Pimm Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 My youngest was playing with his mate out the front garden which was fine and then they started throwing stones why i do not know. The neighbours new L200 truck was on his drive and all of a sudden the side window on the sports canopy(back bit) shattered and they all ran inside Yes my boy broke the glass so i contacted the stealers and i have ordered a new one at £149, how mad am i at the moment He is getting his truck serviced this week so they agreed to fit it for free which is something i surpose. I am very good friends with next door and he was fine about it. If that had been my car i would of I still love both my boys but sometimes...... Rant over Cheers Quote
marzman Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Ouch no way... thats pretty bad!! You're lucky it wasn't a panel... that'd have been worse!! Quote
martinmac Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Want me to move this to the "For Sale" section Hard luck mate, kits will always throw stones, their targets just get more expensive. Quote
Pimm Posted May 5, 2009 Author Posted May 5, 2009 Guess its no pocket money for a while. and i have been saving for my new alloys at some point. Quote
martinmac Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Guess its no pocket money for a while. There is probably a law against stopping pocket money now Quote
Ekona Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Full marks for not quibbling and just paying for the damage straight off, far too many parents absolve themselves of any blame when it comes to their kids too easily nowadays. You have my full respect Quote
Cragus Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Ouch! At least they are fitting it free...and that price sounds pretty reasonable. On a personal note go your kid is all i can say. It was a L200 that flicked a stone and chipped my Zeds windscreen making it unrepairable last week. Had to get a new one fitted on the Saturday. Your child was simply defending the honour of the Zed through the medium of destruction. Quote
Martin W Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Full marks for not quibbling and just paying for the damage straight off, far too many parents absolve themselves of any blame when it comes to their kids too easily nowadays. You have my full respect +1 but you might be covered under your household insurance? Quote
nixy Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Full marks for not quibbling and just paying for the damage straight off, far too many parents absolve themselves of any blame when it comes to their kids too easily nowadays. You have my full respect +1 +2 but i hope you still make the little culprit pay somehow, hard labour or pocket money! Quote
Martin W Posted May 5, 2009 Posted May 5, 2009 Full marks for not quibbling and just paying for the damage straight off, far too many parents absolve themselves of any blame when it comes to their kids too easily nowadays. You have my full respect +1 +2 but i hope you still make the little culprit pay somehow, hard labour or pocket money! sweat shop... much more effective night folks.... Quote
Stew Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Get him to do a few jobs for you and the neighbour to pay off his debt! I worry when all the kids are playing around my house. I just know *some* of the parents would try wriggle out of it.... Quote
kObi Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 yeah get him to give the cesspit a good clean out! will make him think twice about throwing stones. Either that or get him with a slipper like my folks used to do to me lol. Quote
mbs Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Remember when you were a kid, no doubt we've all done something similar in our youth Quote
Stew Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Remember when you were a kid, no doubt we've all done something similar in our youth Hell yeah. Footballs and garage windows.... Tennis raquets and little stones and windows.... And many more..... Nothing wrong with working for what you've done wrong even if it was an accident. Quote
Pimm Posted May 6, 2009 Author Posted May 6, 2009 He will be our little slave for 4 weeks. I have had him out in the garden this afternoon picking up the dog poo The most important lesson is when you make a mistake in life you take it on the chin and face up to it. When i was younger like many others i was no angel but it done me good when i had a good telling off or if i was punished hard Quote
Stew Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 I didn't have a dog so I used to get a hand print left on my arse by my mum! Never did me any harm at all. I've seen kids that get no discipline.... Quote
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