I don't believe this!

Willem · March 31, 2003, 17:45

I was minding my own business today, reading some of the posts here at 'Poly and some woman lost control of her vehicle and drove right into my house. I now have a large window in my basement that wasn't there before.

And here's me with a little "garden" in the basement running around trying to clean things up, with a couple of police hanging around. Talk about an adrenaline rush!

red_jon · March 31, 2003, 17:47

The doctor's accent was too difficult to understand, so I take whatever pills are lying around.

Asher · March 31, 2003, 17:49

Woman drivers.

Asher · March 31, 2003, 17:50

Whoops!

Chemical Ollie · March 31, 2003, 17:51

Do you have a digital camera to share it with us?

DarthVeda · March 31, 2003, 17:51

reds4ever · March 31, 2003, 17:57

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Originally posted by DarthVeda

BIG TIME, whatever work you wanted doing on your house is now free!!! er, you ARE insured?

Arrian · March 31, 2003, 17:59

Holy ****! Glad you weren't hurt.

-Arrian

C0ckney · March 31, 2003, 18:01

something i've always wondered about that picture (the one asher posted). how;

a) she managed to get the car there
b) she managed to get out of the car and on to the quayside
c) she managed to stay dry

Andemagne · March 31, 2003, 18:06

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Originally posted by Willem
I was minding my own business today, reading some of the posts here at 'Poly and some woman lost control of her vehicle and drove right into my house. I now have a large window in my basement that wasn't there before.

And here's me with a little "garden" in the basement running around trying to clean things up, with a couple of police hanging around. Talk about an adrenaline rush!

is this one of those "one day early" april fool jokes again?

Willem · March 31, 2003, 18:29

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Originally posted by reds4ever

BIG TIME, whatever work you wanted doing on your house is now free!!! er, you ARE insured?

Well it's not actually my house, I'm only renting. But it will be the driver's insurance company that pays for the repairs. In the meantime, I'm going to have my life disrupted with contracters and engineers poking around. So I'll no doubt be a nervous wreck by the time it's all finished, which by the sounds of it will be a few weeks.

Willem · March 31, 2003, 18:37

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Originally posted by Arrian
Holy ****! Glad you weren't hurt.

-Arrian

It sure scared the **** out of me though. I've been running around in a panic all day trying to hide all my "houseplants".

Willem · March 31, 2003, 18:37

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Originally posted by Andemagne

is this one of those "one day early" april fool jokes again?

God, I wish it were!

Asher · March 31, 2003, 18:38

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Originally posted by Willem
It sure scared the **** out of me though. I've been running around in a panic all day trying to hide all my "houseplants".

I didn't expect that from you.

ajbera · March 31, 2003, 18:52

Best of luck to you and your crop.

Willem · March 31, 2003, 18:55

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Originally posted by Asher

I didn't expect that from you.

I'm a Dutchman, what do you expect?

Looks like I'm going to be out of business for awhile, my landlady just called and and let me know she's on to me. And it's been my only source of income for quite awhile too. Damn! My life is totally messed up now because some broad can't control her vehicle.

Skanky Burns · March 31, 2003, 18:58

/me finally understands the comments about the police and your garden...

Elok · March 31, 2003, 19:06

And that's how a possibly-drunk driver put a possibly-stoned net surfer out of business, huh?

Seriously though, that sucks...good luck.

Willem · March 31, 2003, 19:12

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Originally posted by Elok
And that's how a possibly-drunk driver put a possibly-stoned net surfer out of business, huh?

Seriously though, that sucks...good luck.

Thanks, I'm going to need it. I'm basically screwed at the moment.

MRT144 · March 31, 2003, 19:18

willem, do you live up in BC? i might have some business to conduct

Willem · March 31, 2003, 19:30

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Originally posted by MRT144
willem, do you live up in BC? i might have some business to conduct

No, I live in Ontario. And I'm now officialy out of business, it seems the prudent thing to do under the circumstances. I'll be having a fire sale with what I have left and hopefully I'll be able to find an honest job before the money runs out. I don't think I'll be able to afford this place now though, I'll have to get an apartment. Which means no place to grow. Plus it looks like the landlady's on to me; though she's being very nice about it. She called me to warn me about getting the basement cleaned up. So my life is rather up in the air at the moment. Damn!

Urban Ranger · April 1, 2003, 01:07

Too bad you are not in B.C. Otherwise you can rent a house from some Chinese people. Since they are almost never in Canada they'd never find out.

Willem · April 1, 2003, 01:23

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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Too bad you are not in B.C. Otherwise you can rent a house from some Chinese people. Since they are almost never in Canada they'd never find out.

Well there's houses to rent here as well, but I won't be able to afford to simply move things somewhere else. I've had a really good deal here, the rent's been cheap and I doubt if I'll able to find another place I can afford. I only had a small operation, I definitely wasn't in the big league. I was having a hard time paying the bills as it was, it's been a constant juggling act for awhile now.

Plus it will take me 6 months before I start seeing any profit with a new setup, so I probably won't be able to keep up the payments that long. I helped finance this operation because I was in school when I started and I had some money from student loans.

My whole life has been screwed up because some broad couldn't control her vehicle. What a lousy break!

PS Oh well at least I'm not an Iraqi, things could be worse.

Felch · April 1, 2003, 01:28

Oh, man, that's a huge bummer.

I don't know if you'd be able to make as much money, but mushrooms have a pretty quick growing cycle and they don't require as much infrastructure. The problem with them is that they're easier to find wild, and not as popular.

Of course, you know what's best for you.

Willem · April 1, 2003, 01:35

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Originally posted by Felch X

Of course, you know what's best for you.

Yeah, that would be to accept my lousy luck and move on, become an "honest" person for awhile. I still have the gear and the expertise, not mention some seeds. So who knows, I might be able to swing something else in the future. Right now it's time to save my ass and not get busted.

Kramerman · April 1, 2003, 03:50

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Originally posted by Skanky Burns
* Skanky Burns finally understands the comments about the police and your garden...

same here

man oh man, that is really poor luck, almost unbelievablely poor. sorry about all that. Heh, i kinda had you figured as a businessman type, but a legitament businessman type

. good luck

Kman

PS, i thought Canada had rather lax laws on that topic?

Willem · April 1, 2003, 04:12

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Originally posted by Kramerman
man oh man, that is really poor luck, almost unbelievablely poor. sorry about all that. Heh, i kinda had you figured as a businessman type, but a legitament businessman type

. good luck

As far as I'm concerned I am. If our marijuana laws are screwed up, I see no reason why I shouldn't try to exploit the loophole. Prohibition only makes it profitable for someone like me to make a modest living on a small operation. It's not my problem the government doesn't recognize that.

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PS, i thought Canada had rather lax laws on that topic?

Well we're working on it, but "cultivation for the purpose" is still a fairly major crime. I'd probably be looking at about 8 months imprisonment. Our justice minister has been advocating the decriminalizing of simple possession, but so far it's just been talk. And it's been awhile since I've heard anything about it, so there's a possibility the idea has been shelved.

Mr. President · April 1, 2003, 04:14

I gotta apologize, Willem - the first thing I did when I read the opening post was laugh. Sorry.

Things like this . . . well, I guess they do happen every day, but I usually don't find out about them.

korn469 · April 1, 2003, 04:31

Willem

i really hate that this happened. I hope that the things you mentioned in my thread work out for you. It'd suck if a stupid driver destroyed your entire livelyhood, but I do know that every bad thing gives people a chance to change for the better.

Willem · April 1, 2003, 04:37

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Originally posted by Mr. President

Things like this . . . well, I guess they do happen every day, but I usually don't find out about them.

Yeah right, how often does someone drive a vehicle into a house? It's just bad ass, lousy luck!