Hi folks, just thought I'd share this little tale with you, to see what you think...
On tuesday night, I'd been out at a local park in Aberdeen, for fitness session. (I'm just out of the Royal Marines) It was raining as we finished, & headed for home. As my girlfriend & I got to the park gates, we heard an almighty bang, & saw a cyclist (without helmet) face-plant a Kia something. We're both medics, so ran towards things to help out. The guy wasn't in good nick, head injuries, unconcious, as bad as you can get. (rain now terrential!!) we helped as best we could, i had taken off my daysack, which had waterproofs etc as well as loads of personal kit, ie wallet, i-phone, house keys, the lot. in the ensuing chaos, (a busy roundabout) drivers were still trying to drive through us, so I started to direct traffic, & continued to do this, to help police when they got there. It was only when the paramedics left, & the police cleared the scene, that we noticed that my bag had mysteriously "disappeared"... Despite searching for ages, and checking with the ambulance crew & A&E, the bag was gone. So, soaked & frozen, the police gave us a lift to a mates house, where we had to stay the night, before getting our house opened for us yesterday morning. I'd just like to say that the following have been absolutely top notch with help & advice; Grampian Police, the paramedics for getting there asap, my friends Richard & Carol Anne for putting us up, Clydesdale Bank, for sorting out all my banking stuff, & O2, for sorting out a replacement SIM, & phone, free of charge, due to the circumstances. Not so good, have been my mobile phone insurance company - they have refused to cover me, saying that I technically left the phone unattended (never mind the fact we were trying to stop someone dying!!! Last of all, thanks to the little toe rag who nicked my kit bag, & has caused me a whole world of grief, trying to sort things out over the last two days. You have a load of kit that can't be used, because it's all been stopped/blocked/cancelled. Well done!!!!!
Sorry if that's been a bit of a rant, but I've needed it!!!
Dewar