weeks of work. Do you know what that means for some one self employed?

I have to dismiss your reply and see it as an internet dick case :homme:

Its the internet, what do you expect.

Although,you said it was a massive pothole, so how did you not see it?

[Boothy_UK]

Its the internet, what do you expect.

Although,you said it was a massive pothole, so how did you not see it?

I do expect it obviously.
It was dark, poor street lighting.
accidents happen, i was thinking im just going to have to deal with the consiquences of my own stupidity but, the road is in poor state and i can walk fine.
I shouldn't have tripped over it.
It shouldn't be there.
It is a hazard.

Hearing tales of people claiming for whiplash when they have fuck all and laughing when they get a fat cheque? im losing out big time here, i have a bussines to run on my own. I work for myself... and im stuck at home not being able to walk.

[lee_saxo]

seriously you need a big fat strong brew of man the fuck up.

[jonathon5]

Fucking man up.

Considering making a claim for a stubbed toe, every thing that is wrong with 2012 britain.

I sure in World war II the battle of Britain pilots made claims for stubbed toes ! Did they fuck.

[Ryan]

People who say man up obviously have never been self employed.

[Carl-h]

Surely it's part of being self employed? You enjoy the benefits as well as the down sides? I've never known falling over make someone's foot/ankle too bad to even be able to walk. It's not like a slab that's been laid incorrectly either, potholes tend to form through use on a weak spot. You'd have more of a chance had it been on the path or on a crossing. I'd say strap your foot up, take some pain killers and get back to work.

[lee_saxo]

all part of being self employd I guess. Find a job that you get full sickpay then can trip over as many potholes as you like and fester at home for a few months

[holdawayt]

Look where you're walking. Let the council know there's a pothole - please fix it. job done.

[WheresMeNuts]

OP get a claim in ffs.
Contact those "No win No fee" & even if they take 50% then so be it.
As my wee Gran used to say......"Son half a loaf is better than no loaf" :-/

[citroen_saxo_vtr]

Nice trip?

[Boothy_UK]

Believe me, im not a pansy.
I cant walk...how can i "man up"
you must have no idea what an electrician has to do if you think i can do my job whilst being on crutches ahahaa!

its not a stubbed toe, its soft tissue/muscle damage and i cant even put a sock on, its that swollen.

seriously, im out of work for weeks. nothing can change that. If i had an office job it wouldnt be so bad but my job involves 100% energy from myself. turning up to a re wire on crutches with a swolen foot then getting into the loft and under the fucking floor to wire everything? you must be joking!

Jonathon, I'm not a fighter pilot, I'm a bloke trying to make a living for myself and because of the poorly maintained road that caused me to trip and leave me out of action for weeks, i cant earn the money i need to keep myself afloat. I have customers that need jobs doing and i have to ring them up and tell them to find another spark because im stuck on the sofa with my massive foot in the air.

[Mr_X]

Look where youre fucking going?

[Viper]

Tut tut, clumsy.

Be more careful next time.

[Gabbastard]

You might find that theyll tell you youre not entitled to anything. Up here, they stopped anyone getting a claim in on a pothole unless it had been reported more than 24 hours beforehand and they hadnt fixed it.

[Llardy]

OP get a claim in ffs.
Contact those "No win No fee" & even if they take 50% then so be it.
As my wee Gran used to say......"Son half a loaf is better than no loaf" :-/

your gran called you son? was she your mum too? do you have webbed fingers?

but seriously get a claim in. at the end of the day all you want is money to cover what you would have earned while your out of work.

[Ashleyp]

A lass in our village tripped up over an uneven flag and broke her jaw, she got £3500.

You need a solicitor! ASAP!

Plus one

[jonathon5]

Believe me, im not a pansy.
I cant walk...how can i "man up"
you must have no idea what an electrician has to do if you think i can do my job whilst being on crutches ahahaa!

its not a stubbed toe, its soft tissue/muscle damage and i cant even put a sock on, its that swollen.

seriously, im out of work for weeks. nothing can change that. If i had an office job it wouldnt be so bad but my job involves 100% energy from myself. turning up to a re wire on crutches with a swolen foot then getting into the loft and under the fucking floor to wire everything? you must be joking!

Jonathon, I'm not a fighter pilot, I'm a bloke trying to make a living for myself and because of the poorly maintained road that caused me to trip and leave me out of action for weeks, i cant earn the money i need to keep myself afloat. I have customers that need jobs doing and i have to ring them up and tell them to find another spark because im stuck on the sofa with my massive foot in the air.


Just take some anti inflamtories & crack on it will pass in a couple days.

I had to work for 5 days with a broken hand to get a job finished, yeah it fucking hurt but i got fuck all sympathy, as i was stupid enough to break it. But its fuck all compared to what some people have endured to protect our country.

[Viper]

It pisses me of so much when someone does something stupid and immediately wants to blame someone else and get money from them.

If I tripped over a pothole I would feed stupid because I tripped over a fucking pothole. I wouldn't want compensation from the council.

[lee_saxo]

A bee once stung me outside, can I make a claim? It swelled up and hurt, think I sould of reported it to the police first though and got a claim number

[Carl-h]

I fucking hate this country at times. You trip over a can of pop you gonna blame the council? No you just look where your going and don't fucking fall over things. Fair enough if there was no lighting at all and you fell down a drain where a manhole covers missing but how do you even fall over because of a pothole?

I enjoy the benefits of working for someone like having sick pay, holiday pay, a contract and not having to sort my own tax out. You don't get that but you get more money (in most cases), your your own boss, choose when you work. If you wanna be able to fall over and not be affected get a job in an office with full sick pay.

My cousin lost his leg in a crash he's not looking for money, you are with a swollen foot?

[Yates]

you can get a brace for it mate, i got one from physio, plastic either side, velcros around each side, stops ankle flexing and movement, but can still get about, i done my ligaments playing football, physio gave that as i didnt want to walk around with trainers and uniform on, was fine, that was on a ship ladders everywhere and ship bobbing about, lofts are easier ;)

[Viper]

I hope you claimed against the owner of the football pitch Matt.

[JoshB]

Look, potholes are bad news for motorists. Motorcyclists have died from hitting potholes.

Council tax costs a fortune and all they ever seem to do is reduce how many times they collect my bin! If it were me I'd be claiming.

[Granty312]

Did you have a drink? Because if so they'll use that against you ^^

[Ryan]

Look, potholes are bad news for motorists. Motorcyclists have died from hitting potholes.

Council tax costs a fortune and all they ever seem to do is reduce how many times they collect my bin! If it were me I'd be claiming.

But you are not trying to prove how manly you are on a saxo forum.

[WheresMeNuts]

your gran called you son? was she your mum too? do you have webbed fingers?

but seriously get a claim in. at the end of the day all you want is money to cover what you would have earned while your out of work.

Us Scots (males) call each other "Son" all the time & the girls "Hen"..Know what I mean Hen :homme:

[andyh]

ring a no win noe fee claims line then even if there is no chance of getting any money you wont end up owing money.

[Jungle]

Why the fuck would you claim for falling over? Am I missing something? The fact that you are self employed has no relevance, that's not the councils fault is it?

This country is going stupid.

[Tontsy]

Pic of said Toe...


or it never happened.

[Yates]

Pic of said Toe...


or it never happened.

didnt this happen to david haye too? he lost a fight

you could try sue god too mate, he caused rain, which froze due to god making it cold, he then repeated this over and over causing the pot hole

[saxorider2012]

Even if you put a claim in now it will take months to settle - if it's even found in your favour.

That won't help you in the short term anyhow!

[WheresMeNuts]

Why the fuck would you claim for falling over? Am I missing something? The fact that you are self employed has no relevance, that's not the councils fault is it?

This country is going stupid.

Why not claim ffs.
It's the local councils job to repair these pot holes as they can cause accidents & guess what..........................It caused an accident & so the council are at fault.
As the OP said it was a massive hole so the hole that never just appeared 10 minutes ago.

[Yates]

its not the councils fault, its his fault for not looking where hes going

does my head in this whole where theres a blame theres a claim environment we live in

cast your mind a few years back, you fell over you got on with it, these things happen, councils do what they can, never going to get everything right, plus with the current financial climate cant afford to get everything done and done that instant.

wonder why this countries in a shit state when people claim for all kinds

[Jungle]

Why not claim ffs.
It's the local councils job to repair these pot holes as they can cause accidents & guess what..........................It caused an accident & so the council are at fault.
As the OP said it was a massive hole so the hole that never just appeared 10 minutes ago.

So because he stubbed his toe and falls over, he claims of council. As a result of everyone claiming off of the council tax then goes up, well done. :wall:

[Jungle]

My dad is the caretaker at a local school, when it snowed he was instructed to grit to the boundary. He got told off for gritting the public paths leading to the school gate because...

"If he grits it and someone falls over they will claim against the school for not gritting it properly, if he doesn't then they will fall over more but can't claim"

Stubbing your toe on a pot hole is on a similar level to this, get a grip.

[brianS]

Insurance for injury, not being able to work, etc etc would have been more beneficial in your situation from the start, at least being off work you will now be able to see all of those type of adverts on the television.

Also most financial planners, so called experts always say to have 2 - 3 months of wages / money tucked away for anomalies like this.

[WheresMeNuts]

The Council payout for cars that get damaged by potholes,but most on here are saying they won't payout if a person trips over one & can provide hospital records to back-up his claim lol.

[Gabbastard]

Id say it was easier for a person to avoid a pothole than a car.

[Manu]

The more tax and fuel duty I pay, the more potholes I get in return. And recently it seems that Stevie Wonder has been placed in charge of the maintenance. http://www.potholes.co.uk/claims/how_to_claim

Exactly why I don't drive at night on roads I don't know.

[Jungle]

Exactly why I don't drive at night on roads I don't know.

lol your ridiculous.

[lee_saxo]

Just sign on the dole for a few months to tide you over :)

[Gareth_R]

poor street lighting? Sue them for that too

[sebring]

all i can say is claim, why not have a bash..

Fairplay on the playaz avatar ;) need more dnb heads on here!

[sebring]

The more tax and fuel duty I pay, the more potholes I get in return. And recently it seems that Stevie Wonder has been placed in charge of the maintenance.


You fucking joker you!!

[Viper]

Id say it was easier for a person to avoid a pothole than a car.

Exactly. I had a wheel buckle causing an instant flat tyre due to the severity of the damage to the wheel. This happened last year too. I didn't claim last year. This year I am.

If however, I tripped when I crossed the road i would feel stupid, definitely, but I wouldn't claim the council for me being a clumsy cunt.

[JamesR]

It's no ones fault that you tripped but your own, you walked there :wacko:

[motocrossjord]

Fucking man up.

Big plus one... Grow a pair tbh.

[Llardy]

It's no ones fault that you tripped but your own, you walked there :wacko:

that's a bit like saying a soldier who stepped on an IED is at fault because he walked there, hed be entitled to claim. you wouldn't tell him to man the fuck up would ya.

[lee_saxo]

that's a bit like saying a soldier who stepped on an IED is at fault because he walked there, hed be entitled to claim. you wouldn't tell him to man the fuck up would ya.

lmfao, I have heard it all now. Totally different scenarios

[Viper]

that's a bit like saying a soldier who stepped on an IED is at fault because he walked there, hed be entitled to claim. you wouldn't tell him to man the fuck up would ya.

You fucking retard. :wall:

[lee_saxo]

You fucking retard. :wall:

+1 :y:

[holdawayt]

that's a bit like saying a soldier who stepped on an IED is at fault because he walked there, hed be entitled to claim. you wouldn't tell him to man the fuck up would ya.

I cant believe you actually compared the two. Were you born yesterday?

[Llardy]

I cant believe you actually compared the two. Were you born yesterday?

i understand the scenarios are different but the principles are the same. if the pot hole wasn't there he wouldn't have hurt his foot, same with a bomb. he still has the right to claim and fuck any of you who say otherwise. if he hit his head on something without a "mind your head" sign, he could sue. it's not like he's trying to rape the government for millions. all he wants is loss of earnings covered. I guarantee that half of you lot that said man up would be trying to get every penny possible.

[Manu]

lol your ridiculous.


Your (yes that is a pun) sentences certainly do contribute to make you look like an uneducated retard. I am glad you experienced lots of laughs in front of your (yes that is another pun) computer screen.

You fucking joker you!!

Thank you, that's what the roads are like in my area. I have no idea where my tax money goes but one thing is certain: not on road repairs. Some holes have been there for years, hence why I cannot blame anyone making a claim about any sort of damage or injury. I cannot even say the roads have not been maintained for ages, since they have not been maintained at all.

[Jungle]

i understand the scenarios are different but the principles are the same. if the pot hole wasn't there he wouldn't have hurt his foot, same with a bomb. he still has the right to claim and fuck any of you who say otherwise. if he hit his head on something without a "mind your head" sign, he could sue. it's not like he's trying to rape the government for millions. all he wants is loss of earnings covered. I guarantee that half of you lot that said man up would be trying to get every penny possible.

Retard.

Your (yes that is a pun) sentences certainly do contribute to make you look like an uneducated retard. I am glad you experienced lots of laughs in front of your (yes that is another pun) computer screen.



Thank you, that's what the roads are like in my area. I have no idea where my tax money goes but one thing is certain: not on road repairs. Some holes have been there for years, hence why I cannot blame anyone making a claim about any sort of damage or injury.

Massive helmet.

[holdawayt]

Nope, I'd consider myself a retard for not looking where I'm going, laugh it off, and put a post up on Facebook to humour my friends. Not once would I consider the money I could claim due to my own negligence. Maybe its because I take responsibility for my own actions.

I was crashed into by a drunk driver and was knocked out for about 5 mins. I then went to work a night shift. When I was all fixed up my insurance company told me I could claim for personal injury etc that was worth thousands. I didn't take it, because one way or another that money will be coming out of my pocket. Be it out of my insurance, petrol, tax or what ever else the government needs to charge us to reclaim the money.

[Llardy]

Nope, I'd consider myself a retard for not looking where I'm going, laugh it off, and put a post up on Facebook to humour my friends. Not once would I consider the money I could claim due to my own negligence. Maybe its because I take responsibility for my own actions.

I was crashed into by a drunk driver and was knocked out for about 5 mins. I then went to work a night shift. When I was all fixed up my insurance company told me I could claim for personal injury etc that was worth thousands. I didn't take it, because one way or another that money will be coming out of my pocket. Be it out of my insurance, petrol, tax or what ever else the government needs to charge us to reclaim the money.

but the key thing is that you were entitled to claim, same as OP

[holdawayt]

I also have common sense and morals. Unlike op.

[lee_saxo]

so many massive helmets in this thread

[Llardy]

I also have common sense and morals. Unlike op.

I'm not disputing your morals or common sense all I'm saying is that he is entitled to claim should he wish to

[WheresMeNuts]

So we are saying the OP is at fault for tripping over a hole in the road that going by the OP was massive & so was a hole that is days,weeks or even months old & the local council ignored it or never had the man power to fix it.
This has nothing to do with the OP & so the council are at fault for not sorting something that is regarded as dangerous.
Being a chef for over 20 years I have had a few accidents & never made a claim & then 1 day a commie chef burnt her hand cleaning out 1 of the fryers & she was told at the burns unit to put in a claim as all works have insurance & the girl got £1300 back in 1993.
So councils are insured for claims like the OP's.

[holdawayt]

So we are saying the OP is at fault for tripping over a hole in the road that going by the OP was massive & so was a hole that is days,weeks or even months old & the local council ignored it or never had the man power to fix it.
This has nothing to do with the OP & so the council are at fault for not sorting something that is regarded as dangerous.
Being a chef for over 20 years I have had a few accidents & never made a claim & then 1 day a commie chef burnt her hand cleaning out 1 of the fryers & she was told at the burns unit to put in a claim as all works have insurance & the girl got £1300 back in 1993.
So councils are insured for claims like the OP's.

If it's so massive, and been there for so long, surely a bit of self awareness couldve prevented it?

[lee_saxo]

If OP claims if will prob take months or years, prob won't even get anything and how would that help him now. Surely self employed people have money stashed away for things like after all there minted anyway

[WheresMeNuts]

If it's so massive, and been there for so long, surely a bit of self awareness couldve prevented it?Most people crossing a road look left & right & not down.
He also stated lighting was poor again a council problem.

If OP claims if will prob take months or years, prob won't even get anything and how would that help him now. Surely self employed people have money stashed away for things like after all there minted anyway
You have to be Trolling this thread :fcuk:

[holdawayt]

It pisses me off how people always blame somebody else for their own stupidity. America used to be the claim / sue culture and we've followed suit. Take responsibility for your own actions and get on with life. It's a twisted ankle ffs.

[holdawayt]

Most people crossing a road look left & right & not down.
He also stated lighting was poor again a council problem.


You have to be Trolling this thread :fcuk:

So fucking look down then! You've just admitted that it was his problem because he didnt look down. Don't know about anyone else but I learnt to cross a road when I was 3. And yes, i look where i put my bloody feet.

[lee_saxo]

It pisses me off how people always blame somebody else for their own stupidity. America used to be the claim / sue culture and we've followed suit. Take responsibility for your own actions and get on with life. It's a twisted ankle ffs.

fuck you ! twisted ankle is the same as a soldier doing his job and losing his legs in a bomb blast you moron :fcuk:

[holdawayt]

fuck you ! twisted ankle is the same as a soldier doing his job and losing his legs in a bomb blast you moron :fcuk:

Soldiers should be paid the same as footballers. Kony 2012, think of the children. Etc etc... I just leant back on my office chair and fell off backwards. Can I claim? Because my company should've fitted a crash pad and warning signs telling me the dangers of leaning back on my chair.

[Manu]

So fucking look down then! You've just admitted that it was his problem because he didnt look down. Don't know about anyone else but I learnt to cross a road when I was 3. And yes, i look where i put my bloody feet.

I'm not sure if people should have to look left and right for cars, and then down for trip hazards. One block from my street, some cyclist caught his front wheel in a hole that was about 20 inch deep and lost a few teeth. Was he at fault or not?

[lee_saxo]

I'm not sure if people should have to look left and right for cars, and then down for trip hazards. One block from my street, some cyclist caught his front wheel in a hole that was about 20 inch deep and lost a few teeth. Was he at fault or not?

defo should of been wearing a helmet and gum shield

[Manu]

defo should of been wearing a helmet and gum shield

and an airbag jacket and a satnav with a pothole detection app linked to some glasses with a heads up display. Clearly, his fault.

[lee_saxo]

I fell of my skateboard once when I was a kid, should of claimed tbh

[holdawayt]

I'm not sure if people should have to look left and right for cars, and then down for trip hazards. One block from my street, some cyclist caught his front wheel in a hole that was about 20 inch deep and lost a few teeth. Was he at fault or not?

Sounds awful, but I wouldn't expect any money for it. I'd send the council a letter stating the location of the pot hole with a couple of photos and ask them to fix it. But he still should've been paying attention to the road surface. If a motorcyclist slips on a wet drain and comes off his bike, is it the councils fault for not fitting anti slip material to the grid? Or should the motorcyclist have been paying attention to the road?

[Manu]

Sounds awful, but I wouldn't expect any money for it. I'd send the council a letter stating the location of the pot hole with a couple of photos and ask them to fix it. But he still should've been paying attention to the road surface. If a motorcyclist slips on a wet drain and comes off his bike, is it the councils fault for not fitting anti slip material to the grid? Or should the motorcyclist have been paying attention to the road?

You haven't seen the hole itself, I indeed said 20 inch deep (had been previously "repaired" too). This is clearly not a case of stiff upper lip, and neither is OP's case. The point is, if the roads had been maintained in the first place (and that is why we pay taxes, fuel duty, VAT on top of fuel duty and road tax -which isn't even used for road maintenance), the accident would not have occurred.

The roads in my area are purely and simply not safe, period. In some places I have to swerve left and right then right and left again. Other places, I have to do 30 in a 60. Either that or I will damage my car. I knocked out my tracking a couple of times this year alone and had some wheel damage, thanks council. I can't even listen to my cd player because it skips every 10 fucking yards.

1, Where the fuck is my tax money going and 2, if I get some damage I will claim because I paid in the first place. For instance, try not to pay your tax and watch the bailiffs pop up at your front door.

[WheresMeNuts]

So fucking look down then! You've just admitted that it was his problem because he didnt look down. Don't know about anyone else but I learnt to cross a road when I was 3. And yes, i look where i put my bloody feet.
WTF !! I said most people crossing a road would look left & right & Not down.

[holdawayt]

WTF !! I said most people crossing a road would look left & right & Not down.

And I suggested that people should look down. Where's the confusion?

[Jungle]

You haven't seen the hole itself, I indeed said 20 inch deep (had been previously "repaired" too). This is clearly not a case of stiff upper lip, and neither is OP's case. The point is, if the roads had been maintained in the first place (and that is why we pay taxes, fuel duty, VAT on top of fuel duty and road tax -which isn't even used for road maintenance), the accident would not have occurred.

The roads in my area are purely and simply not safe, period. In some places I have to swerve left and right then right and left again. Other places, I have to do 30 in a 60. Either that or I will damage my car. I knocked out my tracking a couple of times this year alone and had some wheel damage, thanks council. I can't even listen to my cd player because it skips every 10 fucking yards.

1, Where the fuck is my tax money going and 2, if I get some damage I will claim because I paid in the first place. For instance, try not to pay your tax and watch the bailiffs pop up at your front door.

And when helmets like you claim for stupid things, they will have to budget more money for paying out. That will lead to either putting taxes up or keeping taxes the same but having less money to spend on roads, well done mate! :y:

[WheresMeNuts]

Most people crossing a road look left & right & not down.
He also stated lighting was poor again a council problem.


You have to be Trolling this thread :fcuk:

And I suggested that people should look down. Where's the confusion?
When crossing the road you look left & right as told to you in nursery.

[Manu]

And when helmets like you claim for stupid things, they will have to budget more money for paying out. That will lead to either putting taxes up or keeping taxes the same but having less money to spend on roads, well done mate! :y:

A fool and his money are easily parted. I wonder how you feel like every time you drive on a pothole. If I'm a helmet, then you must be the helmet store manager. The council has insurance for such things you ignorant muppet, meaning they don't pay for it.

For your information it is called liability insurance.

Carry on paying your taxes and whatnot, and be a silent witness of the facts: every time there's a pothole that is going to be repaired, the lowest private bidder wins the job. Effectively, some geezer with the IQ of a lettuce pops up, pours some tar over the hole, stands on it a couple of times with his dickies, charges the council 70 quid (yes 70 fucking quid) and calls it a day. The quality of the repair is never assessed, hence why the pothole reappears within weeks, and the lettuce IQ geezer can come back and charge 70 quid again. Yes, that's your tax money.


Wake up, calling me a helmet and such. Look in the mirror, it's clearly another case of pot kettle black. Get a clue before you start opening your mouth and dribbling your nonsense all over the place. It's only going to get worse, councils have now to face a £235 million budget cut on roads this year. Excuse me you were saying, or should I say trying to say something. Helmet, is that right?... Some nice display of vocabulary you have, congratulations :clapping:

[holdawayt]

When crossing the road you look left & right as told to you in nursery.
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Come back and argue with me when you've got more than 2 brain cells. Yes you look left, yes you look right. But if theres a hint of self awareness in that empty little skull you might also look down to check where you're putting your feet. For fucks sake s that too difficult for you to fathom?

I'm done lol, having a bad enough day as it is without brain dead strangers reminding me what a fucked up country I live in.

[WheresMeNuts]

If I'm a helmet, then you must be the helmet store manager.

HaHa that's funny :p

[WheresMeNuts]

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Come back and argue with me when you've got more than 2 brain cells. Yes you look left, yes you look right. But if theres a hint of self awareness in that empty little skull you might also look down to check where you're putting your feet. For fucks sake s that too difficult for you to fathom?

I'm done lol, having a bad enough day as it is without brain dead strangers reminding me what a fucked up country I live in.

What you have never stood on a dogs shit before ?

Forgot to add (due to my poor brain cells) how can you argue that the OP is in the wrong when councils are paying out almost on a daily basis for injury's like this.......please explain without the childish insults ?

[jw1325]

Believe me, im not a pansy.
I cant walk...how can i "man up"
you must have no idea what an electrician has to do if you think i can do my job whilst being on crutches ahahaa!

its not a stubbed toe, its soft tissue/muscle damage and i cant even put a sock on, its that swollen.

seriously, im out of work for weeks. nothing can change that. If i had an office job it wouldnt be so bad but my job involves 100% energy from myself. turning up to a re wire on crutches with a swolen foot then getting into the loft and under the fucking floor to wire everything? you must be joking!

Jonathon, I'm not a fighter pilot, I'm a bloke trying to make a living for myself and because of the poorly maintained road that caused me to trip and leave me out of action for weeks, i cant earn the money i need to keep myself afloat. I have customers that need jobs doing and i have to ring them up and tell them to find another spark because im stuck on the sofa with my massive foot in the air.

I think I'm the most qualifed person here to say MAN UP.

I have 3 jobs, one of which I am self employed. I, right now, have torn ligaments in my left foot, and the biggest blister ever on the underside of my heel (check it out on FB you lot that have me - it's a belter ;) ) After nearly 2 months, I can only now start to put some weight on it. I was wearing my Apline Stars Track boots just to have soemthing with a bit of support round the ankle EVERYWHERE.

I, for 2 weeks, literally couldn't sleep through the pain of it. I still got my arse up in the morning, drove to my day job, then went to my pub job, and STILL stood in the middle of an arena for 4 - 8 hours a day at the weekend teaching, and getting on horses and demonstarting. I was having to run about a pub, up and down to the cellar lugging kegs, crates of bottles, breaking up fights, setting up solid wooden jumping fences... I could go on.

Could I have sued Edinburgh Council for the broken paving slab that I went over (sober, and whilst on the pavement)? Yes. Did I? No. I should have been watching where I was going.

From a payroll side of things - You pay less tax etc than someone who is PAYE - you should have been saving for situations like this. I do! I have my savings, and then another few hundred set aside for any time I miss from teaching, which at £30 an hour, is money to be missed.


If you REALLY can't afford to be off work, then you will find a way to get there. I may sound harsh, but I managed.

[Manu]

Hun, you're still young and fit. Torn ligaments and a blister can be dealt with easier when we're young, though you're in for at least six months worth of foot straps. There are some old little ladies who broke a hip in similar circumstances. On the other side, you totally have a point when you say save your money for rainy days.


One of my mates recently had his shop shut down by elf n' safety. Reason: uneven floor (the place is an ex horse stable so you know what I'm saying). Get out of the shop, and you feel like being on the freaking moon, where's the logic in that.

[lee_saxo]

Lacey has 3 jobs and big boobs so listen to her, she know's her shit. Man up

[Manu]

Holy shieeet, pics of boobs. That'll cheer the thread up.

[Llardy]

Holy shieeet, pics of boobs. That'll cheer the thread up.

+1 for pics of built in airbags

[holdawayt]

What you have never stood on a dogs shit before ?

Forgot to add (due to my poor brain cells) how can you argue that the OP is in the wrong when councils are paying out almost on a daily basis for injury's like this.......please explain without the childish insults ?

As said, I'm done. Councils are paying out daily because people refuse to accept responsibility for their actions. They see it as their right, which makes it difficult for the minority that actually deserve a pay out.

In answer to the dog shit question, not since I was about 6 no. I look were I'm walking and nobody in my area would be scummy enough to leave a turd on the pavement.

[Manu]

http://www.redbloodedthing.com/blog/pics_2/tits-boobs-motivational-posters.jpg

[Llardy]

http://www.redbloodedthing.com/blog/pics_2/tits-boobs-motivational-posters.jpg

ohhhhh yeahh

[Yates]

when i started to walk, my parents taught me something, might sound completely fucking crazy but it works, basically what happened was i walked into something, they told me to 'look where i was going' from then on, i did, and it works

[holdawayt]

Lacey has 3 jobs and big boobs so listen to her, she know's her shit. Man up

Don't let Jen catch you calling her lacey! lol

[jw1325]

I ignored it :)

[Jungle]

A fool and his money are easily parted. I wonder how you feel like every time you drive on a pothole. If I'm a helmet, then you must be the helmet store manager. The council has insurance for such things you ignorant muppet, meaning they don't pay for it.

For your information it is called liability insurance.

Carry on paying your taxes and whatnot, and be a silent witness of the facts: every time there's a pothole that is going to be repaired, the lowest private bidder wins the job. Effectively, some geezer with the IQ of a lettuce pops up, pours some tar over the hole, stands on it a couple of times with his dickies, charges the council 70 quid (yes 70 fucking quid) and calls it a day. The quality of the repair is never assessed, hence why the pothole reappears within weeks, and the lettuce IQ geezer can come back and charge 70 quid again. Yes, that's your tax money.


Wake up, calling me a helmet and such. Look in the mirror, it's clearly another case of pot kettle black. Get a clue before you start opening your mouth and dribbling your nonsense all over the place. It's only going to get worse, councils have now to face a £235 million budget cut on roads this year. Excuse me you were saying, or should I say trying to say something. Helmet, is that right?... Some nice display of vocabulary you have, congratulations :clapping:

King of Helmets.

Obviously they have insurance, but when all your helmet brigade are claiming left right and centre off it, next years premiums will go up.

All of the other stuff you have wrote is quite frankly irrelevant, yes the council (just like all the other public services) are shit at looking after money, your acting like you have only just found out?

Oooooooo you don't like my vocabulary? It's a Saxo forum get over yourself kid.

I think I'm the most qualifed person here to say MAN UP.

I have 3 jobs, one of which I am self employed. I, right now, have torn ligaments in my left foot, and the biggest blister ever on the underside of my heel (check it out on FB you lot that have me - it's a belter ;) ) After nearly 2 months, I can only now start to put some weight on it. I was wearing my Apline Stars Track boots just to have soemthing with a bit of support round the ankle EVERYWHERE.

I, for 2 weeks, literally couldn't sleep through the pain of it. I still got my arse up in the morning, drove to my day job, then went to my pub job, and STILL stood in the middle of an arena for 4 - 8 hours a day at the weekend teaching, and getting on horses and demonstarting. I was having to run about a pub, up and down to the cellar lugging kegs, crates of bottles, breaking up fights, setting up solid wooden jumping fences... I could go on.

Could I have sued Edinburgh Council for the broken paving slab that I went over (sober, and whilst on the pavement)? Yes. Did I? No. I should have been watching where I was going.

From a payroll side of things - You pay less tax etc than someone who is PAYE - you should have been saving for situations like this. I do! I have my savings, and then another few hundred set aside for any time I miss from teaching, which at £30 an hour, is money to be missed.


If you REALLY can't afford to be off work, then you will find a way to get there. I may sound harsh, but I managed.

Thank you.

[lee_saxo]

Don't let Jen catch you calling her lacey! lol

I was half asleep lol

Jen I meant :oops:

[0rang3peel]

you fell down a hole, fucking deal with it.

seriously, everyone wants to claim for everything it's a shambles.

oh I burnt my hand on an oven im going to claim from the oven manufacturer becuase the flame was too hot.

grow a pair

[Bound]

King of Helmets.

Obviously they have insurance, but when all your helmet brigade are claiming left right and centre off it, next years premiums will go up.

It's not like insurance companies are out to fuck everyone over.

trolol.

[Saxologist]

when i started to walk, my parents taught me something, might sound completely fucking crazy but it works, basically what happened was i walked into something, they told me to 'look where i was going' from then on, i did, and it works

I read the whole thread and this is probably what makes sense the most.

When I was enroute home after a few drinks, I took the shortcut of going through a field. They where replanting trees and I fell into the hole. Now looking like a complete bellend, I managed to recover falling 3 foot into a hole, in pitch blackness, and laugh about it the next day.

Yes I didn't smash my teeth or break my jaw, but worse things happen in the world. Jen as said had to continue with her day-to-day way of living. If you where that strapped for cash, it's only your foot. Deal with the pain and get on with it.

[Moke]

I'd make a claim if I was you... I'm skint.

[lee_saxo]

keep calm and carry on. Hi mokes bbz

[Moke]

Herro Lee!

H0w r u?

[Quick]

http://static.fjcdn.com/large/pictures/de/90/de9037_364233.jpg

[rick_VTR]

your gran called you son? was she your mum too? do you have webbed fingers?

but seriously get a claim in. at the end of the day all you want is money to cover what you would have earned while your out of work.

so a grandchild cant be called son or daughter?

im a grandSON and my sister is a grandAUGHTER.

what you said is so retarded.

[steelo-VTS]

we pay the road taxes and the dont fix the roads so claim.

[jimmyboy]

Stick a claim in.

For all those people saying 'man the fuck up you pansy', I bet 99% of you wouldn't turn down the few hundred/thousand pound cheque ;)

[holdawayt]

Stick a claim in.

For all those people saying 'man the fuck up you pansy', I bet 99% of you wouldn't turn down the few hundred/thousand pound cheque ;)

Somebody hasn't read my posts lol...

[jimmyboy]

Somebody hasn't read my posts lol...

I read up to page 2 then got bored :)

[lee_saxo]

lets hijack this thread now as it's shit. So then what's faster a VTS or an Evo

[Viper]

Stick a claim in.

For all those people saying 'man the fuck up you pansy', I bet 99% of you wouldn't turn down the few hundred/thousand pound cheque ;)

I would. I'm not desperate enough to take the piss and sue someone for the hell of it.

[jimmyboy]

I would. I'm not desperate enough to take the piss and sue someone for the hell of it.

Good for you :)

[Ryan]

I would. I'm not desperate enough to take the piss and sue someone for the hell of it.

But you are also not in a position where you are self employed.

It's easy to criticise when you are not I'm the same position as the op.

[jimmyboy]

But you are also not in a position where you are self employed.

It's easy to criticise when you are not I'm the same position as the op.

I come on here from time to time and have noticed this dude does nothing but criticise. Must be a lot of fun.

[Yates]

so a grandchild cant be called son or daughter?

im a grandSON and my sister is a grandAUGHTER.

what you said is so retarded.

ironic

[Viper]

But you are also not in a position where you are self employed.

It's easy to criticise when you are not I'm the same position as the op.

I don't care what position they're in. If the guy falls over then more fool him.

[Ryan]

I don't care what position they're in. If the guy falls over then more fool him.

Poor street lighting and a hole in the road, people are acting as if he's stepped into a puddle in summer sunshine.

If he is unable to work due to these circumstances it's certainly understandable that they are wanting to know if they can claim to make up for the loss of earnings. It's hardly a fake whiplash claim for the sake of it.

[TomT]

For all those people saying 'man the fuck up you pansy', I bet 99% of you wouldn't turn down the few hundred/thousand pound cheque ;)

If I fell over I don't think "Shall I claim for this" would ever cross my mind.

I'd be busy looking around hoping no one saw.

[jimmyboy]

If I fell over I don't think "Shall I claim for this" would ever cross my mind.

I'd be busy looking around hoping no one saw.

If you were self employed and were'nt going to be earning any money for the next month I bet you would

[Bound]

If you were self employed and were'nt going to be earning any money for the next month I bet you would

It makes much more sense to default on your commitments out of pride.

[Viper]

Poor street lighting and a hole in the road, people are acting as if he's stepped into a puddle in summer sunshine.

If he is unable to work due to these circumstances it's certainly understandable that they are wanting to know if they can claim to make up for the loss of earnings. It's hardly a fake whiplash claim for the sake of it.

I might change my mind if he shows us the pothole.

[Saxologist]

It makes much more sense to default on your commitments out of pride.

Agreed +1

[Viper]

If you were self employed and were'nt going to be earning any money for the next month I bet you would

I would most likely think "Fuck, I'm not going to get paid now because I was clumsy and fell over"

[WheresMeNuts]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w88/tigerplank/images-2.jpg

[e8_pqck]

That was mildly entertaining. I bet the op can work if he really wanted to. I'd be interested to see this soft tissue damage, aka bruise that has stopped him working.

I hope I never have the pleasure of his company as I often leave stuff out and getting sued for it would be most inconvenient.

[Manu]

King of Helmets.

Obviously they have insurance, but when all your helmet brigade are claiming left right and centre off it, next years premiums will go up.


As long as the premium isn't as costly as road maintenance, they won't repair the roads. I wish it happened so I don't have to deal with lunar surfaces when I paid road tax and VAT on fuel duty upfront. "Obviously" that did not occur to you in the first place. Muppet.

[jw1325]

Poor street lighting and a hole in the road, people are acting as if he's stepped into a puddle in summer sunshine.

If he is unable to work due to these circumstances it's certainly understandable that they are wanting to know if they can claim to make up for the loss of earnings. It's hardly a fake whiplash claim for the sake of it.

I'm going to disagree with you here, see my earlier post about being responsible for your own 'sick pay' if you wish.

Back in 2009 I was employed by someone to train their horse. All was going well until I got on one day and horse took an absolute mad turn, and went back over on me, crushing ribs and breaking bones.

I lost my job through that and couldn't work for months, his owner was panicking in case I sued her for loss of earnings, which I didn't. I got on the horse.

I then learned my lesson and now have a 'pot' for any time I can't work.

I can see the point of suing if it was out and out someones fault - but the OP shouldn't have been on the road in the first place really, he's a pedestrian.

[Ashleyp]

Exactly why I don't drive at night on roads I don't know.

Genuinely one of the most ridiculous things i've ever read.

I can see the point of suing if it was out and out someones fault - but the OP shouldn't have been on the road in the first place really, he's a pedestrian.

Is it illegal to cross the road in scotland?

[Manu]

Genuinely one of the most ridiculous things i've ever read.


Coming from a mong, it's quite a compliment.

[WheresMeNuts]

Genuinely one of the most ridiculous things i've ever read.




Wait Wait wait Ashley!! You said my post on the "Is it wrong to be gay thread" was, just because you never understood or agreed to what I was saying when most did.

OK here is an easy way to explain why gays are gays...........

I like most on here are strait & when you see the opposite sex & she is sexy as fuck & she's looking at you & you only on that dance floor & she comes over to you & says....Hi,do you fancy a shag.
Do you......

Get a Hard-on & say yes as she's gorgeous as fuck.

Of course you do as this is chemistry & this is the same feeling gay people get with each other.
It's also the same feeling a pedophile gets with kids & that's why lots of them commit suicide,but unfortunately not enough of them.

That is one of the most retarded things i've ever had the displeasure of reading...


I feel sorry for you if after 11 pages of discussion on whether or not it's right to be gay that you can't see how pointless your input to the thread was.

Your contribution was basically; "well if you go to a club and a fit bird said she wants a shag, and you said yeah sick, then youre not gay init mate".

Genius, pure genius...
I'm still confused as to what your posts where saying :wall:

[Ashleyp]

I'm still confused as to what your posts where saying :wall:

Clearly you're a spakker.

[jw1325]

Genuinely one of the most ridiculous things i've ever read.



Is it illegal to cross the road in scotland?

no but you cross somewhere where there aren't potholes....

[Ashleyp]

no but you cross somewhere where there aren't potholes....

I know, but you said he shouldn't be in the road...

[Parkz]

My mum fell because of a pot hole in town center and had a pot on arm. She claimed and got abit of money. But that was a broken arm....

[jw1325]

I know, but you said he shouldn't be in the road...

Well you really shouldn't be.... if you HAVE to be you cross somewhere safe, like a crossing, or an area with no potholes.

[WheresMeNuts]

I know, but you said he shouldn't be in the road...

Again another post where only you failed to understand :panic:

[Jungle]

As long as the premium isn't as costly as road maintenance, they won't repair the roads. I wish it happened so I don't have to deal with lunar surfaces when I paid road tax and VAT on fuel duty upfront. "Obviously" that did not occur to you in the first place. Muppet.

But they do repair the roads, so your post is invalid. :y:

[Manu]

But they do repair the roads, so your post is invalid. :y:


You're so dumb you actually lack the intelligence to realise how stupid you are.

[Jungle]

You're so dumb you actually lack the intelligence to realise how stupid you are.

Rarrr King Helmet is ANGRY.

[Ryan]

I'm going to disagree with you here, see my earlier post about being responsible for your own 'sick pay' if you wish.

Back in 2009 I was employed by someone to train their horse. All was going well until I got on one day and horse took an absolute mad turn, and went back over on me, crushing ribs and breaking bones.

I lost my job through that and couldn't work for months, his owner was panicking in case I sued her for loss of earnings, which I didn't. I got on the horse.

I then learned my lesson and now have a 'pot' for any time I can't work.

I can see the point of suing if it was out and out someones fault - but the OP shouldn't have been on the road in the first place really, he's a pedestrian.

Even if you have money stored away if you are loosing a months worth of work which is lined up its still understandable to see why someone would want to try and get it back.

It's a large amount of money to be loosing out on.

[jw1325]

Even if you have money stored away if you are loosing a months worth of work which is lined up its still understandable to see why someone would want to try and get it back.

It's a large amount of money to be loosing out on.

I can totally understand claiming if it was someone elses big boob and you are really hurt... but this guys only sprained his ankle by not looking where he's going!

[Ashleyp]

You're so dumb you actually lack the intelligence to realise how stupid you are.

Could be worse, he could be you...

[e8_pqck]

Op - did you claim then or what.

[Boothy_UK]

Well ive since spoken to a solicitor who has taken my case on and guanateed compensation for my losses.
This thread has seen so many morons, honestly this forum is full of trolls who jump at any chance to rip into/argue with someone.
You can say man up its just a ankle spain all you want but at the end of the day, ive lost out and only inquired about solicitors.
I dont think its fair when someone is in a little car accident and claims the back out of the other party for whiplash compo (which i know a LOT of people do!) and recieves a large sum of money for it, when in my case, ive actualy lost the abilty to walk without crutches and do the jobs ive got for myself! i dont want 9grand! ib be happy with a sum that counts my actual losses!

[lee_saxo]

mate you'll always get trolls, haters and helmets. I enjoyed saying man up to you, but 9/10 people would take the money if they could get it. Someone hits into the back of you these days at 5mph it's instant whiplash and a month of work to pump it up even more.

[jw1325]

mate you'll always get trolls, haters and helmets. I enjoyed saying man up to you, but 9/10 people would take the money if they could get it. Someone hits into the back of you these days at 5mph it's instant whiplash and a month of work to pump it up even more.

I'm proud to say I'm that 1/10 that has, on 2 occasions, not screwed someone over just to get money, and has manned up (or womand up) and got the fuck on with it.

Mind you, I did get a paper cut earlier. Might sue my work and the paper company for training me on how to hold paper / putting guards on the edge of the paper.

[Llardy]

I'm proud to say I'm that 1/10 that has, on 2 occasions, not screwed someone over just to get money, and has manned up (or womand up) and got the fuck on with it.

Mind you, I did get a paper cut earlier. Might sue my work and the paper company for training me on how to hold paper / putting guards on the edge of the paper.

I think you should go on dragons den with the paper guard idea. £££££

[Boothy_UK]

Paper cut< soft tissue damage.
Duh

[jw1325]

I think you should go on dragons den with the paper guard idea. £££££

would save employers BILLIONS from claims.

I will invent a portable pothole detector so idiots like the OP don't fall into them....

[Boothy_UK]

Or why not just inform the council about said pothole? then no idiots will fall into it!
Honestly, your thick.
Thicker than me for falling over on something that shouldnt be there.
Imagine if a pensioner did the same? they would be worse off than me. The pothole needs fixing END OF

[jw1325]

Or why not just inform the council about said pothole? then no idiots will fall into it!
Honestly, your thick.
Thicker than me for falling over on something that shouldnt be there.
Imagine if a pensioner did the same? they would be worse off than me. The pothole needs fixing END OF

*you're

hypocrite.

[Piggie]

If you can claim for failing to see a hole and appropiately dodge it, then surely i can sue you for my loss of earning during the 2 minutes i spent reading this tripe? I mean i could of been working......

Man up you soft cunt. Stop draining my economy and get applying to Jeremy Kyle. Hell pay you. And scumbags like you are what he makes a living of.

I look forward to the day that your on and i miss it because im working and not being a lazy money grabbing twat.

[lee_saxo]

If you can claim for failing to see a hole and appropiately dodge it, then surely i can sue you for my loss of earning during the 2 minutes i spent reading this tripe? I mean i could of been working......

Man up you soft cunt. Stop draining my economy and get applying to Jeremy Kyle. Hell pay you. And scumbags like you are what he makes a living of.

I look forward to the day that your on and i miss it because im working and not being a lazy money grabbing twat.

listen to the nooobie go :y:

[Piggie]

listen to the nooobie go :y:

Why touch a nerve?

You know full well that i struggle emotionally with my lack of posts on a car forum......

[Barry123]

But you are also not in a position where you are self employed.

It's easy to criticise when you are not I'm the same position as the op.

Funnily enough that's why insurers offer insurance for people who are self employed. If they're stupid enough to chance it, then they don't merit making a claim.

Or why not just inform the council about said pothole? then no idiots will fall into it!
Honestly, your thick.
Thicker than me for falling over on something that shouldnt be there.
Imagine if a pensioner did the same? they would be worse off than me. The pothole needs fixing END OF

Mongo, have you reported this pothole to your local council???

Do you think the council operates a giant misson control centre like Nasa that instantly detects potholes?

It requires people reporting them, rather than tripping on one whilst being chonged, stumping their toe, then running off to a solicitor and crying about it.

[e8_pqck]

Congrats, you are now an ambulance chasing scumbag. You should have to put this on your address in my book.

The council will pay out because it will cost them more to defend it than it would to pay you, meanwhile the tax payer foots the bill as under funded councils struggle to keep up the ongoing repairs
can you imagine how many pot holes were appearing in each county over the uk. Hope you get a few parking tickets scum bag.

[Saxologist]

I have a streetlight out outside my house, can I fall down the curb and claim compensation?

Roads have lights out some times, if you crash into a section without a light, its not the coucils fault you're a thick twat, you should look where you're going.

[e8_pqck]

Can't imagine there are many pensioners that would be walking home pissed on a Friday night and falling down pot holes.

Anyway, not sure if i saw you last week, is this you?

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ambulance-chaser_1407.jpg

[WheresMeNuts]

Some silly comments on here all about how tough & manly people are......Welcome to the big bad Net I guess.
OP you like others are entitled to make a claim for the councils negligence & good luck with your claim.

BTW:I pay tax as well.

[WheresMeNuts]

Can't imagine there are many pensioners that would be walking home pissed on a Friday night and falling down pot holes.

Anyway, not sure if i saw you last week, is this you?

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ambulance-chaser_1407.jpg

Where did he say he was pissed ?

[e8_pqck]

Where did he say he was pissed ?

Okay, so on Friday night i stubbed my toe (badly) then went over on my ankle after basicly falling into a massive pothole as i was crossing the road.

Didnt hurt much at first, brushed myself off and went to bed.
woke up at 4am in agony! foot swollen up bigtime. cant walk etc.

hospital - x-ray, no break, but bad soft tissue damage. Got crutches and painkillers.
Now obviously i cant work (as an electrician) and im self employed!
I've been told to claim! now i dont know where i stand. all these lawyers etc dont really sound to appealing but i know of people who have claimed for pretty much nothing and won large sums of money, which to me is not fair.

But i am at a loss here and i think i have a valid claim...
Does anyone have any advise? should i crack on with this? what should i expect? court? more trips to the hospital? any help would be appreciated.



I'm sure according to him and the lawyer he wasn't. But the majority of lads out walking late on a cold friday just prior to bedtime are doing so because they are unfit to drive, having had a quick few jars down the local.

Or, from the leaf in his avatar, maybe he was stoned?

[Boothy_UK]

Blazed standard. Think the claims invalid now! sheeeeeeete

[0rang3peel]

you didn't use one of them no win no fee solicitors did you?

[Boothy_UK]

No, I just hobbled back to work.
And by now, if i had done what i should've done and rested, I reckon my foot would be on its way back to good health. Instead, I've started using it and as a consiquence its now much worse. Blue/yellow/purple and swolen AGAIN after it went down.
So, all you internet trolls, I will never take your advise again.

I am claiming now. Because this has set me back so badly, caused unneccessary pain and prolonged the recovery process by a long way.

[Viper]

And by now, if i had done what i should've done and rested, I reckon my foot would be on its way back to good health. Instead, I've started using it and as a consiquence its now much worse.

I am claiming now. Because this has set me back so badly, caused unneccessary pain and prolonged the recovery process by a long way.

You're even more of a cunt now. You actually admit it's your fault you can't use it now and you're still going to claim

[Boothy_UK]

I'm a cunt?
Hahahahaha!

[Barry123]

I'm a cunt.
Hahahahaha!

corrected.

So hang on... I'm falling behind with the details. You were stoned when you tripped over, and you're trying to claim? That's brave.

[Boothy_UK]

Yeah. just like id be hyper after drinking coffee.
My mate had a double dip lolly then fell over a broken paving slab. Hes a fuckin cunt ya know!

[davies5390]

Man the fuck up, strap it up and go to work I broke my bastard hand and cut the cast of just to work so I'm sure you can manage a poorly toe

Pooooooooooof

[Gabbastard]

While youre claiming, claim for a penis and a set of balls too you fucking woman.

[Danielle92]

the reason road's are maintained anymore is because it's cheaper for the council to pay out a claim than it is to repair! you pay car tax and enough bloody tax on everything else so you have every right to claim..

it's like being in a bad car crash and not claiming because you were in the wrong place at the wrong time!

go for it. good luck..

[GolfJay]

I might go and skate into a pot hole and get a claim in.

Nah, I'll fall, have a little cry and get on with my life.

[Boothy_UK]

What ever.
Solicitors well on my side, i'm getting the compo i deserve at the end of the day.
Don't go skating into potholes, that's just silly :P
Anyone still crying "man up" I told you, i did that and went to work. Its just caused more swelling and prolonged the recovery process. I still cant walk. So after manning up. Its just made it worse, thus proving it was badly damaged in the first place. Fools.