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I was welding a trailer sat on its side, suspended from an engine hoist by a nylon towrope. Smelt burning, raised mask and jumped out of the way just in time as the melted rope let go.
Our kid passed his test sometime in the early 70's and bought a Bedford HA van.
On one occasion he let me drive it into Dad's garage for him, said garage being made entirely of "relocated" corrugated asbestos sheets
. Not having much idea about clutch control I got it wrong and managed to pile the van straight through the end wall and into the back garden 
. Our kid hastily dragged me out of the van then went and told Dad that his foot had slipped off the clutch 
. Dad never batted an eyelid, which was quite unusual being as he was normally quite stern with us, we cleared up the mess and Dad "borrowed" some more asbestos sheets from work the next day...
It was many years later that we 'fessed up to it one Saturday after a dinnertime session in the local hostelry had loosened our tongues and at the same time I told Dad that I'd had 2 points on my license 15 years before for driving our kid's van unaccompanied on a provisional licence...
On one occasion he let me drive it into Dad's garage for him, said garage being made entirely of "relocated" corrugated asbestos sheets
. Not having much idea about clutch control I got it wrong and managed to pile the van straight through the end wall and into the back garden . Our kid hastily dragged me out of the van then went and told Dad that his foot had slipped off the clutch . Dad never batted an eyelid, which was quite unusual being as he was normally quite stern with us, we cleared up the mess and Dad "borrowed" some more asbestos sheets from work the next day...It was many years later that we 'fessed up to it one Saturday after a dinnertime session in the local hostelry had loosened our tongues and at the same time I told Dad that I'd had 2 points on my license 15 years before for driving our kid's van unaccompanied on a provisional licence...
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Accumulated 13 points on My license in 3 months. What can I say, I was busy? The Parents and I moved 200 miles and forgot about it. Parents did not know about it. Got a letter from the previous State telling Me to turn in My license.
I did not. 2 years later I got an empty envelope from the State in the mail, I thought, I did not send one in and They did not send one back.
The Parents and I moved 200 miles and forgot about it. Parents did not know about it. Got a letter from the previous State telling Me to turn in My license.I did not. 2 years later I got an empty envelope from the State in the mail, I thought, I did not send one in and They did not send one back. 