Any german welders on here chaps??

[ukracer]

I am not sure if it was you that was in the accident or your son, ukr, but either way it sounds a bit like delayed shock or mild post traumatic stress syndrome. Being part of a traumatic incident, or even just a near miss, can really shake you up sometimes.

I have been in an earthquake and was once sat in a pub when all the windows came through thanks to an IRA bomb. Neither of those bothered me, but when I had some heart arrhythmia issues a few years ago it triggered an ongoing spell of huge anxiety and panic attacks. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to why an event triggers these feelings. The only thing I will say is that it's temporary and you will gradually start to feel better.

When we feel down we start to see the negative in everything. It's called cognitive errors. We don't see things as they are, we see it all through the filter of negativity. In reality, the world is pretty much the same as it was a few months ago, so what has changed? The way you are viewing it has changed because you have had a bit of a shock. It will pass, just try to relax and don't be too hard on yourself. Best wishes.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions

Cheers mate that helps a great deal. I think what I cant get into my head is why I am not so elated that no one was killed or seriously injured.....I obviously am but it does not feel like it.....I dont suppose it helps to know that my mom who has a history of heart problems for years is a lot worse than she makes out and to be honest I get so angry with cold callers as everytime the phone goes I fear the worst.

 

[ukracer]

Or fewer, even.....

@ukracer You don't say much about how your son is dealing with his situation - is it possible that you're taking this worse than he is?

He seems remarkably up beat to be perfectly honest which is starting to help me. I think you have hit the nail on the head as well part of the problem is that I feel I want to help but being away for 2 months "wasting my time sitting in a field" spending more money per month than a decent size mortgage. many will not understand I do appreciate that and I know my wife loves it, its very hard for me due to silly little things like emptying toilets, cleaning 5th wheel, cooking in a small space money on fuel to get around, ect etc etc but the hardest thing is i ALWAYS get cold sores down there and a head cold which means mucus gets into my throat and my sleep apnea machines does not like being blocked....lol

 

[normspanners]

Or fewer, even.....

I've told you before explicitly about being pedantic.

To be fair, I've dealt with the German police on a work matter a few years back - all over the phone, including officers who were standing in our Munich office at the time, and they all spoke perfect English.

The police donrt make money out of you I was talking about recovery people though who are probably trying to stall and make more money out of the job for storage, which is easy money poss E 200 a day ?
If they are helpful they are helping cut their profits ?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I've told you before explicitly about being pedantic.

Doesn't mean I'm a bad person.......

 

[Wedg1e]

German Police have spoken perfect English every time I or my mates were pulled over on our bikes

"Ze exhaust is too loud. You vill haff to haff ze correct von fitted to stay in Germany. Ze nearest Honda shop is 90 kilometres [points] over zat vay" - to Neal on the (noisy) Fireblade

"Here it is ze city. You must go at 50 kilometres... not [points at radar gun] 105. For ziss ze charge is 300 Euro. Each." - to Rob and I, doing 105 in a 50 (obviously). It was an industrial area on the outskirts of town, 2200 hours but we had passed the town's nameplate so he was right, it was ze city. After some banter they let us off with 35 Euro each and although we got a receipt, I bet that money went straight in their knitted hosen fund

"For you, Tommy, ze var is over" - to Tommy, but he wasn't riding with us...

 

[ukracer]

You would have been better maybe asking if anyone is fluent in german

That's what I need to ask now.

my son has had a letter sent to him in the UK but everything is in german. typing words in does not seem to tell us what they are saying.


can anyone assist please??

 

[ukracer]

@Samuel Waldron any chance you could help please??

 

[Jim Davey]

try 6 milli billi, I'm certain he has some german speaking friends

 

[the snooper]

have you tried typing the full lot out and entering it onto an online translator ?

 

[zx9]

Mrs. ZX9 is 1/2 Austrian, I am not sure how much 'business' German she knows as she grew up in the UK / Middle East, her German is limited to what would be spoken in the home. If you don't have a better responce I will ask her to have a look in the morning.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

my son has had a letter sent to him in the UK but everything is in german. typing words in does not seem to tell us what they are saying.


can anyone assist please??

Could you approach the language faculty at your nearest university [Worcester?] and see if someone lecturing there could help with the translation?

 

[dazza]

Ive used this before to get the text from a scanned document. www.onlineocr.net then paste into google translate.

 

[eSCHEn]

They want money. One hundred and twenty eight euro fifty cents.

Hope that helps x

 

[ukracer]

They want money. One hundred and twenty eight euro fifty cents.

Hope that helps x

interesting they already had 1000 euros

have you tried typing the full lot out and entering it onto an online translator ?

problem is German does not translate very well so I need to be accurate.

I sort of guessed it was a bill but no mention of the money they already had "just in case" I was expecting the slime balls to try asking for more.....I do not trust them as far as I can throw them as I said from the start........when Brexit went through it was the best thing ever IMHO.

 

[rikrobson]

Send it back and ask for an english translation If you cant read it you cant pay it. Or if you were correctly insured or have legal cover let them deal with it.

If you were driving in germany its under their rules whether we are in the EU or not

 

[norlander]

when Brexit went through it was the best thing ever IMHO.

And if a German ran into your son in Kidderminster? EU has FA to do with it.Convicted of murder in the USA, you die eventually, Its the law of the land you are in that applies-if you can't work that out, don't travel outside your borders.
When in Rome.

 

[staf]

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That's what I need to ask now.

my son has had a letter sent to him in the UK but everything is in german. typing words in does not seem to tell us what they are saying.


can anyone assist please??

it comes from the police and it is a fine

 

[slim_boy_fat]

it comes from the police and it is a fine

For speeding, perchance?

 

[ukracer]

And if a German ran into your son in Kidderminster? EU has FA to do with it.Convicted of murder in the USA, you die eventually, Its the law of the land you are in that applies-if you can't work that out, don't travel outside your borders.
When in Rome.

A German ran into my son while in Germany.

He had to pay 1000 euros before they would release him. Allegedly they do this to all UK drivers involved in an accident. no one has mentioned this 1000 euros but they have sent this written in German. they don't reply to Emails asking for copies of both statements.

we still don't have a clue what lies the German driver has told as he refused to furnish his insurance and no one will give us his statement.......go figure .

 

[ukracer]

For speeding, perchance?

I would have thought not as when the Police saw him he was on a grass verge having been rammed by a German driver. lol