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Thread Author: Ian (Cape Town)	Replies: 12

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Fri 1 Apr 11 17:15

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Ian (Cape Town)

Wednesday night got a msg - 3 yr old niece Megan knocked over on a pedestrian crossing by some old codger who decided that he'd waited long enough, thank you.
Kid's ok - shaken, bit of bruising, but nada broken.
My sister was pushing the pushchair (2 yr old) and waited for lights to turn, and kid was 3-4 feet ahead when they started crossing WITH the light in their favour.

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After being restrained by some other fathers en route to the school, who'd seen the incident, plod and ambulances arrive, and whisks everyone away.
My sister says plod will be using this incident to get the *censored's* license revoked.

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Fri 1 Apr 11 17:52

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Armel Coussine

Glad the nipper's OK Ian. Of course they bounce at that age and aren't brittle.

But speaking as an old codger who has deliberately and carefully run many a red light in his day, are you sure it was all the codger's fault? It does sound a bit like it I must admit. But emotions run high on these occasions and people say all sorts of things.

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Fri 1 Apr 11 18:00

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Ian (Cape Town)

Armel, I know there's 3 sides to every story, but from what I can ascertain, the old codger was so busy looking elsewhere that he didn't see the kid below his line of sight, and was just chancing it driving over the crossing.
again - heresay - he was more concerned about damage to his car than to worrying about kid on the tarmac!

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Fri 1 Apr 11 18:19

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Armel Coussine

Heh heh... failed the lynch-mob version of the attitude test...

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Fri 1 Apr 11 18:54

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Zero

A lynch mob is a clear and present danger out there!

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Sat 2 Apr 11 15:23

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - L'escargot

>> Wednesday night got a msg - 3 yr old niece Megan knocked over on a
>> pedestrian crossing by some old codger

With any luck, you might live long enough to be called an old codger!

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Sat 2 Apr 11 19:33

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Westpig

At what age do you become a codger?

Not that I really need to know...but my mate.........

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Sat 2 Apr 11 19:38

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - BiggerBadderDave

"At what age do you become a codger?"

When you have to sit down to pee.

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Sat 2 Apr 11 19:49

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - bathtub tom

>>When you have to sit down to pee.

Does that include the mid-nocturnal stumble across the landing?

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Sat 2 Apr 11 19:52

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Zero

>> "At what age do you become a codger?"
>>
>> When you have to sit down to pee.

when I were nowt but a teen, there were times when I was so blindingly drunk that I couldn't stand when I peed.

Certainly wasn't an old codger.

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Sat 2 Apr 11 19:55

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - BiggerBadderDave

"I was so blindingly drunk that I couldn't stand when I peed"

That's why we've evolved such a strong forehead. From resting it against the wall at the urinal.

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Sat 2 Apr 11 19:57

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - CGNorwich

A quick googling reveals that most likely cadger and codger are from the same source and meant begger or tramp. So you could be a young codger. You become an old codger when you begin to smell of pee

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Sat 2 Apr 11 20:30

Old codger drives into my niece (3) - Ian (Cape Town)

Hope I die before I get old.

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