Now then.
I don’t believe in stereotyping.
Especially in the world of ‘you are what you drive’.
Because that would be stupid, right?
Right!
(except that two out of the three drivers who unexpectedly blocked oncoming lines of traffic – as mentioned in this post – were Mercedes drivers)
But this evening (as I correctly and prophetically thought that the drive to pick up The Lovely S might be an interesting experience) I saw one and a half Mercedes cars.
I saw the first one on the A442 at Bradford House, north of Droitwich.
At this spot the road dips down in to a deep dip.
Normally this deep dip isn’t filled with a fast-flowing torrent of flood water.
It was this evening.
And there was a police car, blue light flashing.
The police officer was telling people that the road was impassable.
But the Mercedes driver knew better.
She pulled around the police car and drove down in to the dip and forwards in to the water.
And her driving was straight out of the book of “The proper way to drive through deep water“.
Not!
She floored it and bombed through the deep water.
Tried to bomb it through the deep water.
She got thirty-five metres towards the far side; the bow-wave was washing up against the windscreen, the stern-wave would have impressed an off-shore racing yacht.
I sat there impressed at her stupidity.
And then the lights on her car went out.
The bow-wave and stern-wave collapsed.
The car lost forward motion.
The water began to settle around the Mercedes.
The driver opened the door, letting tens of gallons of water in to wash around the inside of her Mercedes (I guess her electric window opener wouldn’t work!) and called back to the policeman for assistance.
I could have sworn I heard him laugh.
Of course I might have been mistaken, I was turning my car around at the time.
The half of a Mercedes was the top half.
Of another one; abandoned.
The bottom half was submerged beneath 3′ of fast-running water.
See?
I’m going to avoid the stereotyping statement about Mercedes drivers believing their cars are capable of floating on water.
🙂
Brennig.
Oh I’m so much like you: I hate stereotyping, except for the Mercedes drivers but if I may, I’d like to add onto the list: BWM and Audi drivers, all the same. Oh, and the average city 4×4 drivers now.
Actually it’s not stereotyping. I do believe people who buy these cars have different genes with a lack of something.
See, I typed BWM instead of BMW. These cars are confusing
😀
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Serves her right! I would’ve sooo loved to have applauded her (stupidity!)
BWM is much more pleasing to the eye I think!
Oh thanks I agree but the Bayerish Motorad Werk company wouldn’t agree I suppose haha
A woman I used to work with swore that BMW stood for Big Middleaged Wanker.
🙂
Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvdpYgX4f7Q
Even the police get it wrong!
Hi Caroline.
When is your appearance on the telly? Let me know – DVD-recorder will be at the ready!
Yes, seen this brilliant example of wrongness on The Policeman’s Blog.
🙂
B.
Don’t know yet – the production company rang last week to check some details for the voiceover and said they’d try to let me know in advance. September or October, almost certainly.
That’s where I found it too, he’s very readable.